§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the African countries which are multi-party democracies.
§ Mrs. Lynda ChalkerAt present, the following African countries are multi-party democracies: Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Cote D'Ivoire, Gambia, Mauritius, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Many other African countries are currently in the process of introducing multi-party democracies. Her Majesty's Government are actively encouraging this process and have announced a number of measures to assist it.