PSCI 226: Politics of Intervention in Africa: Scholarly, Gov't & NGO

The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) is Africa’s leading scholarly institution for research and teaching on human mobility.

Amnesty International is a Non-Governmental Organization focused on human rights. Overviews, news, and commentary are available for each region and country where AI operates.

Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights issues across the globe. Videos, news, and reports are available for regions and countries.

The ISS is an African non-profit organisation with offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and Senegal. Their work covers transnational crimes, migration, maritime security and development, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, crime prevention and criminal justice, and the analysis of conflict and governance.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an independent humanitarian organization with a mandate to help and protect people affected by armed conflict and other violence. The ICRC Resource Centre includes a searchable database of publications, photo galleries, videos, and articles organized by region and country.

The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. The website is home to reports and briefings by region and country, as well as CrisisWatch, a global conflict tracking tool.

Monash Gender, Peace & Security Centre is run out of Monash University in South Africa. The research centre focuses on issues of gender, peace and security. Their vision is to provide research evidence to support the integration of gender perspectives into peace and security policies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and globally.

The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organization, founded in Sudan in 2001, currently working in seven countries in Eastern and Central Africa. The aim of the Institute is to advance useful knowledge of the region and its diverse communities, bringing a better understanding of local realities to bear on social and political action. The RVI works with institutions in the region to develop and implement long-term programmes that combine action-oriented research with education and public information.

Save the Children is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief, and helps support children in developing countries. Use the tabs at the top of the page to access news and resources, or use the "Where We Work" tab to view resources by country.

Transparency International is an international non-governmental organization whose purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil societal anti-corruption measures, and to prevent criminal activities that arise from corruption.

ICTJ is an international non-profit organization specializing in the field of transitional justice and works to help societies in transition address legacies of massive human rights violations and build civic trust in state institutions.

The Official Document System (ODS) is an online database of UN documents. ODS has full-text, born-digital UN documents published from 1993 onward, including documents of the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and their subsidiaries, as well as administrative issuances and other documents. ODS is maintained by the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT).

African Journals OnLine (AJOL) is the world’s largest online library of peer-reviewed, African-published scholarly journals. AJOL works to make African-origin research output available to Africans and to the rest of the world.

Featuring recent scholarly publications and useful resources related to African migration, mobility, and displacement.

PRIO conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups, and people. Resources include research reports, publications, and datasets from across the globe.

Africa Is a Country was founded by Sean Jacobs in 2009 and is a site of opinion, analysis, and new writing.

Blog written by Ken Ochieng' Opalo, Assistant Professor of African Studies at Georgetown University.

An electronic journal including articles, editorials, poems, essays, reviews, and conference announcements regarding political, social and cultural life in Africa.

CODESRIA 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.