Research Guides
African Studies: Think Tanks
Gateway to research resources for Africa
Think tanks are institutions that generate public policy research and analysis. They can be affiliated with governments, advocacy groups, universities, businesses and other organizations. Their purpose is to influence and inform public opinion and policymakers. For more information on think tanks see the entry in the Encyclopedia of Global Studies.
Use Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks to search for reports on all topics and regions.
Major African Think Tanks
For additional think tanks based in Africa, see Harvard's Think Tank Search and 2020 Top Think Tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa (Lauder Institute).
European & American Think Tanks with African Sections
See Harvard's Think Tank Search and Policy Common's list of organizations to identify additional think tanks that cover Africa.