The Global think tank programme in association with Pennsylvania University and the Foreign Policy Magazine ranked IMANI, the 5th most influential think tank in Africa for 2010. IMANI was ranked 6th last year. See last year’s ranking at http://imanighana.org/?q=node/50 Top 25 Think Tanks in Southern Africa (including sub-Saharan Africa) in 2010 1. South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), South Africa 2. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal 3. African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), South Africa 4. Free Market Foundation, South Africa 5. IMANI Center for Policy and Education, Ghana 6. Centre for Conflict Resolution, South Africa 7. Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Uganda 8. Institute for Security Studies (ISS), South Africa 9. Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Kenya 10. Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Uganda 11. Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa 12. Centre for Development Studies – Ghana 13. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) – Nigeria 14. Africa Institute of South Africa – South Africa 15. Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) – Ghana 16. Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Ethiopia 17. South African Institute of Race Relations – South Africa 18. Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) Nigeria 19. Centre d`études, de documentation et de recherché économique et sociale (CEDRES) Burkina Faso 20. Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) Tanzania 21. Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) – South Africa 22. African Technology Policy Studies Network, Tanzania Chapter (ATPS-Tanzania) Tanzania 23. Centre for Research and Technology Development (RESTECH Centre) Kenya 24. Ghana Centre for Democratic Development – Ghana 25. Institute of Economic Affairs - Kenya (IEA-Kenya) Kenya For a complete list of the top think tanks in other regions of the world please visit http://www.ony.unu.edu/2009%20global%20go%20to%20think%20tank%20report.pdf