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For information on human rights in specific regions and countries, see African Studies Resources by Region and Country.

 

• 100Reporters : "Africa's Hidden Victims" (June 2021) (Washington, DC)
  • A three-part series written by Sally Hayden, Maurice Oniang'o, Linus Unah, and Patrick Egwu, offers news analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, police brutality, hunger, and corruption in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. "Africa’s Hidden Victims was produced and co-published in collaboration with Journalists for Transparency, a project of Transparency International, and co-published with Africa.com."
  • Part I: "Pandemic Prompts Surge in Police Brutality."
  • Part II: "Pandemic Triggers Hunger as Food Aid Falls Prey to Power Politics and Corruption."
  • Part III: "Healthcare Workers Struggle Amid Lack of PPE, Salary Delays, and Disappearing Hardship Pay."
  
  
• Access Now on "Africa" (USA)
  "Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age."
  --See also: Publications on "Africa"
  
  
• ACERWC--African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  • "...draws its mandate from the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, adopted by the OAU in 1990 and came into force in 1999...The Committee meets twice a year...Most of the discussions are public and civil society is welcome to take part."
  • African child rights law cases (2018)
• ADD--Action on Disability and Development (London, UK)
  ADD has partners in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. "ADD supports organisations of disabled people in Africa and Asia to influence policy and practice to end social exclusion and poverty."
• Africa Freedom of Information Centre (Kampala, Uganda)
  "...a pan-African, membership-based civil society network and resource centre promoting the right of access to information, transparency and accountability across Africa. We do this by supporting national advocacy with comparative research, capacity strengthening, and technical support; by monitoring treaty compliance and implementation; and by leading continental and global advocacy."
  --See especially: Freedom of Information Laws--By Country ; Reports and Publications -and- News
• The Africa Platform for Social Protection (Nairobi, Kenya)
  "...a Pan African non-governmental organisation working in the five regions of the African Union...to create partnerships with Civil Society and other organizations to engage with the Governments and International Development Agencies (IDAs) to develop and implement innovative Social Protection strategies and pro­grammes."
  --See also: African Studies Centre, Leiden: "Social Protection in Africa" (June 2012) Web Dossier (Leiden, The Netherlands)
• Africa Policy Institute (Nairobi, Kenya)
  With a regional office in Pretoria, South Africa and a liaison office in Kampala, Uganda: "API is an independent, not-for-profit pan-African think tank designed as a centre of excellence on peace, security and governance, conceived as enablers of sustainable development. The Institute is devoted to field-based research, analysis and serious thinking to generate credible knowledge as the basis for policy dialogue and sharing of innovative policy perspectives with African institutions, states, civil society and the private sector."
• Africa Portal Library on "Human Rights" (2021) (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg, South Africa)
  A digital library of over 5000 books, journals, and documents related to African policy issues; a directory of experts; plus, news analysis and opinion articles.
• Africa Power and Politics Research Consortium, 2007-2013 (Overseas Development Institute, UK)
  This site features reports and links to information about research and scholars working on African comparative politics. "Bringing together researchers in France, Ghana, Niger, Uganda, the UK and the USA, APPP questioned conventional ideas about what 'good governance' should mean in the context of sub-Saharan Africa."
  --See also: Developmental Regimes in Africa Research Consortium (2012-2014)
• Africa Research Institute (London, UK)
  "[Since 2007, the non-partisan think-tank] ARI informs domestic and international policymaking by promoting best practice and progressive ideas for government, the economy and civil society."
  --See especially: 2018 Elections in Africa
  Plus: ARI Publications
• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights = Commission Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Banjul, The Gambia)
  The official site of the ACHPR --in English or in French-- offers current news, resolutions, and full-texts of key legal instruments, including: The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1979). "Established on 21 October 1986 after its adoption in Nairobi in 1981 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)."
• African Defenders (Kampala, Uganda)
  "African Defenders is a network of five African sub-regional organisations, dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) across the African continent." The five organizations are:
  -- Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
  -- DefendDefenders--East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project
  -- REDHAC--Réseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale
  -- SAHRDN--Southern African Human Rights Defenders Network
  -- West African Human Rights Defenders Network
• African Disability Forum (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  Part of International Disability Alliance: "Formally established in 2014, ADF seeks to strengthen and unify the representative voices of Africans with disabilities, their families and organizations."
  --See especially: ADF Members
• African Elections Database (Albert C. Nunley, via Tripod.Com, USA)
  A compilation of electoral results by country; frequently updated, with results from the 1990s for some countries. Sources include various other election monitor websites; see links.
• African Elections Project (Accra, Ghana)
  "The West African Elections project is aimed at developing the capacity of the media in ICTs in order for them to use it as a tool for election coverage and the provision of elections information and knowledge for planned elections..."
• African Gender Institute (University of Cape Town, South Africa)...See below
  
• African human rights law journal. (Online) -- Pretoria, South Africa : Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, 2001-
  "...publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with human rights related topics of relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Journal appears twice a year, in March and October."
  See also: Centre for Human Rights.
• African Human Rights Resource Center (University of Minnesota Human Rights Library,
  University of Minnesota School of Law, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota)
  This site provides access to the full texts of legal instruments for very basic human rights research and advocacy on the continent of Africa.
• African Law Association = Gesellschaft für afrikanisches Recht e.V. (Heidelberg, Germany ; via Universität Bayreuth)
  • Recht in Afrika = Law in Africa = Droit en Afrique, 2014- (via Nomos eLibrary)
    --See also: TOCs 1998-2013
• African Law Library Globalethics.net (African Innovation Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland)
  An open access repository of constitutions, country profiles, and selected reports on development, governance, and human rights issues. Full access requires registration.
• African Lii: African Legal Information Institute  (Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  A digital library of selected full text legal instruments (charters, protocols, judgements) from around Africa.  "We help individuals, organizations, and governments build and maintain sustainable free access to law portals, and reach the people of Africa and beyond. We convene a network of 16 African LIIs - a collaborative group of organizations and individuals in Africa, dedicated to free access to law on our continent. "
  --See especially: African Human Rights Law Index
  
  
• African media barometer: an analysis in AMBs for 28 countries over 11 years. 2011-2021. By Philipp Santos. -- Windhoek, Namibia: Freidrich Ebert Stiftung, 2022. 61 pages in PDF format
  --See also: All country reports in AMB series
  
  
• African Minds -- Publications on "Politics and Justice" (Cape Town, South Africa) "Open Access Publisher"
  
  • Home page
    
  • Citizenship law in Africa: a comparative study. 3rd edition. By Bronwyn Manby. (New York, NY ; Cape Town, South Africa : African Minds, 2016)
    
  • Election management bodies in East Africa : a comparative study of the contribution of electoral commissions to the strengthening of democracy ; a review by AfriMAP and the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa. [Compiled by] Alexander B. Makulilo ...[et al.]. (New York, NY ; Cape Town, South Africa : African Minds, 2016)
    
  • Election management bodies in Southern Africa : comparative study of the electoral commissions' contribution to electoral processes / a review by Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and ECF-SADC. (Johannesbug, South Africa : OSISA ; Cape Town, South Africa : African Minds, 2016)
  • Election management bodies in West Africa : a comparative study of the contribution of electoral commissions to the strengthening of democracy. [Compiled by] Ismaila Madior Fall ... [et al.]. (Dakar : Open Society Foundations ; South Africa : distrib. by African Minds, c2012)
  • Student politics in Africa: representation and activism. Edited by Thierry M Luescher, Manja Klemenčič & James Otieno Jowi. (Cape Town, South Africa: African Minds, c2016)
    
• ANPPCAN--African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (Nairobi, Kenya)
  "...founded in 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria at the first Child Labour Conference. The organization has national chapters in 26 African countries..."
  --See especially: Publications
• African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  "The ANCL is an association of judges, lawyers, academics, activists, NGOs, research/academic institutes and bar associations with an interest in constitutional law and constitutionalism in Africa."
  --See especially: Resources
• African Services Committee (USA) (New York)
  "Founded in 1981 by Ethiopian refugees to give a helping hand to other newcomers, today African Services is a multiservice agency based in Harlem and dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees and asylees from across the African Diaspora."
• African Union = Union Africaine (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Formerly the Organization of African Unity
  • AU Political Affairs, Peace and Security: News, legal instruments, other documents, and links
  • Decisions and Declarations of the AU Assemby, 1964 to present
  • Decisions and Declarations of the AU Executive Council, 1963 to present
    
  • AU Common Repository (Archive)
  • 36th AU Summit, January 16th--February 18, 2023
    
  • African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development, 2001-- (via Midrand, South Africa)
    • The NEPAD was originally launched in 2001, then, reorganized in 2018 as AUDA-NEPAD. See especially: Research and Publications, 2010 to present
  • APAYE: African Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment, 2019-2023 (March 12, 2020)
    
  • 32nd AU Summit--"2019 Year of Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa," February 10-11, 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    
  • 31st AU Summit--"2018 Year of Combatting Corruption," June 25-July 2, 2018, Nouakchott, Mauritania
    
  • 30th AU Summit Decisions and Declarations, January 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    
  • 5th African Union-European Union Summit, November 29-30, 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
    --See also: European Union site
  • 29th AU Summit, "Harnessing the Demographic Dividend Through Investments in Youth," June 27--July 4, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    
  • Compendium of key human rights documents of the African Union. (2016) 6th edition. -- Pretoria, South Africa: Pretoria University Law Press, 2016. --via Directory of Open Access Books
  • African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS)
    Press release and reports, October 27, 2015
    -- See especially: Final Report of the AUCISS, October 15, 2015 315 pages in PDF format; plus:
    A Separate Opinion. By Mahmood Mamdani, Commissioner, Member of the AUCISS, October 20, 2015
  • The White House, Office of the Press Secretary (Washington, DC):
    "Remarks by President Obama to the People of Africa," Mandela Hall, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethioipa, July 28, 2015
  • Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want (April 2015)
  • 50th Anniversary of OAU/AU Statements, May 25, 2013
    --Plus: OAU Charter (May 1963) --and- Resolutions from the Inaugural Meeting of the Organization of African Unity, May 25, 1963
  • AU Panel of the Wise: strengthening relations with similar regional mechanisms (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso : 4-5 June 2012) 63 pages in PDF format
  • Global African Diaspora Summit, May 23-25, 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa (via South African Government, Pretoria)
    
  • Common African Position on the Proposed Reform of the United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 8, 2005 (via United Nations, New York, USA)
    --See also: "Ezulwini Consensus" (via International Coalition for The Responsibility to Protect, New York)
  • NEPAD--The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Johannesburg, South Africa)
    The NEPAD offices were established with the formal adoption of The NEPAD Strategic Framework at the 37th Summit of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) in July 2001, as a programme of the OAU.
  • The Centre for Conflict Resolution Seminar: "Building an African Union for the 21st Century: Relations with Regional Economic Communities (RECs), NEPAD and Civil Society", 20-22 August 2005 (Cape Town, South Africa) A 66 page report in PDF format.
    
