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Vision

To be the leading think tank on Strategy and Research worldwide.

Mision

To provide an African perspective on regional and global developments in order to promote regional peace and stability and a positive influence.

Values

Prosperity and Sustainability of the African region is the right of its people.
About us

We are non-partisan African Think Tank

We Analyze, Engage, Inform, Equip & Connect scholars and knowledge experts with African stakeholders and policymakers –through policy research, analysis, and policy discourse.

Objectives
- Promote communication and cooperation among citizens to facilitate reforms in the region and secure a better future.
-Publish and distribute relevant and useful information and data within and outside the region so as to enhance knowledge and understanding.
- Provide education and training solutions through implementing a 'Knowledge Program' which targets higher management circles.
- Prepare studies and offer expert consultations to governmental and non-governmental organizations in fields linked with the Center's primary areas of focus.

Strategy
Research

Easy way to
get involved

The Africa Center for Strategy & Research is a non-partisan think tank focusing on Africa. We conduct policy-relevant studies, public opinion research and data analysis, identifying gaps in scholarship & policy-making.
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Narrative Change

Highlighting positives trends, increase awareness & visibility, and recognize Africa as an opportunity rather than a threat.
2

Youth Engagement

Bridging the gap between policy, leadership, and young people through data gathering, and informed public discourse.
3

Scholarship

Enhance emerging scholarship, contribute to high-quality scholarship and policy analysis through data collection, and exchange of resources with global partners.
4

Priorities

Identifying & understanding priorities and informing policymakers, stakeholders, and organizations working in Africa to effectively address challenges.
Our Story
OUR FOCUS

focuses on a free,
prosperous and democratic Africa.

The Africa Center for Strategy & Research was born out of the realization that while with the best intentions at heart, most of the non-profits and charity efforts aimed at improving life in Africa fail to highlight the positives and potential of Africans. Instead, they focus on the conflict and hardship the continent faces, which has served to define Africa and its peoples for generations. We change those negative stereotypes by working on building up what works in Africa, rather than focusing on fixing failures.

We enhance institutions in Africa by fostering scholar-practitioner-stakeholder collaborations. We are guided by a philosophy of working with Africa, not on Africa.

Strategy
Motivations

Our strategy and motivations

Our strategy is to provide visibility to Africa’s success stories, progress, and potentials. We emphasize the inclusion of new voices in policy-making through thought-provoking conversations.

We enhance the research capability of African scholarship & institutions by providing access to educational resources through exchange and global networking.

We bridge the gap between knowledge and public policy process by partnering with seasoned experts both in Africa and around the world.

Services
Roles

What We Do to
solve your problems

We conduct policy-relevant studies, public opinion research and data analysis, identifying gaps through but not limited to the following program areas: Security & Intelligence Policy Lab, Youth, Gender & Vulnerability Policy Lab, Resource, Environment & Energy Policy Lab, African Political Economy Policy Lab, Leadership & Governance Policy Lab, and Foreign Policy & Diaspora Studies Lab.

We complement the work of seasoned data-collection institutions by focusing on specific populations in the African diaspora and on the continent. Our targeted groups include but are not limited to youth, scholars, students, experts, academics, vulnerable persons, migrants, immigrants, and practitioners

Advocacy

We address a wide range of issues from environmental policy, security to peace and development.

Discourse

We engage practitioners, scholars, governments, the private sector, civil society, and our members in open conversations.

Data Gathering

We take a multi-thematic and interdisciplinary approach to data collection and policy analysis.

Challenges

Understanding priorities and informing policymakers, stakeholders, and organizations in Africa

Contact Us

Physical Location:

Telephone: +1 (763) 346-8428

Email: info@acfsr.org Web: www.acfsr.org

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