About AFRICSIS
The African Center for Science and International Security advances security and strategic stability across Africa through evidence-based analysis, advocacy, and capacity building.
Science for Peace, Security for Progress
AFRICSIS is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing security and strategic stability across Africa through evidence-based analysis, advocacy, and capacity building. Founded in 2018, we work at the intersection of science, technology, and international security.
We believe complex scientific and security topics , from nuclear safeguards to climate risk , should be understandable to policymakers, credible to international partners, and grounded in rigorous, independent research.
Evidence-Based
Every recommendation is grounded in rigorous, independent research.
Independent
Non-profit and non-partisan, accountable to our mission and our region.
Africa-Led
Built by and for the continent, in direct partnership with global institutions.
Where We Work
AFRICSIS is headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with active program engagement across West and Central Africa , delivering training, research partnerships, and policy dialogue directly in the countries we serve.
Ghana , Headquarters
Our home base in Accra, hosting our research team and flagship annual forum.
Cameroon , Program Engagement
Active capacity-building delivery in Douala and Yaoundé.
Nigeria , Program Engagement
Export control and strategic trade training delivered in Lagos.
Our Staff
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Partnerships
AFRICSIS works alongside a network of academic, governmental, and international institutions to deliver research and capacity building at the standard our partners expect.
Advisory Board
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