  • For other documents and a web site about the OAU, see below.
• African Women's Development Fund (Accra, Ghana)
  "In the year 2000, three women, Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda Tadria created a philanthropic organisation focused on making measurable change in African women’s lives...Since 2001 AWDF has worked to build relationships with, and mobilise resources for over 1,300 women’s organisations in 45 countries Africa and the Middle East."
  --See also: African Women's Development Fund Repository
• Afrobarometer (Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Cape Town; Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra; and Michigan State University, Dept. of Political Science, East Lansing, Michigan)
  • "An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa." The site includes: sample surveys, data downloads, briefings and working papers, and selected abstracts from final reports.
• Akina Mama wa Afrika (Kampala, Uganda)
  "...a feminist-Pan-African leadership development organization that was founded in 1985 by a group of visionary African women in the United Kingdom but later relocated to Africa with headquarters in Kampala, Uganda. Our work is rooted in feminist principles and beliefs guided by the Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists."
  --See especially: Research reports ; Policy briefs
• Al Jazeera--"Special Series": Human Rights in Africa (Doha, Qatar)
  • "Boko Haram: Behind the Rise of Nigeria's Armed Group," December 22, 2016
    This web page includes an in-depth news analysis article and information about a documentary film, but the video itself is *not* accessible.  There are also links to related news articles.
  • "Hissene Habré: Trial of a Dictator, November 3, 2016.
    Streaming video, about 47 minutes in length
• American Friends Service Committee: Africa Regional Office and Programs (Nairobi, Kenya)
  "AFSC’s work in Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, and Zimbabwe promotes lasting peace and reconciliation by helping youth, women, and men heal from the trauma of violence, develop self-employment skills, and rebuild a sense of community."
• Amnesty International on Africa -- News and Reports (New York and Washington, DC)
  
• Antislavery Usable Past (University of Nottingham, in partnership with the Universities of Hull and Queen’s Belfast, UK)
  "The archive collects the visual culture and narratives of contemporary antislavery, as well as heritage and public history projects that grapple with past and present slavery and antislavery. Its collections are a resource for understanding cultures of antislavery activism and protest memory."
  --The Antislavery Usable Past: History’s Lessons for How We End Slavery Today. (2020). 320 pages in PDF format
  --1,326 modern slavery survivor narratives
  --"Congo" (colonial history)
• ARASA--AIDS & Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (Windhoek, Namibia; Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa)
  The web site includes recent news and campaign documents. "...established in 2002, ARASA is a regional partnership of non-governmental organisations working together to promote a human rights approach to HIV/AIDS and TB in Southern Africa through capacity building and advocacy."
• ARTICLE 19: Eastern Africa ; Senegal and West Africa ; Middle East & North Africa
  (The International Centre Against Censorship, London, UK)
  • "ARTICLE 19 is an international human rights organization which promotes freedom of expression and fights censorship all over the world. We take our name from Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
  • Article 19 Library--"All stories" (Search by country, region, or theme)
• Art Works Projects (Chicago, Illinois)
  • "... to use design and the arts to raise awareness of and educate the public about significant human rights issues."
  • Women of Togo (2018)
  • Not/Still: The Fight for Human Rights by Uganda's LGBTQI Community (2016)
  • Congo/Women (2014)
  • Horn of Africa (2013)
  • I Dream of Congo (2013)
  • Darfur/Darfur (2008-2010)
• Associations - O.N.G. Annuaire international africain via PlaneteAfrique.Com (Niamey, Niger)
  
  
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation--Foreign Correspondent: "Blood Cobalt," February 2022. (Sydney, Australia) About 33 minutes in length ; via YouTube.com
  --See also: "Blood Cobalt" report (February 23, 2022, updated September 5, 2022)
  
  
• AWEPA--Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  "AWEPA works in partnership with African parliaments to strengthen parliamentary democracy in Africa, keep Africa high on the political agenda in Europe, and facilitate African-European parliamentary dialogue...A membership skills base of more than 1500 former and current parliamentarians, from the European Parliament and almost all EU member states, plus Norway and Switzerland."
  --See especially: annual reports, handbooks, research reports, and newsletters
• AWID--Association for Women's Rights in Development  (Toronto, Canada ; Cape Town, South Africa)
  Search for individual African countries. "AWID's work is structured through multi-year programs known as Strategic Initiatives. Each strategic initiative includes a range of activities from membership consultations and surveys, primary research and dialogues with policy makers (including targeted advocacy) to capacity building institutes, regional networking and information dissemination."

 

 

• BAJI--Black Alliance for Just Immigration (New York and Los Angeles)
  "[Founded in April 2006]...BAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social and economic justice."
  --See especially: The State of Black Immigrants (2016)
  --Deferred Enforced Departure Fact Sheet--Liberia (2018)
  --All BAJI reports
• Bench Marks Foundation (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  "...a non-profit, faith-based organisation owned by the churches in South Africa. It is a unique organisation in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and monitors corporate performance against an international measuring instrument, the Principles for Global Corporate Responsibility; Bench Marks for Measuring Business Performance." The website includes research reports on specific cases in South Africa, including:
  "Communities in the platinum minefields: a review of platinum mining in the Bojanala District of North West Province, a participatory action research approach. (August 2012) 157 pages in PDF format
• Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies  (Bonn, Germany)
  "BICC is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting peace and development through the efficient and effective transformation of military-related structures, assets, functions and processes."
• The Brookings Institution: Africa Growth Initiative (Washington, DC)
  News, event information, and reports from this US-based think tank, with partners in Africa. "...brings together African scholars to provide policymakers with high-quality research, expertise and innovative solutions that promote Africa's economic development."
  --See: Africa in Focus (blog posts)
  --Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2019. 120 pages in PDF format
  --Plus: Foresight Africa (past issues)
  --See also: Middle East and North Africa
   
• Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on Africa (London, UK ; New York, USA)
  An information clearinghouse portal for current news and links to information about corporate responsibility and human rights issues around the world.

 

 

• CENOZO--Cellule Norbert Zongo pour le journalisme d’investigation en Afrique de l’Ouest (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
  "Le principal objectif de la CENOZO, est de contribuer au renforcement des capacités des journalistes d’investigation ouest-africains à travers des formations, du soutien financier et technique à l’investigation dans divers domaines tels que la corruption, le crime organisé, la mauvaise gouvernance, les violations des droits humains et l’environnement."
  --Veuillez voir surtout: Investigations
  --Voir aussi: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ci-dessous
  
• Centre for Democracy and Development = Centre pour la démocratie et le développement (Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria; London, UK)
  This site includes research project news and offers free downloads of CDD publications (in PDF format) on the West African diaspora, Nigerian elections, as well as reports on gender, human rights, governance, security and development in Nigeria and West Africa; the CDD seminar series; and the newsletter: West Africa insight. (Online) -- Abuja: CDD, 2010-
• Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (1991-2014) (Geneva, Switzerland)
  Search by country in this archive.  "[COHRE was]...an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit human rights organisation...the leading international human rights organisation campaigning for the protection of housing rights and the prevention of forced evictions."
  --Includes reports on: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa
   
• Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (See below)
  
  
• Child Soldiers International (London, UK) Formerly "Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers"
  
  • Selected reports from the CSI archive are available from RefWorld (2019)
    
• Children -- Bibliographies
  
  • African Futures and the Future of Childhood in Africa = Futurs africains et les futurs de l'enfance en Afrique (2017) Bibliography.  Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 2017. 109 pages in PDF format
    
  • "Children in Africa" Web Dossier (September 2008) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2008.
    
  • "Children's rights in Africa" Web Dossier (January 2021) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2021.
    
• The Children's Institute (University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)
  • "... child policy research and advocacy in South Africa. Our activities focus on key challenges to the well-being of South Africa's children: poverty, inequality, HIV/AIDS, high infant and child mortality and morbidity, violence and abuse, and limited voice."
  • South African Child Gauge 2021/2022: Child and adolescent mental health. 208 pages in PDF format
    --With back issues since 2005, annual snap-shots of the status of South African children.
  • South African Early Childhood Review 2017. 27 pages in PDF format
  • South African Early Childhood Review 2016. 21 pages in PDF format
    
  • All CI Publications: arranged by date, theme, author.
  
