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Overview

This session seeks to unpack the critical role of African policy research institutes can play in responding to the continents pressing challenges. It will also explore what options exist for the sustainability of African policy institutes in a changing landscape of disappearing international funding.

Objectives of the Session

• To identify the role and influence that African think tanks and policy research institutes can play in Africa’s social and economic transformation;
• To explore the extent and impact of US withdrawal of funding for research and program interventions in Africa;
• To share the reactions of African policy research institutes and mitigating measures taken in this new landscape;
• To lay out options for sustainability of African policy research institutes going into the future.