Born of a continental ambition.
The initiative for the creation of AGI emerged in 2003 from discussions between the Chairman of the Commission of the African Union and the Regional Director for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme. The idea was simple and ambitious: an AU-recognized centre of excellence, responsible for conducting cutting-edge research on all forms of governance and contributing to the advancement of developmental governance in Africa.
Two decades on, the Institute contributes to the development and the valorisation of innovative thinking on the governance challenges with which the African continent is faced, and helps implement solutions adopted by African regional and sub-regional organisations, states, non-state actors and the private sector.
From its headquarters in Dakar, AGI has supported the African Union in drafting continental charters, convened the Dakar High-Level Dialogues on Democracy and Governance, trained senior civil servants across Francophone and Lusophone Africa, and built a knowledge platform mapping hundreds of African experts and institutions.