  
• CCEM--Comité Contre l'Esclavage Moderne (Paris, France)
  "Fondé en 1994..le CCEM a pour objectif premier de lutter contre toutes formes de servitude, d'assister, et de libérer s'il y a lieu, les victimes de l'esclavage." Le site comprend un bulletin des actualités, "Esclaves encores," les rapports d'activité, une grande liste de liens sur la Toile, et les actualités dans le monde.
• Commission d'Enquête Citoyenne pour la vérité sur l'implication française dans le génocide (France)
  • Rapports du Rwanda, de la Belgique, de la France, d'ONG et d'institutions internationales
  • Génocide au Rwanda: Bibliographie (2009)
• Commission for Africa Report, March 11, 2005 Official report  (London, UK; via Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol)
  • "The Commission for Africa was launched by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004...Five formal objectives were established to guide the Commission's work...to respond to positive changes taking place on the continent, such as the leadership shown by the AU and NEPAD...to generate new ideas and action; to support the best of existing work; to help deliver implementation of existing international commitments; to offer a fresh and positive perspective; to understand and help fulfil African aspirations..."
  • UK Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office: International Development Funding -- Search by country ; and, Commonwealth Secretariat
  
  
• Committee to Protect Journalists  (New York)
  • ***Search by Region and Country.  "The Committee to Protect Journalists is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to monitor abuses against the press and promote press freedom around the world. Through its own reporting, CPJ has full-time program coordinators monitoring the press in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. They track developments through their own independent research, fact-finding missions and firsthand contacts in the field, including reports from other journalists."
  • Attacks on the Press, 1995-2017 (global annual survey, search by country)
• Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (New Delhi, India; London, UK; Accra, Ghana)
  • "The CHRI is a non-partisan independent international non-governmental organisation. Human rights education and advocacy are at the core of all CHRI's activities, and the aims and ends of its reports and investigations."
• The Commonwealth Secretariat: The Commonwealth Election Reports The Commonwealth iLibrary (London, UK)
  NOTE: Electoral observation mission reports can be read online for free, but full text download requires a subscription.
• Conciliation Resources (London, UK)
  • "[Founded in 1994, with offices in London and Sierra Leone] ...provides practical and sustained assistance to people and groups in areas of armed conflict or potential violence. We specifically work with those working at community or national levels to prevent violence or transform conflict into opportunities for development."
  • Accord: an international review of peace initiatives. (Online) -- London, UK: Conciliation Resources, 1997-- HTML format (Each issue offers analyses on conflicts and peace processes in a single country.)
  • Learning Hub -- All publications, search by country or topic
    
  • East and Central Africa
  • Horn of Africa
  • West Africa
    
• CORMSA-Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • "...formerly known as the National Consortium for Refugee Affairs...comprised of a number of member organisations including legal practitioners, research units, and refugee and migrant communities. The Consortium's mandate involves strengthening the partnerships between refugee and migrant service providers to provide improved co-ordination of activities."
  • CORMSA newsletter
  • CORMSA reports and other resources
  
  
• Constitutions on the Internet
  • "African Constitutions" Web Dossier (October 2016): a bibliography of print and web resources. -- Leiden, The Netherlands: Leiden University, African Studies Centre, Library and Documentation Centre, 2016.
    
  • Constitute of the Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Texas at Austin
    (English translations of full constitutions, organized by country)
    
  • Constitution Finder: Search by Country (John Paul Jones et al., T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia)
  • International Constitutional Law -- Country Information (Axel Tschentsher, Universität Bern, Switzerland)
  • See also: Lexidin World Law Guide: Legislation -- By Country (below)
  
  
• Courrants de Femmes: Les Associations en Afrique de l'Ouest (Paris, France)
  Un répertoire des associations locales de promotion féminine: plus de 100 associations africaines partenaires.
  
  
• Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa Blog (Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo ...[et al.], Accra, Ghana)
  [Since 2009] "The CIHA Blog seeks to transform the phenomenon of aid to Africa into egalitarian and respectful relationships that challenge unequal power relations, paternalism and victimization. Our research and commentaries highlight critical and religious voices to explore connections among issues of faith, governance, gender, and race in colonial and post-colonial contexts."
  
  
• Cultural Survival  (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  "Promoting the rights, voices, and visions of indigenous peoples." The website features current and recent news reports and campaign documents on ethnic communities under threat, conflict situations over economic and environmental issues, or struggles of politically-marginalized cultural groups.

 

 

 

 

• Alison L. Des Forges Memorial Commitee (University at Buffalo, The States University of New York, Buffalo)
  "...honoring the memory of Dr. Alison Des Forges (1942-2009), an inspirational and tireless crusader for human rights around the world. Through a variety of fundraising and awareness campaigns, the Committee seeks to continue Alison’s quest to educate people about injustices in the world and the part we all must play in mitigating them as members of an increasingly interdependent global community."
  --See especially: Alison L. Des Forges--Life and Legacy -and- International symposia
• Droit de l'Homme et Dialogue Interculturel (Groupe de Travail DHDI, Université Paris I, France)
  Une archive de textes intégrals et de bibliographies sur un grand nombre de sujets dans le domaine du droit et l'anthropologie; beaucoup d'auteurs traitent des questions juridiques en Afrique...surtout en Afrique francophone.

 

 

 

 

• Africa Research Institute: 2018: Elections in Africa, January 2018 (London, UK)
  --See also: 2017: Elections in Africa
• "Elections in Africa, between hope and reality" Web Dossier (November 2009)
  -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2009.
  
• Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations: Central Africa -and- Other Africa Regions (Brussels, Belgium)
  --See also: Staff (including publications)
  --Plus: Projects
• Trans-Saharan Elections Project (2013) (Sahel Research Group, Center for African Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville)
  " TSEP covers elections and the democratic process in a set of six neighboring countries across the Sahel region of Africa."
• Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  The website provides general information about research, findings, and publications. "EISA (with field offices in Chad, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique)...established in 1996 in South Africa ...Its mission is to strengthen electoral processes, good governance, human rights and democratic values through research, capacity building, advocacy and other targeted interventions."
  -- See especially: EISA country reports (15 countries)
  --13th Annual EISA Symposium 2018 -- "Realising Democratic Gains Through Social Cohesion in Africa."  November 20-21, 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa (plus information on previous symposia)
• The Elephant. (Nairobi, Kenya)
  African cultural, political and social analysis blog : "...established in 2016, as a platform for dialogue, discovering the pursuit of Truth, epitomized by a willingness to re-imagine state and society...especially for the marginalized, alienated and dispossessed."
• Emory University, School of Law: Future of Shari'a Blog By Prof. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im. (Atlanta, Georgia)
  "To advance the rationale of scholarship for social change, this blog is devoted to critical examination of the relationship of Islam and the state, as well as the relationship of Sharia and the state. This blog is also concerned with developing practical strategies for the protection of human rights and promotion of democratization in Islamic societies today."
• Enough Project: The project to end genocide and crimes against humanity (Center for American Progress, Washington, DC)
  This website features current news, editorials, policy arguments, and campaign information by an advocacy group in Washington, DC...which focuses on US foreign policy towards "conflict areas" in Africa, especially Darfur and Southern Sudan, Eastern Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo), Northern Uganda, Chad, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.
  --See especially: Enough Project reports
• Equality Now on Africa (New York, USA; Nairobi, Kenya)
  "Equality Now is a feminist organization using the law to protect and promote the human rights of all women and girls."
  --See especially: Equality Now publications on Africa
• EthicMedAfrique : Nouveaux enjeux éthiques du médicament en Afrique, 1-2 juil. 2013, Dakar, Sénégal: Echanges pluridisciplinaires (sciences sociales, juridiques et santé publique) autour de l'éthique du médicament en Afrique de l'ouest et du centre.
  • Programme
  • Résumés 60 pages en format PDF
  
  
• European Union, Development and Cooperation -- Africa (via Europa--European Union On-Line, Brussels, Belgium)
  --See also: European Commission Election Observation
  
  
• European Union Institute for Security Studies on Africa (Paris, France) Since 2002
  • African spaces: the new geopolitical frontlines. (March 2022)
  • African futures 2030: free trade, peace, and prosperity. (March 2021)
  • African futures: Horizon 2025. (October 2017)
  • Understanding African armies. (April 2016)
  • The EU and Africa: a changing security partnership. (February 2016)
  
  
• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) (Oslo, Norway)
  • This site offers country reports on transparency of taxation and royalty payments for major extractive industries in countries around the world--including many in Africa. "[Since 2006] EITI is a coalition of governments, companies, civil society groups, investors and international organisations...the EITI Board...is appointed at the bi-annual EITI Global Conference."
  • EITI Country Reports

 

 

 

 

• Fahamu : Networks for Social Justice (2017) (Oxford, UK ; Nairobi, Kenya ; Claremont, South Africa ; Dakar, Senegal)
  • "[Fahamu]...supports the strengthening of human rights and social justice movements by: promoting innovative use of information and communications technologies ; stimulating debate, discussion and analyses ; publishing news and information ; developing and delivering educational courses, including by distance learning."
  • AU monitor. (Online) -- Oxford, UK: Fahamu, 2006-
  • Pambazuka news. (Online)--Archive (2019) below.
• Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme sur l'Afrique = International Federation for Human Rights on Africa (Paris, France)
  Les actualités sur les droits de l'homme et les appels urgents des organisations membres -- en français, en anglais, en arabe, ou en espagnol. "Créée en 1922, la FIDH fédère aujourd’hui 141 ligues dans près de 110 pays."
• Feminist Africa. (Online) -- Legon, Accra, Ghana: Institute of African Studies, 2002-2017, 2021-
  Formerly published by the African Gender Institute, Rondebosch, South Africa. "...a continental gender studies journal produced by the community of feminist scholars. It provides a platform for intellectual and activist research, dialogue and strategy." The journal site includes open access to all issues since 2002.
• FEMNET--African Women's Development and Communication Network (Nairobi, Kenya)
  The web site features information about FEMNET activities and publications, online reports and books, and general human rights news. "[Established in 1988]...FEMNET aims to strengthen the role and contribution of African NGOs focusing on women's development, equality and other human rights."
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Africa (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
  
