Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa

CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa "is headquartered in Dakar Senegal. It was established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent."


 * Mahmood Mamdani - Former President (1999-2002)

Funding
The Conseil pour le d‚veloppement de la recherche en sciences sociales (CODESRIA) received $15,000 from Rights and Democracy for their work in Rwanda to ensure "the participation of Rwandans at the CODESRIA conference on the importance of research on socio-ethnic and political conflicts in the Great Lakes Region."

Contact

 * Web: http://www.codesria.org

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