Content on this site includes reports, speeches, press releases and announcements from governments, non-governmental organizations and other newsmakers, inside and outside of Africa. These documents are selected by our editors to augment the reports and commentaries from African news organizations (for a list of publishers click here) and are included to provide our audience with access to original material, directly from the source.
Hundreds of organizations supply press releases and other material, and we select the most newsworthy. Below is a list of frequent contributors.
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A 24 Media (Nairobi)
A24 Media is Africas first online delivery site for material from journalists, African broadcasters and NGOs from around the Continent.
Website: http://www.a24media.com/
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Academy for Educational Development (Washington, DC)
AED is a non-profit organization working to improve people's lives and solve critical social problems by offering the best thinking, technologies, and multidisciplinary approaches to human development.
Website: http://aed.org/
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Aegis Trust (Retford)
The 'Lubanga Chronicles' document the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court.
Website: http://www.aegistrust.org
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.africacenter.org/
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Africa Journal (Washington, DC)
published quarterly by the Corporate Council on Africa
Website: http://www.africacncl.org/
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Africa Recovery (New York)
Currently Africa Renewal
April 2002 - April 2004
Website: http://www.africarecovery.org
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Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.africasummit.org/
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African Development Bank (Tunis)
Website: http://www.afdb.org/
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African Science Academy Development Initiative (Washington, DC)
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African Security Research Project (Washington, DC)
Website: http://concernedafricascholars.org/african-security-research-project/
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AfricaWoman (Nairobi)
Connects female journalists from Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Nigeria who meet on a monthly virtual newsroom (VNR) on this web site
Archive only Mar 2005 - Mar 2005
Website: http://www.africawoman.net/
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All For Africa (New York)
All For Africa is a non-profit organization that is poised to revolutionize development in Africa.
Website: http://www.allforafrica.org/
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America.gov (Washington, DC)
News and information on U.S. foreign policy in Africa.
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American Committee on Africa (New York)
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Deerfield, IL)
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), founded in 1903, is a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians, and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and
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Bay Centre for Conflict Prevention (Kismayo City)
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Bemba Trial Website (The Hague)
A project of the Open Society Justice Initiative to monitor the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo.
Website: http://www.bembatrial.org
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BuaNews (Tshwane)
South African government news service, published by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Website: http://www.buanews.gov.za/
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Bureau international du Travail (Genève)
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Cartoonists Rights Network International (Fairfax Station)
Monitors and supports the well-being of political cartoonists who find themselves in trouble.
Website: http://cartoonistrights.com
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Cato Institute (Washington, DC)
The Cato Institute was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane. It is a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute is named for Cato's Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the philosophica
Website: http://www.cato.org
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Center For Media Studies and Peace Building (Monrovia)
The Liberia Media Project is a partnership of the UK-based International Alert and three Liberian groups, namely, Press Union of Liberia, Center for Justice & Peace Studies and the Justice and Peace Commission. The project was set up in 1998 to addres
Website: http://www.liberianmedia.org/
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
Courtroom updates from the trial of former Liberian president, Charles Taylor.
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Chatham House (London)
Chatham House (formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs) is a leading European foreign policy think-tank.
Website: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/
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Comite D'Organisation des Jeux Africans (Abuja)
The All Africa Games Organizing Committee - responsible for the Abuja 2003 Games
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Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (Addis Ababa)
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Commonwealth News and Information Service (London)
Website: http://www.thecommonwealth.org
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Congressional Black Caucus (Washington, DC)
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.cgiar.org
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The Development Gateway Foundation (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.developmentgateway.org
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Earthlife Africa (Johannesburg)
Earthlife Africa mobilizes civil society around environmental issues in relation to people.
Website: http://www.earthlife.org.za
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Egypt State Information Service (Cairo)
The country's government news service.
Website: http://www.sis.gov.eg
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (Washington, DC)
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.
Website: http://www.pedaids.org
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Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in the United States (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.liberianembassyus.org/
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ENOUGH Project (Washington, DC)
A project committed to ending mass atrocities and genocide in Africa by combining analysis, advocacy, and activism.