• Ford Foundation International Fellowships Archive, Columbia University and Thesis Library (New York, USA)
  The digital components of a larger repository of the Ford Foundation's International Fellowship program, 2001 to 2013. About 33% of the fellows were from Africa and the Middle East. "...a decade-long program that offered advanced study opportunities to more than 4,300 social justice leaders from the world’s most vulnerable populations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia."
  --See also: Finding Aid to the IFP Records at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscripts Library.
  -- Plus: IFP Alumni Tracking Study, Report 1. (April 2016) 36 pages in PDF format (via Institute of International Education, New York, USA)
• Forest Peoples Programme in Africa (UK)
  "...founded in 1990 in response to the forest crisis, specifically to support indigenous forest peoples’ struggles to defend their lands and livelihoods."  Many reports are case studies from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Liberia.
  --See also: All FPP Publications
• Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • General information about FAWE and its activities, plus contact information for national chapters. "The Forum for African Women [FAWE] ... brings together African women ministers in charge of national education systems, women vice chancellors of universities and other senior women policy makers in education in Africa. Founded in 1992, and registered in Kenya as a pan-African NGO in 1993, FAWE has 56 full members drawn from 30 African countries, 25 associate members comprising male ministers of education and permanent secretaries ... to stimulate broad policy reform and create a conducive environment for increasing parental demand for girls' education."
• Forum International de Dakar sur la Paix et la Sécurité en Afrique (Dakar, Sénégal)
  • Organisé par Le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et des Sénégalais de l’extérieur et le Centre des Hautes Etudes de Défense et de Sécurité. Le premier objectif: "Instaurer un rendez-vous international annuel qui rassemble tous les acteurs et experts africains et internationaux concernés par les questions de paix et sécurité en Afrique."
  • 8ème Forum international de Dakar sur la paix et la sécurité en Afrique, du 24 au 25 octobre 2022---Programme
  • Actes de la 7ème Forum international de Dakar sur la Paix et la Sécurité en Afrique, du 6 au 7 décembre 2021. 120 pages en format PDF
• France. Assemblée Nationale: Reconnaissance de l'esclavage comme crime contre l'humanité (Loi no. 2001-434 du 21 mai 2001) (Paris) 
  --Veuillez voir aussi: Légifrance
• Free the Slaves (Washington, DC)
  "Free the Slaves was born in the early days of the new millennium, dedicated to alerting the world about slavery’s global comeback and to catalyze a resurgence of the abolition movement."
  --FTS Research & Publications -and- Blog
  --Coalitions and Affiliations
  --Democratic Republic of Congo
  --Ghana
  --Kenya
  --Mauritania
  --Senegal
  --Middle East and North Africa
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World--Democracy in Retreat (2019) (Washington, DC and New York)
  • Browse "Special Reports" (All)
  • FH Search by Country
  • Constitution-making in southern Africa: the cases of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. (May 2017) 49 pages in PDF format
    
  • Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 2009: a survey of political rights and civil liberties. -- Washington, DC: Freedom House, 2009. 24 pages in PDF format
  • Special report: Freedom in Africa today (2006) PDF format
  • Freedom House Home Page
  
  
• Front Line on Africa...and elsewhere The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Dublin, Ireland)
• The Fund for Global Human Rights: Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East & North Africa (Washington, DC)
  The website includes summaries of activities and downloadable reports. "Using their deep knowledge of the region, our staff members work closely with the local activists who are accelerating progress on the ground. We embrace their agenda, while sharing our considerable in-house expertise and experience, along with our financial resources." Special intiatives include: women's rights, LGBT rights, & natural resources and human rights.
  -- Algeria
  -- Burundi
  -- Democratic Republic of Congo
  -- Egypt
  -- Guinea
  -- Morocco
  -- Liberia
  -- Sierra Leone
  -- Tunisia
  -- Uganda
  

 

 

 

 

• Former International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission -- OutRight Action International on Africa (New York, USA; Johannesburg, South Africa)
• Gazettes.Africa (Laws.Africa and AfricanLII, Cape Town, South Africa)
  A digital library of government gazettes from 19 African countries, dating from the 1970s to the present.
• FAO Gender and Land Rights Database (Rome, Italy) Since 2010
  • "... to highlight the major political, legal and cultural factors that influence the realisation of women’s land rights throughout the world...a platform to address, discuss and provide information about gender and land issues with the support of 84 Country Profiles, Land Tenure Statistics disaggregated by gender, and a Legal Assessment Tool for gender-equitable land tenure (LAT)."
  • Country profiles
  • Statistics
  • Legal Assessment Tool
• African Gender Institute (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  "[Founded in 2004]...a teaching, learning and research institute which focuses on issues of gender and development on the African continent."
  --See: Feminist Africa (Online), Archive, 2002-2017,  : a continental gender studies journal ; and, All AGI research and publications
• Gender Links (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • "GL is committed to a Southern Africa in which women and men are able to participate equally in all aspects of public and private life...achieved through three closely linked programmes: media, governance and gender justice."
  • Gender Links -- Annual Reports
  • SADC Gender Protocol Barometer 2016 43 pages in PDF format
• Ghana National Reconciliation Commission, 2002-2007 (via Columbia University Libraries)
• Global Land Tool Network (UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya)
  "...[its] main objective is to contribute to poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure."
  --See especially: GLTN e-Library -- Publications
  
  
• GlobaLex--Foreign Law Research: Country Index (New York University Law School, New York)
  Guides to legal research by country (2005-2007), with updates (2011-2021).
  
  
• Global Nonviolent Action Database (Peace and Conflict Studies, the Peace Collection, and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania)
  [Launched in 2011]..."To provide free access to information about hundreds of cases of nonviolent action for learning and for citizen action. We research campaigns that have reached a point of completion. The cases are drawn from all continents and most countries. People are shown struggling for human rights, economic justice, democracy, national and ethnic identity, environmental sustainability, and peace."
• Global Witness (London, UK)
  "For 17 years, Global Witness has run pioneering campaigns against natural resource-related conflict and corruption and associated environmental and human rights abuses."
  -- Angola
  -- Congo
  -- Democratic Republic of Congo
  -- Equatorial Guinea
  -- Liberia
  -- Libya
  -- Madagascar
  -- Sudan and South Sudan
  -- Zimbabwe
• Governance in Africa = Gouvernance en Afrique (Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa, Dakar, Sénégal)
  Le site comprend un annuaire des alliés (la plupart des organisations-participants se sont basée aux pays francophones en Afrique de l'Ouest), toutes les informations sur les activités de l'alliance et leur réunions, et une archive des documents en français et quelques-uns qui sont en anglais. "L'Alliance pour refonder la gouvernance en Afrique relie des acteurs africains et non-africains engagés dans l'action et la réflexion, soucieux de promouvoir à la fois au niveau des citoyens africains et du monde, un dialogue sur la gestion des affaires publiques en Afrique."
  
  
• Grotius International sur l'Afrique (2016) Géopolitiques de l'humanitaire (Paris, France)
  "...Depuis avril 2009...devenir un carrefour mensuel d’analyse sur les pratiques humanitaires et les discours médiatiques en temps de crise politico-militaire ou de catastrophe naturelle."
• GroundUp -- Cape Town, South Africa: Community Media Trust and Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, 2012-
  Human rights news analysis and commentary from South Africa. [Since April 2012] "We report news that is in the public interest, with an emphasis on the human rights of vulnerable communities.

 

 

 

• Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  Search for "Africa" -or- by country in the extensive digital library of open access publications. "... brings an interdisciplinary approach to promoting understanding of humanitarian crisis as a unique contributor to global health problems and to developing evidence-based approaches to humanitarian assistance."
  --See especially: HHI publications on Africa
• Hirondelle Foundation = Fondation Hirondelle: Media for Peace and Human Dignity (Lausanne, Switzerland; Arusha, Tanzania)
  This website offers information --in French, English, German, & Italian-- about the activities of an international media support organization and includes special reports and links to news agencies in so-called crisis areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the Great African Lakes region."
  -- See for example: Hirondelle News Agency: information, documentation and training agency covering Rwandan genocide trials, Arusha, Tanzania...in English, French, Kinyarwanda or Swahili
• Households in Conflict Network (University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
  The site features research papers, links to data sets, conference announcements, and related information; includes studies on Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda. "...to undertake collaborative research into the causes and effects of violent conflict at the household level: characterise various forms of conflict from a household level perspective; identify channels through which households are affected; analyse the feedback mechanism from household welfare to violent conflict; develop methods;derive policy recommendations."
  
• Human Rights First (New York) formerly The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
  News, reports, and campaign statements on human rights violations in countries around the world.
• Human Rights Watch on Africa -and- Middle East and North Africa (New York)
  Current and recent news of crisis situations, press releases, full-text investigative reports on individual countries and issues, and campaign statements.
  -- From the archive: HR World Report 2010 -and- 2009 (For Africa, see Country Chapters)
• Humanitarian Outcomes: Global Database of Humanitarian Organisations -and- Aid Worker Security Database (London, UK)
  Search the GDHO by country and organization. The AWSD offers recent data by country and special reports on humanitarian worker security around the world.

 

 

 

 

• Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Mo Ibrahim Foundation (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  This index is a governance ranking project covering the years 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2008/2009. "The Ibrahim Index provides both a new definition of governance, as well as a comprehensive set of governance measures [for 48 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa]. Based on five categories of essential political goods, each country is assessed against 58 individual measures, capturing clear, objective outcomes: Safety and Security; Rule of Law, Transparency and Corruption; Participation and Human Rights; Sustainable Economic Development; Human Development."
• ICT4 Democracy in East Africa Network (2011-2016) (Kampala, Uganda)
  "...a partnership of organisations which are actively involved in enhancing civic empowerment for improved governance, accountability and engagement with leadership. Founded in 2011, with seed funding from the Swedish Program for ICTs in Developing Regions (Spider)...In 2013, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) provided support to further the work of the network during 2014 and 2015."
  --See especially: Downloads: presentations and reports
• InfoMigrants sur l'Afrique
  "InfoMigrants est un projet multiplateforme collaboratif --en français ou = en anglais-- piloté par trois grands médias européens : France Médias Monde (France 24, RFI, MCD), la chaîne allemande d’information internationale Deutsche Welle, et l’agence de presse italienne ANSA. Il est co-financé avec l’Union Européenne."
• ICRtoP--International Coalition for The Responsibility to Protect (See below)
• ICTJ--International Center for Transitional Justice (See below)
• Impact  Formerly, Partnership Africa Canada (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
  • "...investigates how natural resources are managed and how these systems can be improved. Based on recommendations from its research, IMPACT develops and delivers innovative systems for the management of natural resources through technical assistance and capacity building."
• Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights (Kigali, Rwanda)
  "To equip communities and individuals living in Rwanda, and in the Great Lakes region at large with necessary human rights and good governance skills and knowledge to build a global culture of peace."
• IFES--International Foundation for Electoral Systems on Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East & North Africa (Washington, DC)
  The website of this consultancy organization includes reports on elections and other aspects of democratic participation and institution building; some regional program web pages also include reports and videos in French or Spanish. "Since our founding in 1987, IFES has worked with election assistance and democratic development in over 100 countries...Every IFES project team partners with local organizations, and every project is staffed by local personnel."
• Institute for Economics and Peace (Sydney, Australia)
  • "[Founded in 2007]...a think tank dedicated to developing metrics to analyse peace and to quantify its economic value. It does this by developing global and national indices, calculating the economic cost of violence, analysing country level risk and understanding positive peace."
  • All Reports
  • Global Peace Index 2017 140 pages in PDF format
  • Global Terrorism Index 2017 120 pages in PDF format
• Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation-- Kenya Project on IDPs and Post-Election Violence (Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands)
  [Founded in 2004, at The Hague]...the Institute "works with educational and public policy institutions to organize and sponsor historical discourse in pursuit of acknowledgement, and the resolution of historical disputes."
• Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa = Institut pour les droits humains et le développement en Afrique (Banjul, The Gambia)
  The IHRDA website includes general information about the activities of the Institute and a database of documents from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. "The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa is a non-profit, non-governmental pan-African organisation headquartered in the Gambia. The Institute is committed to contributing to the development of the African human rights system through its programme activities.
  -- IHRDA Reports
  -- African Human Rights Caselaw Analyser
• Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  "...a premier institute for peace and security studies in Africa. Its mission is to promote peace and security in Ethiopia and Africa at large through education, research and professional development.."
  --See especially: IPSS publications
• Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria, South Africa)
  • "The mission of the Institute for Security Studies is to enhance human security in Africa. This is achieved through applied research and the dissemination of information that can inform decisions on critical areas of individual, national, regional and international security. The Institute is committed to democracy, good governance and the promotion of common security. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) was originally established as the Institute for Defence Policy by Dr. J. K. Cilliers, and Mr. P-B Mertz in 1990 ..."
  • ISS Publications: monographs, papers, and reports -- available online!
  
  
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre on Africa (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • "...IDMC established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries. Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally displaced in line with international standards."
  • IDMC Home Page
  • 2019 Africa Report on Internal Displacement
    --See also: 2017 ; 2016
  • IDMC Publications on Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Country Profiles
  
  
• International Alert  (London, UK)
  "Analysis and research of fragile and conflict-affected countries and regions." Reports on Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kenya ; Liberia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Tunisia; and, Uganda
• International Campaign to Ban Landmines (Geneva, Switzerland)
  Search for country reports in Landmine Monitor 2009 and earlier annual reports.
• International Center for Transitional Justice on Africa (New York, USA ; Geneva, Switzerland)
  • "[Since 2001] The Center is committed to building local capacity and generally strengthening the emerging field of transitional justice, and works closely with organizations and experts around the world to do so."
  • ICTJ Publications: online texts in PDF format (General)
    Recent reports include:
    
    -- Through a new lens: a child-sensitve approach to transitional justice (August 2011)
    
    (Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia & Nepal)
     
    -- To live as other Kenyans do: a study of reparative demands of Kenyan victims of human rights violations (July 2011)
     
    -- Le processus de justice de transition de Burundi: defis et perspectives (avril 2011)
    
    -- Sudan: impact of the Rome Statute and the ICC (May 2010)
    
    -- Living with fear...in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (August 2008)
    
    -- Negotiating peace in Sierra Leone (December 2007)
    
    -- Negotiating peace in Liberia (November 2007)
    
    -- Reparation and the Darfur Peace Process: Ensuring Victims' Rights (November 2007)
    
    -- Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission (February 2007)
  
  
• International Committee of the Red Cross in Africa = Activités du CICR en Afrique (Geneva, Switzerland)
  This website offers general and individual country reports on ICRC humanitarian operations in Africa.
  
  
• International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: Australian Mining in Africa ; Luanda Leaks ; Mauritius Leaks ; West Africa Leaks. (Washington, DC)
  Four major investigative news projects in Africa (since 2019) which focus on corruption and crimes by moguls, politicians, and corporations.
  --See also: Pandora Papers (October 4, 2021) -and- ICIJ home page
  
  
  
• International Court of Justice = Cour internationale de Justice (The Hague, The Netherlands)
  • The legal arguments, judgements, and discussion surrounding the cases before the court.
  • ICJ Home Page
  • All Cases
  • Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda), 1999-
  • Equatorial Guinea v. France: Immunities and Criminal Proceedings, 2016-
• International Criminal Court (The Hague, The Netherlands)
  • "...The ICC is the first ever permanent international institution, with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals responsible for the most serious crimes of international concern : genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes."
  • ICC Home Page
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Darfur, Sudan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Uganda
  • Selected resources or critical works on the ICC in Africa
    • Coalition for the ICC: SubSaharan Africa -and- Middle East & North Africa (New York, USA; The Hague, The Netherlands)
      --See also, the coalition newsletter: Africa update. (Online)
      
    • Unfinished business: closing gaps in the selection of ICC cases. (Sept. 2011) by E. Evenson
      -- New York: Human Rights Watch, 2011. 55 pages in PDF format
      Search Human Rights Watch on the ICC in Africa
    • openDemocracy.net
      
      • ICC in Africa (All current and older reports)
      • Sudan and the ICC: a guide to the controversy (July 2008) by Alex de Waal; plus related articles by other authors
• International Crisis Group on Africa (Washington, DC)
  "The ICG is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with over 110 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Crisis Group's approach is grounded in field research. Teams of political analysts are located within or close by countries at risk of outbreak, escalation or recurrence of violent conflict. Based on information and assessments from the field, Crisis Group produces regular analytical reports containing practical recommendations targeted at key international decision-takers."
• International Federation of Journalists on Africa : Bureau régional pour l'Afrique (Dakar, Sénégal; Bruxelles, Belgique)
  Le site --en français, en anglais, ou en portugais-- offre les actualités surtout sur la liberté de la presse en Afrique, quelques rapports des réunions du FIJ, et une liste des associations membres en Afrique ; et aussi: Nouvelles
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Africa = Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge en Afrique (Geneva, Switzerland)
  The website provides information on Red Cross and Red Crescent humanitarian programmes in Africa.
• International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX): Africa  (Toronto, Canada)
  [Since 1992] IFEX has provided this clearinghouse website of current news on press freedom and related matters; plus links.
  
  
• International IDEA--International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance: Africa (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Global Overview of COVID-19: Impact on Elections (since March 2020)
    
  • Women's political participation: Africa barometer 2021. -- Stockholm, Sweden: International IDEA, c2021. 236 pages in PDF format.
    
  • Emerging trends and challenges of electoral democracy in Africa. Iinternational IDEA policy dialogue, 25-27 May 2016, Abuja, Nigeria. (September 2016) -- Stockholm: International IDEA, 2016. 68 pages in PDF format
    
  • Judicial review systems in West Africa: a comparative analysis. (July 2016) by Markus Böckenförde, Babacar Kante, Yuhniwo Ngenge, H. Kwasi Prempeh. -- Stockholm: International IDEA, 2016. 182 pages in PDF format
    
  • Political parties in West Africa: the challenge of democratization in fragile states. (October 2007) by Said Adejumobi. -- Stockholm: International IDEA, 2007. 64 pages in PDF format
  • Political parties in East Africa: diversity in political party systems. (September 2007) by Michael Chege.  -- Stockholm: International IDEA, 2007. 62 pages in PDF format
  • Political parties in Southern Africa: the state of parties and their role in democratization. (September 2007) by Khabele Motlosa.  --Stockholm: International IDEA, 2007. 91 pages in PDF format
    
  • Traditional justice and reconciliation after violent conflict: learning from African experiences. (February 2008) edited by Luc Huyse, Mark Salter. -- Stockholm: International IDEA, 2008. 224 pages in PDF format.  --See also: French version
  • All online IDEA publications
    
  
  
• International Labour Organization on Africa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Geneva, Switzerland)
  "The Regional Office is responsible for leading, planning and coordinating the framework of projects and programs undertaken through ILO Decent Work Technical Support Teams (4) and Country Offices (9) throughout Africa...to better serve the tripartite constituents (Governments, Workers, Employers) and promote Decent work and Social Justice for All in Africa."
  --ILO Africa Publications
  
  
• International Organization for Migration (Geneva, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany)
  • The site features news about IOM activities, statistics, and downloadable reports. "Established in 1951...IOM maintains close working relations with UN bodies and operational agencies. IOM has as partners a wide range of international and non-governmental organizations."
    
  • IOM on migration issues in: East Africa & Horn of Africa | North Africa & Middle East | Southern Africa | West & Central Africa
  • "Missing Migrants, Missing Solutions?: Reviewing Objective 8 of the Global Compact for Migration in West Africa." (April 2022)
  • Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (Berlin, Germany)
    • Migration Data Portal: Eastern Africa | Middle Africa | Northern Africa | Southern Africa | Western Africa
    • IOM Regional Office for East and Horn of Africa--Annual Regional Overview (May 2021)
    • Migration in West and North Africa and Across the Mediterranean. (2020) 496 pages in PDF format
  • Health Vulnerabilities Study of Mixed Migration Flows from the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region to Southern Africa (2013).
  • IOM Home Page
  
  
• IPIS--International Peace Information Service (Antwerp, Belgium)
  The web site features project reports, news and weekly briefings, and maps on economic resources, conflict, and human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa, mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo--especially Katanga and Eastern DRC. "[Funded by the European Union and the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs] IPIS is an independent research institute...three core themes: arms trade, exploitation of natural resources and corporate social responsibility."
  
