The Africa Working Group (AWG) at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) is an association of academic practitioners, activists, and students interested in fostering an in-depth understanding of contemporary Africa’s position in the global community. The working group was founded in the early 1990s by ICAR students and faculty as a forum through which various Africa-focused constituencies can meet, share ideas and undertake joint projects that connect—both virtually and physically—disparate constituencies in Africa and the outside world.