The Municipal Development Partnership (MDP) is the outcome of a partnership set up in 1991 between African officials and the community of aid donors for the purpose of supporting decentralization policies and local government capacity building in Africa. MDP has five (5) regional offices: 

- the regional office  for East Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya

- the regional office for Southern Africa, based in HARARE, Zimbabwe

- the regional office for West Africa, based in Cotonou, Rep. of Benin

- the regional office for Central Africa, based in Brazzaville, Congo (the setting up process is under way)

- the regional office for Northern Africa based in Rabat, Morocco (the setting up process is under way).

MDP is an association whose members are national associations of local authorities of African countries. 

MDP fulfils two functions: 

- A pole of reference and of technical and institutional support 

- A capacity to conduct programs for the benefit of local governments and their associations

Institutional support is essential for the organization of the political dialogue and for the efficiency of technical and operational proposals. This function of institutional support stems from the MDP structure. It is transversal for all its activities. 

Web site : http://www.pdm-net.org