  
• International Peace Institute on Africa Formerly International Peace Academy. (New York)
  • "The IPI is an independent, non-partisan, international organization dedicated to promoting the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between and within states."
  • Global Observatory on "Africa" : news analysis and interviews
  • IPI Home Page
  • IPI Publications (Newsletter, occasional policy papers, meeting notes, reports, book information, etc.)
  
  
• International Planned Parenthood Federation on Africa (Nairobi, Kenya ; London, UK)
  • Resources
    
  • Revised Maputo Plan of Action, 2016-2030
  • State of the African Woman Report: Key Findings (June 2018) 92 pages in PDF format
    
  
  
• International Press Institute -- Current News on Africa (Vienna, Austria)
  • IPI Home Page: Search for individual countries under "Sub-Saharan Africa" -or- "Middle East & North Africa"
    
  
  
• International Refugee Rights Initiative (New York ; Kampala)
  • IRRI, an advocacy NGO, maintains an international perspective, but the current focus is on Africa: Great Lakes, Darfur, etc.
  • IRRI blog, reports, and papers
  
  
• International Women's Media Foundation (Washington, DC)
  • IWMF Home Page
  • African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative
  • Search by country
  
  
• Inter-Parliamentary Union = Union interparlementaire (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Current and recent information on parliaments around the world, with news, event announcements and reports, web links, features on women, and databases.
  • The world of parliaments. (Online) Quarterly review -- Geneva, Switzerland: IPU, 1999-
  • PARLINE--Database on National Parliaments: a searchable directory of national assemblies and parliaments, with links to official web sites and recent documents.
  
  
• Interpol (Lyon, France)
  General annual reports, legal materials, contacts, and African regional conference highlights (since 2001) are provided on this site. "Interpol is the world's largest international police organization with 181 member countries. ...established in 1923...receives, stores, analyses and circulates criminal data in co-operation with its member countries...deals only with international crimes; that is, crimes that involve two or more member countries."
  --Interpol and the African Union
  --All Member Countries
• Istituto Per Gli Studi Di Poitica Internazionale: Out of Africa, Why People Migrate. (2017) Edited by Giovanni Carbone. -- Milan, Italy: Ledizioni LediPublishing for ISPI, 2017. 172 pages in PDF format
  --See also: Search for all other publications on Africa from ISPI authors

 

 

 

 

• Journal of humanitarian assistance. (Online) (2015) -- Medford, Massachusetts: Alan Shawn Feinstein International Center, 1995-2015.
  An online journal with a majority of articles on Africa in current and back issues. The old archive extends back to 1995.
• Journalists for Justice (The Hague, The Netherlands)
  "...is a not-for-profit foundation...working to advance improved African journalistic capacity for social justice causes and accountability through training and effective online platforms and social media engagement."
  --See also JFJ-sponsored sites in Africa: Never Again (Kenya) -and- Intahe (Burundi)
• Jubilee USA Network Home Page (Washington, DC)
  Current news and reports on the debt problem around the world. "...an alliance of more than 80 religious denominations and faith communities, human rights, environmental, labor, and community groups working for the definitive cancellation of crushing debts to fight poverty and injustice in Asia, Africa, and Latin America." See especially: Country reports (2006-2008): Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, and Mali
• Justice Africa (London, UK)
  The website features current news and analysis on crisis situations and key issues, program information, a small collection of online papers, information about books, and related links. "Justice Africa was founded in 1999 ...work with a network of organizations based in different countries in Africa, initiating and supporting civil society activities for human rights, democracy, and peace in Africa. As a result built a civil society partnership with the African Union [AU) and its emerging institutions and established a publishing and educational arm with the Pan African Development Education and Advocacy Program (PADEAP)."

 

 

• Kalahari Peoples Fund (KPF) (Austin, Texas)
  The site offers a list of KPF projects and brief information concerning this non-profit organization (est. in 1973) for the benefit of the San and other rural peoples of the Kalahari desert region in southern Africa.
• Kituo Cha Katiba -- East African Centre for Constitutional Development (Faculty of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda)
  • The site provides general information about the centre's programmes, as well as an archive of legal documents and instruments, a list of cases pending in Uganda, a list of holdings in the centre's library, maps, other related information.
  • National laws -and- Constitutions of eastern Africa
• Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (Accra, Ghana)
  Since 2003, the centre has been offering training programs and support for policy research and publications on peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Africa. See especially, research publications on "Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution."
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung -- Namibia and Angola Office (Windhoek, Namibia)
  • The site features reports on human rights and legal issues relevant to Namibia and other African countries. "KAS helps to consolidate the democratic constitution and the political and socio-economic participation of disadvantaged groups (women) in Namibia through socio-political educational and training programmes."
  • Human rights in Africa: legal perspectives on their protection and promotion. (2009) Edited by Anton Bösl and Joseph Diescho. -- Windhoek, Namibia: KAS, 2009. 452 pages in PDF format
  • All e-books and other publications: elections, children's rights, and other legal issues in Namibia; Angolan elections; SADC; etc.
• Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung, Rule of Law Programme, Sub-Saharan Africa (Nairobi, Kenya; Dakar, Senegal)
  • Anglophone Countries
  • Pays francophones
• Kujenga Amani (New York)
  A digital forum of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). This blog offers scholarly opinion and analytical essays on conflict and conflict resolution in Afirca.

 

 

 

 

• Lexidin World Law Guide: Legislation -- By Country (The Netherlands)
  A library of links to major legislation organized by country, including constitutional, electoral, commercial, mining, banking, environmental, and administrative laws...download documents in WORD or PDF formats.
• Libération Afrique -- Solidarité internationale et luttes sociales en Afrique subsaharienne (Paris, France)
  Un portail des actualités et des commentaires: << Le site souhaite donner la parole à celles et ceux qui, en Afrique et ailleurs, luttent aujourd'hui pour l'annulation de la dette, les libertés, l'émancipation des femmes, un nouvel ordre économique mondial, la protection de l'environnement, etc. >>
• The Library of Congress of the United States: Global Legal Monitor--Jurisdictions (The Law Library of Congress, Washington, DC)
  --Selected legal news and analysis in foreign countries around the world.
• Life & Peace Institute (Uppsala, Sweden)
  This site offers program information and downloadable reports and papers from the Institute, whose parent body is The Christian Council of Sweden. "...LPI is a specialized Institute conducting scientific research about international conflicts from a Christian-ethical perspective."..in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.
  --See especially: Horn of Africa bulletin. (Online) -- Uppsala, Sweden: Life & Peace Institute, 2007--
• Ligue de droits de l'Homme sur l'Afrique sub-saharienne, le Maghreb, et le Moyen Orient (Paris, France)
  • "[Etabli en 1898]...L'intitulé complet de la LDH est 'Ligue française pour la défense des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen'...Française ne signifie pas qu'elle se borne au territoire national, puisqu'elle est concernée par les questions internationales et les conséquences de la mondialisation. Elle est membre de la Fédération internationale des Ligues des droits de l'Homme (FIDH) qu'elle a contribué à fonder en 1922 et de l'Association europeenne des droits de l'Homme (AEDH) née en 2000.
    [En France]...la LDH intervient dans tous les domaines concernant la citoyenneté et les droits et libertés, collectifs ou individuels."
  • LDH Toulon: Histoire et colonies Section de Toulon de la Ligue de droits de l'Homme.
    Un recueil d'essais sur sujets divers en ce qui concernent les droits de l'homme en France et ses territoires coloniaux depuis la fin du 19ème siècle jusqu'au présent et les relations entre la France et les anciennes colonies depuis le temps des indépendances.
• London School of Economics and Political Science: Crisis States Research Centre--Publications (London, UK)
• LRA Crisis Tracker (Invisible Children, Inc., San Diego, California)
  "...a real-time mapping platform and data collection system created to bring an unprecedented level of transparency to the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Using information sourced from Invisible Children’s Early Warning Radio Network, UN agencies, and local NGOs, this tool allows for better response from governments, policy-makers, and humanitarian organizations."
  --See also: Kony2012: Invisible Children: a campaign site

 

 

 

 

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • MSF Projects in Africa
• Media Foundation for West Africa (Legon, Accra, Ghana)
  This site --in English or in French-- features current news and alerts on press freedom issues in the region. "The MFWA seeks to advance the development of free mass media and of a culture of free expression using advocacy strategies, networking and collaboration..."
  
  
• Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (Windhoek, Namibia)
  "MISA is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media..."
  
  
• MAFE--Migration between Africa and Europe (Louvain, Belgium)
  The Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve sponsors this site for a group of 10 organizations. "The MAFE project focuses on migration flows between Europe (Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK) and Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana, which together account for over a quarter of all African migration to the EU."
  ---See especially: MAFE Project Working Papers, 2009-2015
• Minorities at Risk Project: Tracking Ethnopolitical Conflict Worldwide (Center for International Development and Conflict Management, University of Maryland, College Park)
  Selected country profiles and minority ethnic group reports (with endnotes and regional bibliographies) which are periodically updated. Access to some project data may require registration. "Minorities at Risk is an independent, university-based research project that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in countries with a population of at least 500,000."
  --See especially: Publications, 1993-2004
  
• Minority Rights Group International (London, UK)
  News reports, summaries, and selected full text reports (downloadable in PDF format---with registration). In-depth reports for Africa: Dem. Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, "Great Lakes" region, Kenya, Namibia, and Uganda. "MRG works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities."
• Mouvement contre les armes légères en Afrique de l'Ouest (MALAO) (Dakar, Sénégal; via RAFAL--Réseau africain francophone sur les armes légères, Groupe de recherche et d'information sur la paix et la sécurité, Bruxelles, Belgique)
  "[MALAO] offre à la communauté des internautes et des artisans de paix un espace d’échange d’expériences, de partage de connaissances et d’acquisitions d’armes pour lutter contre celles dites légères et de petit calibre." Voir surtout:
  -- "Lutte antimine et ALPC: la MALAO sur le terrain en Casamance." (novembre 2009) (via Bibliomines, Geneva, Switzerland)
• Mukwege Foundation (The Hague, The Netherlands; Geneva, Switzerland)
  "...an international human rights organisation, dedicated to end rape as a weapon of war worldwide. We work with survivors from around the world to end wartime sexual violence. Dr. Denis Mukwege ...received the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his 'efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.'"
  --See More about Denis Mukwege (via Columbia University Libraries)

 

 

 

 

• NANHRI--Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (Nairobi, Kenya)
  [Founded in 2007] "...a not-for-profit- regional umbrella organization that brings together 44 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Africa."
  -- See especially: Member profiles
  -- Publications ; Regional Human Rights Mechanisms Database
  
• The New Humanitarian on Africa Formerly IRIN News (Geneva, Switzerland)
  "...independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world."

