Africa
The Open Society Foundations in Africa seek to combat negative perceptions about Africa by working with local actors to support democratic governance, criminal justice reform, natural resource regulation, independent media, and public health reform, with a particular focus on HIV and AIDS.
Featured Work
Justice 2015: African Perspectives on a New Development Agenda
Juveniles Waiting for Justice
Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa-Challenges and Opportunities
Open Society Voices
January 13, 2014 | by Marta Martinelli
If the Joint Africa-EU Strategy loses sight of its people-centered focus, it will become an irrelevant project for the populations of both continents. Civil society should be an integral part of ensuring this does not happen.
December 20, 2013 | by Ken Hurwitz
Arcadi Gaydamak is on the run from a three-year prison sentence in France, linked to the Angolagate arms-for-oil scandal. Switzerland arrested him; then let him go.
December 18, 2013 | by Jonathon Fairhead
The physical landscape of schooling in South Africa looks much the same today as it did 20 years ago. This is about to change.
Grantee Spotlight
The High Cost of Cheap Gas in Southern Africa
by Richard Lee | 12
Open Society People
Akwe Amosu
Regional Director for Africa
Open Society Policy Center
Chidi Odinkalu
Senior Legal Officer
Open Society Justice Initiative
Binaifer Nowrojee
Executive Director
Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa
For Grant Seekers
Promoting Open Society in South Africa
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Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa
Deadline: Ongoing
Affordable Access to Digital Communications Initiative Deadline: Ongoing
News
Kenya Must Investigate Abuses by its Anti-Terrorism Police Unit
November 20, 2013 | Press Release