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 20101. South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), South Africa2. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal3. African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), South Africa4. Free Market Foundation, South Africa5. IMANI Center for Policy and Education, Ghana6. Centre for Conflict Resolution, South Africa7. Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Uganda8. Institute for Security Studies (ISS), South Africa9. Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Kenya10. Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Uganda11. Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa12. Centre for Development Studies – Ghana13. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) – Nigeria14. Africa Institute of South Africa – South Africa15. Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) – Ghana16. Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Ethiopia17. South African Institute of Race Relations – South Africa18. Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) Nigeria19. Centre d`études, de documentation et de recherché économique et sociale (CEDRES) Burkina Faso20. Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) Tanzania21. Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) – South Africa22. African Technology Policy Studies Network, Tanzania Chapter (ATPS-Tanzania) Tanzania23. Centre for Research and Technology Development (RESTECH Centre) Kenya24. Ghana Centre for Democratic Development – Ghana25. 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