First Dialogue between African and Spanish think tanks
On 14th December 2016, Casa Africa hosted a dialogue between African and Spanish think tanks. The meeting, which followed from a similar gathering in 2015 of European and...
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Carolin Gomulia, Head of Communications and Strategy at the Institute of Justice and Reconciliation
The African continent faces a plethora of issues, and many of the most pertinent ones relate to conflict. Since the first wave of independence the continent has...
Pamela Kabaso, Director of the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR)
Pamela Kabasa, Executive Director of ZIPAR, discusses the challenges of establishing and developing a think tank that is relevant and can have a meaningful impact in a...
Djibéry Doucoure and Mohamed Fadel Ball, from Mauritanie Perspectives
With less than four million inhabitants, widespread illiteracy and a long history of authoritarian rule by military strongmen, Francophone Mauritania seems an unlikely...
Strategies to increase women in higher education leadership in public universities in Uganda
The effort to address women's continuous under-representation in leadership positions in universities and research is a matter of principles, but also a way to address...
What does the future of think tanks communications hold? A conversation with John Schwartz, Managing Director at Soapbox
John Schwartz, Managing Director at Soapbox, talks about the future of think tank communications. He outlines three trends: digital first, the rise of narratives, and...
Creating an enabling environment for philanthropy through tax incentives
For all the talk about how the context affects think tanks we know little about philanthropy in developing countries and its role in supporting think tanks. A recent study...
How to break through the glass ceiling: supporting a new generation of think tanks and thinktankers
In this post, part of a series based on interviews and visits in Kenya, I share two possible ways for international funders to support the emergence of new thinktankers...
3 more lessons from working with African think tanks
Richard Darlington argues that 4G will usher the future of think tank communications in Africa. It will accelerate the data revolution in Africa and help think tanks tell,...
Cheikh Oumar Ba, Executive Director of the Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (IPAR)
Dr. Cheikh Oumar Ba discusses the current trends, main challenges and prospects of Senegalese policy research. He talks about the role of new thinktankers and funding (and...
The future of think tanks in Africa: Trends to look out for
This is the first of a series of posts on think tanks in Africa -and Kenya in particular. It looks at some trends that may help to understand the future that think tanks...
Gilles Yabi from West Africa Citizen Think Tank
Gilles Yabi, founder of West Africa Citizen Think Talk, talks about his personal and professional motivations for setting up this new think tank. The interview also discusses the main...
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