Website: http://www.enoughproject.org
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Ethiopian Free Press Journalist Association (Addis Ababa)
A non-profit, non-governmental organization that seeks to organize Ethiopian journalists and protect press freedoms in Ethiopia.
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Fifa 2010 Local Organizing Committee (Johannesburg)
Website: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/index.html
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Foreign Policy In Focus (Washington, DC)
Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) is a "Think Tank Without Walls" connecting the research and action of more than 600 scholars, advocates, and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner. It is a project of the Institute for
Website: http://www.fpif.org/
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The Foundation for AIDS Research (New York)
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Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.theglobalfight.org/
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Global Business Coalition on HIV/Aids (New York)
Website: http://www.businessfightsaids.org/
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Global Environment Facility (Washington, DC)
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Global Fund Observer (Nairobi)
an independent newsletter about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provided by Aidspan
Website: http://www.aidspan.org/
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Global Pan African Movement (Kampala)
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Global Voices Online (Cambridge)
Global Voices Online is a non-profit global citizens media project founded at Harvard Law Schools Berkman Center for Internet and Society, a research think-tank focused on the Internets impact on society.
Website: http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/
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GoodWorks International, LLC (Washington, DC)
As the advisory arm of GoodWorks International, LLC, GWI Consulting provides support services to corporations and governments engaged in innovative strategies for a changing world.
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Highway Africa News Agency (Grahamstown)
Website: http://highwayafrica.wordpress.com/ha-news-agency-hana/
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Humanitarian Development Program (London)
Established by the Global Development Program Group, a UK-registered not-for-profit organisation, the Humanitarian Development Program is an initiative organised to tackle the global concern of humanitarian relief and the requirements of emerging and deve
Website: http://www.hdpsummit.org/
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InterAction (Washington, DC)
American Council for Voluntary International Action
Website: http://www.interaction.org
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Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa (Djibouti)
Website: http://www.igad.org/
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International Aids Society (Geneva)
The International AIDS Society is the world's leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals.
Website: http://www.iasociety.org/
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International Bureau for Children's Rights (Montréal (Québec))
The IBCRs mission is to contribute to the promotion and respect of the international legal instrument adopted by the UN in 1989 and now ratified by 192 countries.
Website: http://www.ibcr.org
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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Washington, DC)
see Center for Public Integrity
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International Criminal Court (The Hague)
Website: http://www.icc-cpi.int/home.html
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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (Geneva)
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations is a non-profit, non-governmental Organization (NGO) representing national industry associations and companies from both developed and developing countries.
Website: http://globalhealthprogress.org/
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The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.ifesh.org
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Nairobi)
Website: http://www.cimmyt.org/
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International PEN (London)
International PEN, the worldwide association of writers with 145 Centres in 104 Countries, exists to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere, to fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world litera
Website: http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/
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International Trade Centre (Geneva)
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Website: http://www.intracen.org/
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International Trade Union Confederation (Brussels)
Founded on 1 November 2006, the ITUC represents 168 million workers in 153 countries and territories and has 305 national affiliates.
Website: http://www.ituc-csi.org/
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Interpol (Lyon)
INTERPOL is the worlds largest international police organization, with 186 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to preven
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Journaliste En Danger (Kinshasa)
Website: http://www.congonline.com/Jed/
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The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation (Washington, DC)
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Lubanga Trial Website (The Hague)
This website is a project of the Open Society Institute Justice Initiative and the Institute for War & Peace Reporting.
Website: http://www.lubangatrial.org/
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Maka Angola (Luanda)
Anti-Corruption Initiative launched by Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais.
Website: http://makaangola.org/?lang=en
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Media Institute of Southern Africa (Windhoek)
NGO focused on media freedom
Website: http://www.misa.org/
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Millennium Campaign (London)
Voices against poverty Millennium Campaign
Website: http://www.millenniumcampaign.org
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation (London)
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is an African initiative that has been established to: * Stimulate debate on good governance across sub-Saharan Africa and the world * Provide objective criteria by which citizens can hold their Governments to account
Website: http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/
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Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (Washington, DC)
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Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Port Harcourt)
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National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.ndi.org/
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National Union of Somali Journalists (Mogadishu)
NUOSJ seeks to protect and promote Somali journalists and to bring to gather journalists who were disintegrated through years of war.
