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• Cameroon: Nonprofit Institutions Satellite Account, 2011 (French, 2014)
  The National Institute of Statistics (NIS) released this first edition of the Satellite Account of Non-Profit Institutions resulting from the implementation of the United Nations Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions in the System of National Accounts, showing that NPIs employed 180,000 employees and 38,500 volunteer workers. Production stood at 392.4 billion CFA francs, or 2% of the total production of the domestic economy in 2011. In addition, this production activity generated added value of 317.3 billion CFA francs, representing 2 5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the same year. This report is in French, and can also be downloaded from the NIS website.

• Ghana: Defining the Nonprofit Sector (1995)
  Comparative Nonprofit Sector Working Paper #14 | Lawrence Atingdui. Describes the composition of the Ghanaian nonprofit sector and contrasts it with other African countries that impose stricter restrictions on nonprofit organizations. Ghana’s nonprofit sector enjoys some cooperation from the government in the fields of health, social services, and education. Delineates the various types of nonprofit organizations in Ghana and discusses various legal and current issues in the context of the situation of these organizations in Ghana.

• Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume 2 (2004)
  ISBN 1-56549-184-X | Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Associates. Resulting from the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project, this second volume of the Global Civil Society series continues our comprehensive country-by-country analysis of the scope, size, composition, and financing of the civil society sector in 22 countries around the world. This download contains the table of contents and introductory chapter; the full volume is available for purchase in paperback and Kindle editions at Amazon. See also: 36-Country Data Tables.

• Kenya: Workforce, Revenue and Expenditure Data (2000)
  Adapted from Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Associates, Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume Two (Bloomfied, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004). Data circa 2000.

• Morocco: Workforce, Revenue and Expenditure Data (1999)
  Adapted from Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Associates, Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume Two (Bloomfied, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004). Data circa 1999.

• Mozambique: Nonprofit Institutions Satellite Account, 2003 (2009)
  Authored by Saidie Dade, Director of National Account and Global Indicator of the National Institute of Statistics, this nonprofit institutions satellite account finds that nonprofit organizations contribute about 6.1% of Mozambique's total GDP, and 4.4% of the formal employment. Data is circa 2003.

• Mozambique: UN Handbook Test Report (2001)
  From November 2000 to July 2001, a draft version of the UN Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions in the System of National Accounts was tested in 11 countries, which varied in their level of development. This document captures the experience in Mozambique during this test implementation.

• South Africa: UN Handbook test report (1999)
  From November 2000 to July 2001, a draft version of the UN Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions in the System of National Accounts was tested in 11 countries, which varied in their level of development. This document captures the South African experience during this test implementation.

• South Africa: Workforce, expenditures, and revenue data (1998)
  Adapted from Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Associates, Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume Two (Bloomfied, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004). Data circa 1998.

• Tanzania: Workforce, expenditures, and revenue data (2000)
  Adapted from Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Associates, Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume Two (Bloomfied, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004). Data circa 2000.

• Uganda: Workforce, expenditures, and revenue data (1998)
  Adapted from Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Associates, Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume Two (Bloomfied, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004). Data circa 1998.

• [Presentation] Philanthropication thru Privatization (AGN, 2015)
  Lester M. Salamon. Presented on 2 July 2015 to the African Grantmakers Association Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, this presentation provides a concise overview of the Philanthropication thru Privatization (PtP) Project, including definitions, basic report findings, prospects, and next steps to bring this phenomenon to Africa.