Full name and acronym: Third World Network—Africa (TWN-Africa)

Founding date: April 1994

Objectives: Research and advocacy on Research and Advocacy on North-South development issues, especially the role of international economic institutions and agreements in Africa's development.

Main projects in globalisation studies: research and advocacy on: (a) gender, trade and investment; (b) WTO and Africa's development; (c) Cotonou Agreement and African integration; (d) extractive industries and African development.

Outputs: Research papers, books, magazine (African Agenda), newsletters (GERALinks and African Trade Agenda), policy briefs, seminars, conferences.

Staff numbers: 20

Director: Dr. Yao Graham

Funding: From mix of non-profit organisations and foundations in North America (Development and Peace, Inter Pares, Kairos in Canada and ford Foundation in US) and non-profit organisations in UK and Netherlands (Oxfam GB andNetherlands <Novib>, Hivos) and bilateral funding bodies in Netherlands and Scandinavia.

Street Address: 9 Ollennu Street, East Legon, Accra, Ghana (Box AN 19452 Accra Ghana)

tel: ++233 -21- 511189/503669/500419

fax: ++233 -21-511188

email: twnafrica@twnafrica.org

website: http://www.twnafrica.org