 

 

 

 

• Obama Foundation: Leaders : Africa, 2018-2019 (Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC, USA)
  "...a one-year leadership development and civic engagement program designed to train, support, and connect emerging African leaders working to create positive change in their communities." 
  --See also: "About" the Obama Foundation
  
• OHADA.com: Le Portail du Droit des Affaires en Afrique (Centre d'affaire La Défense, Paris, France)
  Une archive de publications en français sur le droit en Afrique. Il faut s'incrire pour avoir accés aux textes intégrals et aux autres services du site.
• OpenNet Africa (Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda)
  "OpenNet Africa was established in 2012 to monitor internet freedoms in Africa with a primary focus on East and Southern Africa. It is a centralised platform for information on African internet freedoms and cyber security, including research materials, censorship incidents, laws on internet freedoms, online safety tools and advocacy materials."
  --See especially: Publications on the State of Internet Freedom in African countries
  --See also: Civil society in the digital age: identifying threats and mounting pushbacks (2020) Published by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). 81 pages in PDF format
• openDemocracy on Africa --and-- 50.50--"Our Africa" (London, UK)
  A critical analysis blog offering "...fresh thinking, critical analysis and activist initiatives by African women in response to the many forces shaping Africa’s present and future."
• OpenNet Initiative on SubSaharan Africa -and- Middle East & North Africa (The Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto; Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; Advanced Network Research Group at the Cambridge Security Programme, University of Cambridge; and Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, UK)
  "Our aim is to investigate, expose and analyze Internet filtering and surveillance practices in a credible and non-partisan fashion."
• Open Society Foundations on Africa (Open Society Foundations, New York)
  
  • HIV and human rights: a mapping of donor priorites and trends in southern Africa. (June 2014) -- New York: Open Society Foundations, 2014. 21 pages in PDF format
  • Kenya: democracy and political participation. (March 2014) By Karuti Kanyinga. -- New York: Open Society Foundations, 2014. 264 pages in PDF format
    
  • Fact sheet: "Nationality and discrimination: the case of Kenyan Nubians." (April 2011)
    
  • International law and the right to nationality in Sudan. By Bronwen Manby. (Feb. 2011) -- New York: Open Society Foundations, 2011. 35 pages in PDF format
    
  • Citizenhip law in Africa: a comparative study. 2nd ed. By Bronwen Manby. (Nov 2010) -- New York: Open Society Foundations, 2010. 120 pages in PDF format
    
  • Criminal force: torture, abuse, and extrajudicial killings by the Nigeria Police Force. By Network on Police Reform in Nigeria. (May 2010) -- New York: Open Society Institute, 2010. 134 pages in PDF format
    
  • Corruption and its consequences in Equatorial Guinea: a briefing paper. (March 2010) 20 pages in PDF format
    
  • Struggles for citizenship in Africa. By Bronwen Manby. (October 2009) -- London, UK: Published by Zed Books in association with the International African Institute, The Royal African Society, and The Social Science Research Council, 2009. Each chapter in PDF format
    
  • Africa discrimination and citizenship audit report. (April 1, 2005)
  • First All African Training Workshop held in Durban, South Africa. (October 2004)
  • Africa Citizenship and Discrimination Preparatory Meeting issues report. (July 27, 2004)
  • Civilian Oversight of the Police in South Africa Mini-Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, June 23-24, 2003
  • Combining learning and legal aid: clinical legal education in Africa. (June 28, 2003)
• Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) (Dakar, Senegal ; Abuja, Nigeria ; Monrovia, Liberia)
  • "...covers 18 countries, which include the 15 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as Cameroon, Chad, and Mauritania. It supports civil society communities and advocates to governments on issues of governance; law, justice and human rights; public health and development; information, communication technology, and media."
  • Migration and deportation in West Africa: developing effective remedies. (Abuja, March 9-10, 2008) Edited by Sam Amadi. -- Dakar, Senegal: OSIWA, 2010. 129 pages in PDF format
    
  • Democratic recession in West Africa: challenges to revivalism. (2008) Edited by Gbenga Gbesan.
    -- Dakar, Senegal: OSIWA, 2010. 89 pages in PDF format
    
  • WACSI--West Africa Civil Society Institute (Accra, Ghana)
    "...to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of CSOs." See especially: WACSI News
  • See also: West Africa Democracy Radio below
• Open Society Justice Initiative on Africa (Open Society Foundations, New York)
  • Justice Initiative (General)
    
  • Publications (search by country)
    
• Organisation internationale de la francophonie: Pour la paix, la démocratie et les droits de l’Homme (2013) (Paris, France)
• Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture = World Organization Against Torture (Geneva, Switzerland)
  "Created in 1986, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is today the main coalition of international non-governmental organisations (NGO) fighting against torture, summary executions, enforced disappearances and all other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."
  -- Search OMCT reports by region & country
• The Organization of African Unity (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) For more information, see the new "African Union" website above.
  • Actions taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, 1992- (via African Human Rights Resource Center, University of Minnesota, Human Rights Library)
    Includes a link to the University of Cincinnati-College of Law, DIANA Collections, with online documents from the early years of the OAU.
  • The "Creation of the OAU" Web Site (Makonnen Ketema, USA)
    Warning: The links on this site only work with Microsoft Internet Explorer.
    An unofficial site offering a historical summary on the OAU, with many photographs -- based on interviews with and the personal papers of Ketema Yifru, who served as Foreign Minister of Ethiopia during the Haile Selassie years.
• OutRight Action International on Africa (New York, USA; Johannesburg, South Africa)
  Formerly known as: "International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission"
  Since 2005, IGLHRC or OutRight offers news and research briefings on conditions and issues affecting the rights of LGBT Africans. "...developing strategic program interventions that target policy makers, legislators, governments, media, religious groupings, and citizens with the aim of achieving human rights for ALL and ensuring that LGBTIQ Africans enjoy their basic human rights without fear of violence, imprisonment, harassment, rape, and torture."
• Overseas Development Institute: Developmental Regimes in Africa: Synthesis Report (January 2015) (London, UK)
  --See also: "The future of France-Africa relations (2022): lessons from France’s engagement with Africa under Macron and recommendations for the incoming President of France. (April 2022)

 

• Pambazuka news. (Online)--Archive, 2019 -- Oxford, UK ; Cape Town, South Africa : Fahamu, 2000-2019.
  
  
  Formerly Kabissa-Fahamu Newsletter: Back issues only. "Pambazuka News [was] a free weekly electronic newsletter covering news, commentary and analysis, and a range of other resources on African human rights and sustainable development. Pambazuka News is produced by Fahamu. The newsletter included links to news reports from various online news services and organizations, and a catalogue of back issues."
• Peace Agreements Database on Sub-Saharan Africa (University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) 614 agreements
  --Search also By Country
• Penal Reform International: Sub-Saharan Africa -and- Middle East and North Africa (London, UK)
  "Engaging governments, authorities and civil society organisations since 1991 has helped to drive positive changes in criminal justice which cater to the specific circumstances of each country in which we work."

 

• RADDHO--Rencontre africaine pour la défense des Droits de l'Homme (Dakar, Sénégal)
  • << La RADDHO est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale ayant le statu consultatif spécial auprès du Conseil Economique et Social des Nations Unies, member observateur de la Commission Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples de l'Union Africain. >>
• RAP21--Archive du Réseau africain de presse pour le 21ème siècle = Archive of the African Press Network for the 21st century (2012) (Paris, France) --via World Association of Newspapers.
  
  Le site offert un bulletin d'information --en français et en anglais-- sur la gestion des médias et les violations de la liberté de la presse sur le continent. "[Lancé en septembre 2000 en liaison avec l'Union des Editeurs de Presse d'Afrique Centrale] un réseau électronique pour la presse africaine, qui sert de plate-forme d'échange d'idées et d'informations, et de forum de discussion entre les directeurs de journaux, les journalistes et les autres professionnels des médias sur le continent africain."
• RECEF--Réseau des compétences électorales francophones (Québec, Canada)
  • [Depuis 2000] "...est une association regroupant des commissions et des administrations électorales de l’espace francophone. Il œuvre en collaboration avec l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)."
  • Liste des membres
  • Bibliothèque virtuelle: rechercher par pays ou par date
• REDRESS on Africa (London, UK)
  This site features program news and position papers on torture and 'justice for survivors' especially in the Democratic Rep. of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, & Zimbabwe. "...a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. REDRESS works with survivors to help restore their dignity and to make torturers accountable."
  --See especially: Publications on Sub-Saharan Africa ; Enforced Disappearance in Africa
  
• Regional Centre on Small Arms (Nairobi, Kenya)
  The web site includes current news and publications, such as RECSA Bulletin, RECSA annual reports, and related documents. "RECSA is an institutional framework arising from Nairobi Declaration [2000] to coordinate the joint effort by National Focal Points in Member States to prevent, combat and eradicate stockpiling and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa."
• Reporters sans frontières -- Actualités sur l'Afrique. (Paris, France) Voir aussi: English news
  • "...Fondée en 1985 à Montpellier par quatre journalistes...est reconnue d’utilité publique en France et dispose d’un statut consultatif auprès des Nations unies et de l’Unesco."
  • World Press Freedom Index, 2002-2024
    
