Empowering Communities and Influencing Leaders
Building African leadership that turns policy into progress.
AFLI connects research, public institutions and communities to advance accountable governance, lasting peace and inclusive economic transformation.
Africa-led. Evidence-driven.
Practical solutions grounded in people and place.
Established in 2004, AFLI is a learning, research, advocacy and public policy think tank whose governance work includes parliamentary performance monitoring.
We turn field evidence, community knowledge and more than two decades of institutional experience into policies, plans and dialogue that help leaders govern better and communities live better. Our work begins in the Ateker borderlands, where East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes Region meet, and extends across all three.
About AFLI →Selected documented results
Evidence of work in action.
Flagship results
Three pathways from evidence to change.
Focused work connecting public decisions with regional cooperation and community agency.
From raiding routes to trading routes
Linking community dialogue, mobility governance, resource sharing and livelihoods across the Ateker region.
Explore the pathway →From margins to markets
A national and regional pathway for a competitive, climate-resilient and peace-supporting livestock economy.
Explore the programme →Rights, accountability and enterprise
Supporting land rights, citizen oversight and practical livelihoods in Moroto and wider Karamoja.
Explore community impact →Selected publications
Knowledge for decisions.
Revitalising Uganda’s Livestock Sector
A seven-pillar reform agenda for institutions, mobility, commercialisation and regional integration.
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From Margins to Markets
A coordinated pathway towards a competitive and climate-resilient pastoral economy.
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Regional Engagement and Policy Influence
AFLI’s institutional record of cross-border engagement, research and public leadership.
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AFLI Annual Report 2023
Policy dialogue, security diplomacy and the foundations of AFLI’s regional transformation work.
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AFLI Annual Report 2025
Governance architecture, pastoral transformation and regional cooperation.
Open 2025 draft PDF ↗Institutional relationships
Supporting and partnering institutions.
Work with AFLI
Bring evidence, institutions and communities around one challenge.
We work with governments, embassies, development partners, foundations, universities and regional institutions on clearly defined policy and implementation priorities.
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