The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA, French: Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique) is Pan-African research organisation headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.

Its aim is to promote, facilitate and disseminate research (within the social sciences) throughout Africa and also to create a community in which members can work without barriers regarding language, country, age or gender.

[1] While CODESRIA is an active research organization it does not abstain from serving as a platform for political statements.

Funding is obtained through various donors ranging from the Dutch and Danish Foreign Ministries, the Senegalese Government, the Ford Foundation[7] to the United Nations.

[16] Most of the programs offered to people are however dominated by men with the exception of the gender institute (2007 figures).