  • 2024 Abuses of Press Freedom Barometer
• Global Centre for The Responsilbility to Protect -- Countries (New York)
  "...saves lives by mobilizing the international community to act in situations where populations are at risk of mass atrocity crimes. We exist to uphold the norm of the Responsibility to Protect – known as R2P – adopted by the UN in 2005...."
  See also: International Centre for R2P

 

 

 

 

• Search for Common Ground in Africa (Washington, DC, USA ; Brussels, Belgium)
  • SFCG Country Programmes: Angola | Burundi | Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | Dem. Rep. of Congo | Guinea
    Liberia | Morocco | Nigeria | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan
    
  • Engaging Children & Youth as Partners in Preventing Violence (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone)
    
  • Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum
  • African Great Lakes Policy Forum
• SACSIS--The South African Civil Society Information Service: Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  Since 2008, this site offers news analysis and commentary on human rights issues around Africa from a South African perspective.
• SAFLII--Southern African Legal Information Institute (Braamfontein, South Africa)
  This searchable database offers free access to full plain text versions of selected high court judgements and legal case reports. "...includes superior court judgments from Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Our recent additions include a full consolidated collection of Uganda legislation and Lesotho caselaw. Currently in preparation: Lesotho, Zambia, Namibia and Uganda judgments, as well as Uganda subsidiary legislation."
• SARW--Southern Africa Resource Watch (Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa)
  The site features news, information about recent books, country legislation watch, contact information for country ministries, and downloadable research reports and papers on extractive industries in 10 southern African countries -- outside of South Africa, plus a field office in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "To monitor corporate and state conduct in the extraction and beneficiation of natural resources in Southern Africa region, in particular assessing to what extent these efforts contribute to sustainable development...to consolidate research and advocacy on natural resources extraction issues in Southern Africa."
• UNESCO Documents on Slavery and Slave Trade
  
  
• Free the Slaves (Washington, DC) -- See above.
  
  
• Small Arms Survey -- Focus Projects -and- Publications (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland)
  A clearinghouse of reports on all aspects of small arms available online from various sources on the Internet.
• Social Conflict Analysis Database The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Climate Change and African Political Stability. (University of Texas at Austin, Texas)
  "...includes information social conflicts from 1990-2016, covering all of Africa and now also Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.."
• Survival International on Africa and other world regions (London, UK)
  A fund-raising and advocacy campaign website featuring cases from Botswana, Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Central Africa. "Survival is the only international organisation supporting tribal peoples worldwide. It was founded in 1969..."

 

 

 

 

• Thinking Africa -- Institut de recherche et d’enseignement sur la paix en Afrique (Dakar, Sénégal)
  "[Crée en janvier 2013] Réseau de jeunes chercheurs, d’universitaires confirmés et d’experts, Thinking Africa offre, aux institutions, aux gouvernements, aux sociétés civiles, et aux organisations, des analyses, recommandations et formations pour vivre la paix sur le continent africain."
  --Veuillez voir surtout: Note d'Analyse Politique -et- Thinking Africa TV
• Third World Network Africa (Accra, Ghana)
  The site features news analysis, some downloadable reports, and related links. "TWN Africa is a Non Governmental Organisation which carries out Research and Advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and interests of peoples of African and other third world countries (especially marginalized social groups), a fair distribution of world's resources, and forms of development which are sustainable and fulfil human needs."
• Tournons la Page (Paris, France)
  • "Tournons La Page (TLP) est un mouvement citoyen international, réunissant près de 250 organisations, qui mène et relaie des actions pour promouvoir l'alternance démocratique en Afrique. Sur le terrain, dans dix pays (Burundi, Cameroun, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinée, Niger, RDC, Tchad, Togo) nos coalitions mènent des actions pacifiques et non partisanes pour contribuer à l'avenir démocratique de leur pays."
    -- Veuillez voir surtout: Actualités
    
• Transparency International (Berlin, Germany)
  • "TI...international non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption, brings civil society, business, and governments together in a powerful global coalition. TI, through its International Secretariat and more than 85 independent national chapters around the world, works at both the national and international level to curb both the supply and demand of corruption."
  • TI Publications (General)
  • Research on corruption...search by country
    
  • Combatting Land Corruption in Africa: Good Practice Examples. (2019) 48 pages in PDF format
  • East African Bribery Index 2017 71 pages in PDF format
    --See also: EAB Index 2009-2014
  • People and Corruption: Africa Survey 2015 Global Corruption Barometer; 49 pages in PDF format
  • TI Kenya Chapter
• Tufts University: Feinstein International Center -- Publications (Medford, Massachusetts)
  "The Center's research--on the politics and policy of aiding the vulnerable, on protection and rights in crisis situations, and on the restoration of lives and livelihoods--feeds into both its teaching and its long-term partnerships with humanitarian and human rights agencies."

 

 

 

 

• U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: Africa Publications (Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway) Since 2002
  
  
• United Nations Agencies on Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)
  • The page provides annotated links to Africa-related information from:
    UNAIDS ; UNDP ; UN Economic Commission for Africa ;
    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, including International Law ; UNMAS ;
    UNESCO ; UNICEF ; UNOCHA ; UNHCR--UN Refugee Agency
    UNODC (Drugs & Crime);
    UN Peacekeeping
    
  
  
• United Nations: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) (New York, USA)
  --Map of Signatures and Ratifications
  
  
• United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (New York, USA ; Geneva, Switzerland ; Paris, France; Nairobi, Kenya)
  "[The Partnership]...brings together UN entities, governments, OPDs and broader civil society to advance the rights of persons with disabilities around the world...[Created in 2011] to foster collaboration between its members and complement their work around disability inclusion..."
  --See especially: Situational Analysis of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2022): Country Briefs and Lessons and Conclusions from 26 Countries
  
  
• UNESCO on Contemporary Slavery and Slave Trade
  • Unfinished business: a comparative survey of historical and contemporary slavery (2008) by Joel Quirk. -- Paris: UNESCO, 2008. 141 pages in PDF format
  • Poverty, gender and human trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa: rethinking best practices in migration management (2006) By Thanh-Dam Truong. -- Paris: UNESCO, 2006. 141 pages in PDF format
  • Modern forms of slavery: protocols and reports
  • The Slave Route: historical and contemporary (Home Page)
• U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) on Africa (Washington, DC)
  "To address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life."
  
• United States. Department of State: Reports on Human Rights, International Religious Freedom, and Trafficking in Persons, 1993 to present (via Columbia University Libraries)
  
• United States NGOs, Research & Policy Institutes (via Columbia University Libraries)
  
• University for Peace -- UPEACE Africa Programme (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Geneva, Switzerland; San José, Costa Rica)
  The site includes downloadable research publications (books and reports) and practical manuals. "[Since 2002]...the programme focused on the necessity to stimulate and strengthen the capacity in Africa to teach, train and conduct research in areas of peace and conflict studies."

 

 

 

 

• Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (New York)
  "[Since 2001] Watchlist has produced over 25 reports detailing the situation of children in conflict-affected countries. Based on research conducted by our staff on the ground, Watchlist’s Field Monitor reports bring the voices of affected children, their families, and their communities directly to high-level policy makers."
  --See also "monthly update" reports on:
  Central Africa Republic
  Democratic Republic of Congo
  Mali
  Nigeria
  Somalia
  South Sudan
  Sudan
• West African Civil Society Institute (WASCI) (Accra, Ghana)
  "...established by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) in 2005 to reinforce the capacities of civil society in the sub-region. The Institute became operational in July 2007."
• West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) (Dakar, Senegal)
  Covering most of West Africa, this news site --in English or in French-- features brief articles and highlights from news broadcasts. "...a trans-territorial radio station set up to facilitate the exchange of development information between and among countries of West Africa, including Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon...an undertaking of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)."
• West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) (Accra, Ghana)
  The site --in English or in French-- includes recent news, policy reports (PDF format), and information on the organization's activities. "Work began in 1990 to establish a regional network of peacebuilding initiatives in West Africa. This arose as a result of the Liberia civil war, which necessitated the creation of a regional peace intervention force. Religious and civil society groups were mobilized to collectively participate in active peacebuilding."
• West African Research Association "Peace Initiative in West Africa" (Dakar, Senegal; Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
  • A research and conference program of the association and its West African Research Center in Dakar.
  • "Peace Initiative in West Africa," 2009-  Conference series
    
• Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (USA)
  [Founded by Forrest Whitaker] "...[W]e work closely with youths to empower them to become conflict mediators and community builders who are our local partners in the pursuit of peace and sustainable development in South Sudan, Uganda, Mexico, the United States, and South Africa.
  --See especially: News and Reports
• Witness: Human Rights Video Advocacy Web Site (Brooklyn, New York)
  General information about the "Witness" program, a video archive catalog, and multi-media, online feature stories which include some on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, and Uganda.
• Women, Law and Development in Africa -- West Africa = Femmes, Droit et Développement en Afrique -- Afrique de l'Ouest (Lomé, Togo)
  "Created in 1990 [and headquartered in Harare], WiLDAF/FeDDAF...to promote and strengthen strategies that link law and development for the emergence of a culture for the exercise and respect of women’s rights in Africa. ...It brings together 500 organizations and 1200 individuals who, spread in 27 countries."
• The World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators, 1996-2018 (Washington, DC)
  [The WGI]...project reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for 212 countries and territories over the period 1996–2018, for six dimensions of governance: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law; control of corruption.
• World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance" -- Durban, South Africa, 31 August - 7 September 2001 (United Nations, New York)
  • This site features general information, documents, conference-related texts, press releases, etc.
• World Legal Information Institute: Africa Region (Sydney, Australia)
  "[WLII is]...a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility developed collaboratively by the following Legal Information Institutes and other organisations."
• World Social Forum---International Council Documents (2001 to present)
  See also: World Social Forum (São Paulo, Brazil)
  The site features all information on this annual event, the programme, and related links to current and past events. The WSF 2007 was held in January in Kenya, WSF 2006 meetings were held in January in Mali/Pakistan/Venezuela...and WSF 2001 was in October/November in Senegal.