The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) was established in 2019 to pioneer and promote African-led and enduring transitional justice efforts on the continent. What began as a three-year, $3.5 million project of the Ghana-based Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) became an independent entity in 2021 and has since evolved into an institutionalized nine-year, $18 million fund. ATJLF’s core mandate has been to empower local partners to engage in transformative and sustainable interventions that meaningfully contribute to the pursuit of truth, justice, and accountability.

ATJLF has also collaborated directly with the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States to advance implementation of the 2019 African Union Transitional Justice Policy Framework (AUTJP). In addition, since 2023, ATJLF has partnered with the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, and the African Union through a consortium known as the Initiative for Transitional Justice in Africa, funded by the European Union. The Initiative aims to advance implementation of the AUTJP more broadly across the continent.