Website: http://www.nusoj.org/
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New Zimbabwe (London)
New Zimbabwe.com is Zimbabwe's first and only rolling news site updated 24/7 with all the latest news, sports and commentary. It is also a platform for debate and intellectual release with vibrant live discussion forums.
Website: http://newzimbabwe.com/
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Nigeria Election Hotline (London)
A website that aims to publish stories on the 2007 election in Nigeria that might not otherwise reach the reading public.
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Nigeria First (Abuja)
Official site of the Office of Public Communications, State House, Government of Nigeria
Website: http://www.nigeriafirst.org/
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Nothing But Nets (Washington, DC)
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Open Society Institute & Soros Foundations Network (New York)
Website: http://www.soros.org/
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Organization of African Unity (Addis Ababa)
named changed to African Union (2003)
Website: http://www.oau-oau.org/
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PATH (Seattle)
PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.
Website: http://www.path.org/
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Pew Research Center (Washington, DC)
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The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa (Pretoria)
Website: http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/
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RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.rfkcenter.org
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Roll Back Malaria Partnership (Geneva)
To provide a coordinated global approach to fighting malaria, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership was launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Website: http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/
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Rwanda Development Gateway (Butare)
Rwanda Development Gateway (RDG) is a project of the Government of Rwanda run under the National University of Rwanda (NUR). The RDG is implementing a Program to set up a National Portal as platform for information sharing. The Portal represents a one-sto
Website: http://www.rwandagateway.org
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The South African Civil Society Information Service (Johannesburg)
Website: http://www.sacsis.org.za
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South African Government (Pretoria)
South African government's information agency
Website: http://www.gcis.gov.za/
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South African Institute of International Affairs (Johannesburg)
Website: http://www.saiia.org.za/
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SouthAfrica.info (Johannesburg)
The all-in-one official guide and web portal to South Africa.
Website: http://www.southafrica.info/
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Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (Cape Town)
Website: http://safcei.org/
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Southern African News Features (Harare)
Provided as a service to the SADC region by the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
Website: http://www.sardc.net/editorial/NewsFeature/index1.htm
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Survivors' Rights International (Alexandria, VA)
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (Wageningen)
CTA is an ACP-EU institution working in the field of information for development.
Website: http://www.cta.int
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Terry Bell Writes (Cape Town)
Veteran South African journalist's commentary.
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The Tribune (Blantyre)
The Tribune is a privately-owned fortnightly newspaper published in Blantyre, Malawi's biggest city and the main industrial and commercial centre.
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U.S. Civil Society Coalition for African Trade and Investment (Washington, DC)
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Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Ouagadougou)
Website: http://www.uemoa.int/index.htm
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United Methodist Church of Liberia (Monrovia)
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Addis Ababa)
Website: http://www.uneca.org/
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna)
News updates from UNIDO
Website: http://www.unido.org/
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United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Website: http://www.monuc.org/
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United States Agency for International Development (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.usaid.gov/
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United States Committee for the United Nations Development Program (Washington, DC)
Website: http://undp-usa.org/
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United States Department of State (Washington, DC)
Website: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/
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United States Department of the Treasury (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.treasury.gov
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United States Institute of Peace (Washington, DC)
United States Institute of Peace is an independent and nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goal is the prevention of violent conflict.
Website: http://www.usip.org/
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United States International Trade Commission (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.usitc.gov/
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United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.mcc.gov/
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The Washington Office on Africa (Washington, DC)
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We Are The Future (Burbank)
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Western Sahara Resource Watch (New York)
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/
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World Summit on Sustainable Development (New York)
Website: http://www.un.org/events/wssd/
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WorldFish Center (Penang)
The WorldFish Center is a non-profit organization that focuses on alleviating poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture.
Website: http://www.worldfishcenter.org/
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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (Harare)
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is a nonprofit human rights organization whose core objective is to foster a culture of human rights in Zimbabwe as well as encourage the growth and strengthening of human rights at all levels of Zimbabwean society
Website: http://zlhr.org.zw/
