African Union Participation of all stakeholders to the broad-based sustainable socio-economic development is very important as it involves people in the whole development process. Each citizen owns the concept and takes active part in it. This second objective will therefore assess policies, strategies and incentive measures put in place to stimulate participation from public servants, private sector, civil society and local communities. QUESTION 1: What mechanisms have been put in place to promote, extend and encourage stakeholders’ participation in the broad-based sustainable socioeconomic development? Indicators a. Assess the major legal, political and institutional factors that favour participation of all stakeholders, particularly - the promotion, extension and institutionalization of governance self-assessment exercise so that it becomes a national practice with a view to developing the sense of co-responsibility and mutual accountability between the State and its partners from private sector and civil society; - the decentralization process in order to promote participation with the required effectiveness in terms of skills transfer, availability of financial and human resources, and strengthening of operational capacities. - Involving stakeholders (local councilors, traditional authorities, associations and other civil society representatives) in the formulation and implementation of development projects so that the laws governing their accomplishment reflect broad consensus and make the rendering of accounts effective. b. Indicate the opportunities for ensuring effective participation of all stakeholders in the development of policies, mechanisms and monitoringevaluation, especially with regard to fixing the agenda, formulation and implementation of development policies, control, monitoring and evaluation of policies and feedback mechanisms. c. Indicate measures taken to strengthen appropriation of programmes, orientations and design of broad-based and sustainable socio-economic development, such as: - progressive programming approach in the various socio-economic sectors, improvement of the budgetary approach of sectoral programmes by involving grassroots communities in sectoral programming activities, 79