Africa-based SitesThis is a list of links to institutions of higher education, and other research and foundations in African Studies that are Africa based organizations and sites. |
Africa-based sites
African Gender Institute
'...The AGI's Mission is to contribute to the realisation of this vision by building intellectual capacity and establishing an African resource dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of intellectuals, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners committed to the attainment of gender equity..."(website)Africa Institute of South Africa
"AISA is an independent research organisation and think-tank, focussing on Africa in its research, publications and resource library. The Institute has built a solid reputation over 40 years, combining in-depth analysis and research with topicality and policy relevance..."(ASIA website - 'About us')CODESRIA
"...CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa is headquartered in Dakar Senegal. It was established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent.."(Website welcome)
"... The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen countries, founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote economic integration in "all fields of
economic activity..." (Website - About ECOWAS)"The Green Belt Movement is one of the most prominent women’s civil society organizations, based in Kenya, advocating for human rights and supporting good governance and peaceful democratic change through the protection of the environment."(Website - What is the Green Belt Movement?)
iAfrica.com
An African internet portal in existence since 1997.International Library of African Music
ILAM is devoted to the scientific study of African music and the oral arts in Africa. It is engaged in discovering, recording, analyzing and archiving the authentic African music south of the Sahara, with the object of establishing the theory of music-making on this continent and assessing its social, cultural and artistic value in the present day and for the future. It also serves as an information and co-ordination centre for research on African music, and publicize the virtues of African music and dance. (website - 'About us')OSSREA
"...The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) is a regional membership-based and donor-supported research and capacity-building organization whose mission is to promote dialogue and interaction between researchers and policy-makers in Eastern and Southern Africa with a view to enhancing the impact of research on policy-making and development planning. Its headquarters is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...."(website)SAPES Trust
"...The SAPES Trust started as a project in 1987 under the auspices of the African Association of Political Science (AAPS). Growing out of the AAPS Regional Chapter, it was set up with the objective of nurturing social science research, training, policy dialogue, debate and dialogue in the Southern Africa region... SAPES seeks to develop an autonomous indigenous capacity for intellectual and scholarly input that promotes policy research, training and dialogue in the southern African region, that is uninfluenced by official agendas of governments, donors and established pinnacles of conventional academia abroad and in the sub-region..."(Website: About SAPES)Universities of Africa
This list includes a limited number of African universities found on the AfricaEducation Portal.
