Published April 2026 In April 2026, ICNL participated in the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) in Côte d’Ivoire, joining partners and civil society leaders […]

Published March 2026 Across Africa, efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) are rapidly transforming the operating environment for nonprofit organizations. Driven by […]

Published: June 2025 On March 6, 2025, ICNL’s Africa regional program convened an online consultation with our civil society partners under the theme “Forging Ahead […]

Localization—giving local partners more control and ownership of development initiatives—is a priority for the international development community. Local civil society organizations (CSOs) that can lead, design, and implement effective projects are indispensable to this agenda. This, in turn, is predicated on the existence of an enabling environment for civil society.

This page provides information on African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker.

This General Assembly Resolution calls upon Member States, the UN system and a wide range of stakeholders to support and resource the Plan of Action to integrate volunteering in peace and development during the next decade and beyond.