Reflect — Anticipate — Support
Strategic intelligence serving Africa’s sustainable development.
A collaborative platform bringing together a global community of researchers around Africa’s strategic issues.
Afstrat at a glance
Reflect. Anticipate. Support.
Our motto sums up our method: understanding the dynamics that shape Africa, anticipating them, and supporting those who make decisions.
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scientific areas
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core activities: monitoring, advisory, expertise and training
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commitments at the heart of our mission
1901
non-profit association (loi 1901), headquartered in Créteil
Who we are
An African reference in strategic intelligence.
Afstrat aims to become an African reference in strategic intelligence and in the analysis of the global dynamics that influence the continent. We produce rigorous, independent analyses of African and international issues, and place them at the service of decision-makers.
Our work is intended for African governments and public institutions, international and regional organisations, companies and investors, universities and research centres, as well as NGOs and media engaged in the analysis of strategic issues.
Areas of work
Five scientific areas.
Each area combines academic research and operational practice, to produce analyses that decision-makers can use directly.
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Geopolitics, international relations and African strategies
Geopolitics of Africa, Africa–world relations, diplomacy, sovereignty, great-power strategies and international realignments. Peace, security and defence: conflicts, international and African security, defence, strategic doctrines, terrorism, new threats and security policies.
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Governance, public policy and institutions
Governance, public policy, institutions, democratisation, political transformations and regional governance.
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Political economy, development and African transformations
International political economy, development, industrialisation, strategic resources, international trade, value chains, geoeconomics and economic and social transformations.
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Law, norms and international governance
International law, African law, regional integration, international norms, regulation and legal sovereignty.
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Economic intelligence, management and international strategies
Economic and strategic intelligence, international management, organisational strategy, country risk, competitiveness and the internationalisation of African companies.
Cross-cutting themes
Topics that run through our areas.
Presented separately from the scientific areas, these themes run through all of our work and training.
African sovereignty
Strategic resources and minerals
International trade
Strategic intelligence and country risk
Digital and technological transformations
Africa–Europe relations
Africa–emerging powers relations
Youth, research and innovation
Energy transition and environment
Our activities
What we do for our partners.
Four complementary activities, from monitoring to training.
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Strategic monitoring and economic intelligence
Strategic monitoring, competitive monitoring and economic intelligence: anticipating market, regulatory and political risk developments.
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Strategic advisory and expertise
Helping governments, companies and organisations to decide, and supporting companies in their international development.
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Research, analyses and publications
Studies and recommendations for public debate, and promotion of African university research.
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Training and skills development
Training a new generation of strategic intelligence experts through specialised courses and certifications.
Featured
Our latest activities
Participation · June – July 2026
Afstrat at the 9th Meetings of African Studies in France
Nearly 600 researchers gathered at Campus Condorcet: Africa Strategia took part both individually and as a team.
Organisation · May 2026
Colloquium 409 at Acfas: African Sovereignty(ies) in Tension
Two days of proceedings at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, organised by Afstrat as part of the 93rd Acfas Congress.
Agenda
Upcoming events
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Nov 2026
African readings of contemporary wars: Israel–Palestine, Russia–Ukraine, Israel/United States–Iran
With the Department of Political Science, University of Douala
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Apr 2027
Defence & Foresight School: African dynamics and new battlefields
With CERGPC, the University of Douala and IRIS (Paris)
2027
Coming soon
Ten years after Ouagadougou: assessment, realignments and prospects for Africa–France relations
With the Africa Initiative of the University of Bern and the Université Catholique de Lille
Partners
We work with institutions, not alone.
Africa Strategia carries out its projects with academic partners in Africa, Europe and North America.
Africa Initiative, University of Bern
Editorial collaboration on the collective book and partner of the journal L’Afrique dans la géopolitique (RAGe).
University of Douala
Partner of the collective book, together with ESSEC, and of the Department of Political Science study day.