The African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD) is a Pan African intergovernmental organization, established in 1964 by African governments, with the support of UNESCO; making it the first uniquely Pan-African training and research center in the continent for the improvement of public administration and governance systems in Africa. Its headquarter is located in Tangier (Morocco). Membership is open to all African countries: at present, CAFRAD has members. ... [according to site editor's information]
The mission of IDEP is to assist policymakers and other stakeholders in enhancing their skills in the areas of policymaking, long-term perspective planning and institutional and regulatory reforms as well as facilitate the emergence of policy ideas and consensus positions in Africa. Through its research programme, IDEP seeks to create a new body of knowledge and to act as an interface between research and policymaking communities. To achieve its objectives IDEP
* conducts training programmes on different aspects of development and planning;
* organizes conferences, seminars and workshops on pertinent African development issues;
* tries to become a center of excellence with full intellectual freedom that will lead the debate on African development issues;
* provides direct consultancy and advisory services to African countries;
* networks with like-minded institutions;
* maintains information and documentation services on economic development and planning. ... [according to site editor's information; editors ilissAfrica]