Africa 21 works for a better understanding of sustainable development in Africa, especially to implement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs. It targets all African actors or having an action in Africa. It is a platform for exchange between practitioners and researchers from the South and North and a network of African expertise. It aims to inform, analyze and develop knowledge and know-how in the field of sustainable development applied to Africa, to generate innovation in terms of solutions, to publicize the implementation issues on the field and disseminate the solutions found in Africa.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.africa21.org/

Address:
C/o Maison Kultura, Rue de Montbrillant 52, 1202 Genève, Suisse

Country:
Switzerland

Sub-region:
Western Europe

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2010
Age (years)
Africa 21
 15
Switzerland average
 40
Global average
 33
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Julien Chambolle
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Julien Chambolle
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
Africa 21
 9
Switzerland average
 46
Global average
 78
2023
Africa 21
 10
% Female staff
2024
Africa 21
 33%
Switzerland average
 48%
Global average
 58%
2023
Africa 21
 10%
2021
Africa 21
 21%
% Female researchers
2019
Africa 21
 5%
Switzerland average
 29%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Africa 21
 2
Switzerland average
 90
Global average
 49
Financials
2020
Africa 21
 $74,882
Switzerland average
 $3,566,146
Global average
 $216,603,722
2019
Africa 21
 $123,212

Social

Likes (2023)
Africa 21
 2,600
Switzerland average
 8,030
Global average
 26,980
Likes (2022)
Africa 21
 2,630
Likes (2021)
Africa 21
 2,615
Followers (2024)
Africa 21
 295
Switzerland average
 7,353
Global average
 21,221
Followers (2022)
Africa 21
 251
Followers (2021)
Africa 21
 232
Subscribers (2024)
Africa 21
 104
Switzerland average
 2,625
Global average
 7,742
Subscribers (2023)
Africa 21
 43
Subscribers (2022)
Africa 21
 35
LinkedIn
Followers (2023)
Africa 21
 209
Switzerland average
 13,437
Global average
 11,999
Followers (2022)
Africa 21
 189
Followers (2019)
Africa 21
 84

Data notes

Last updated: 26/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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