Aerial view of Lagos island and Lagos harbour, Nigeria, on 17 March 2016. Photo: Getty Images.
About the Africa Programme
About the Africa Programme
The Africa Programme at Chatham House develops independent policy-focused research on
issues affecting individual states of Africa, their relations in the international system and African
regional and continental politics. Since its establishment in 2002, the Africa Programme has
grown to become a world-leading independent centre for policy research and debate on Africa’s
international politics. With the transformation of Africa’s international position, the programme
has worked to improve the quality of information available to international policy- and decisionmakers.
The programme’s research priorities emphasize issues affecting individual African states
and the continent as a whole that are currently under-researched, and key issues pertaining to
Africa in the international system.
Current research areas include:
issues affecting individual states of Africa, their relations in the international system and African
regional and continental politics. Since its establishment in 2002, the Africa Programme has
grown to become a world-leading independent centre for policy research and debate on Africa’s
international politics. With the transformation of Africa’s international position, the programme
has worked to improve the quality of information available to international policy- and decisionmakers.
The programme’s research priorities emphasize issues affecting individual African states
and the continent as a whole that are currently under-researched, and key issues pertaining to
Africa in the international system.
- Governance and transparency
- Piracy and armed non-state actors
- Africa and the international system
- Peace and security
- Resources and society
The Africa Programme has an international network of research partners around the
world, and works closely with other institutes to promote analysis with a global perspective.
Programme events provide the opportunity to engage world-renowned figures from across Africa
and beyond to come and offer their perspectives on issues pertinent to the national, regional and
international politics or the continent.
world, and works closely with other institutes to promote analysis with a global perspective.
Programme events provide the opportunity to engage world-renowned figures from across Africa
and beyond to come and offer their perspectives on issues pertinent to the national, regional and
international politics or the continent.
More information is available at www.chathamhouse.org/africa