Established in 1998, the Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) aims to foster, produce and disseminate the highest quality of research on the Middle East, to maintain public discussion and to help shape the public discourse on issues related to the Middle East. Amec's research includes relations between Africa and the Middle East.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.amec.org.za/

Address:
PO Box 411494, Craighall, South Africa

Country:
South Africa

Sub-region:
Southern Africa

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Africa, Middle East
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1998
Age (years)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 27
South Africa average
 29
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Waddah Khanfar,
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2024): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A

Organisational performance

Publications
2019
Afro-Middle East Centre
 1
South Africa average
 134
Global average
 29

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 3,900
South Africa average
 17,867
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 3,934
Likes (2021)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 3,947
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 1,267
South Africa average
 11,436
Global average
 19,911
Followers (2024)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 1,278
Followers (2022)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 1,283
YouTube
Subscribers (2024)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 661
South Africa average
 4,035
Global average
 7,738
Subscribers (2023)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 446
Subscribers (2022)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 372
Followers (2025)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 281
South Africa average
 31,919
Global average
 15,938
Followers (2024)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 270
Followers (2022)
Afro-Middle East Centre
 265

Data notes

Last updated: 24/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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