In the field of strategic and applied research, AGI will work firstly with its partners in order to:

 Develop an African perspective on issues of Developmental Governance in Africa;
 Identify the gaps and fields in which further research is necessary;
 Develop an innovative approach to promote Developmental Governance in Africa.

1- A limited number of critical research projects will be selected by AGI and undertaken by resident researchers either at the Dakar Secretariat or its research partner’s structure. Communications, monographs and collective books will be published by AGI.
AGI will also respond to invitations to tender or calls for expression of interest issued by African organizations and institutions related to strategic research programs.
AGI will favor strategic or cooperation partnerships.

In a concrete manner, strategic and applied research programs will be structured around a course in five stages:

 Restricted workshops to construct the problematic;
 Circulation of the working notes to the associated partners;
 Ground level research;
 Seminars to share results;
 Publication/circulation of research results.

2- AGI will focus on strengthening operational research capacities of young academics: it will offer to a selected group of students, with research expertise and qualified to at least Masters Level, the opportunity of developing their research expertise whilst working as interns at the Secretariat or one of our partners.
These young academics will assist resident researchers on the implementation of the research programs and the preparation of the Report on Democratic Governance in Africa.
They will also get familiar with the work and operational research methods in a multicultural environment.