Report on the Conference: Survival and Growth of Political Parties in Africa- Challenges and Solutions Towards the Consolidation of African Political Parties in Power and Opposition February 27 – March 1, 2005, Accra; La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra Organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) and the Institute of African Affairs (Institut für Afrika-Kunde, IAK), Hamburg, Germany Prepared by: Dr. Matthias Basedau Senior Research Fellow/Head of Research Programme Institute of African Affairs/German Overseas Institute Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 20354 Hamburg/Germany Tel:(++49)-040-428-25-519 Fax:(++49)-040-428-25-511 E-Mail: Basedau@iak.duei.de October 2005