The expertise hubs enrich the international profile of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. They enable joint work across regions through their focus on globally relevant policy issues. These include questions of international financial and economic policy, digital policy, security, development and human rights policy.
We are Active in over 60 Countries: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is committed to working with all its strength for a liberal world. Our core concern is the realization of freedom and responsibility. We promote the development of democratic, market-based and constitutional structures so that more and more people can live in a liberal, democratic society.
Through the connection of EU experts, civil society, and decision makers we seek to foster open dialogue and discuss liberal policy solutions to European challenges. Together with our liberal partners, we develop formats and campaigns to promote rule of law, free markets and human rights. Moreover, we coordinate EU co-funded projects in the field of democracy support, development cooperation and human rights protection.
Through our seven offices in the MENA Region, we actively promote the political debate to support innovative liberal approaches and solutions. Our projects are liberal platforms on which the Foundation's partners from the Gulf to the Levant and the entire southern side of the Mediterranean can provide creative impulses and discuss geopolitical issues.
From our seven offices in Sub-Saharan Africa, we focus on promoting political networking. We are committed to strengthening liberalism and promoting human rights, the rule of law and the social market economy.
In North America, our focus is on the transatlantic partnership, which we see as a supporting pillar for the security and stability of Western democracies. We encourage the political debate and develop innovative liberal approaches. In Latin America we work to promote strong democratic institutions, respect for human rights and rule of law as well as promoting liberal dialogue throughout the region.
With its offices in Asia, the foundation supports programs to strengthen democratic processes, particularly free and fair elections, and transparent and accountable governance. The Foundation in the region also showcases innovation as a tool to encourage civic participation that further promotes freedom.
At the Southern Africa Media Summit in Harare, journalists, lawyers, and civil society called for accountability, constitutional alignment, and protection of press freedom across the region.
At 10 on Brooke Boutique Hotel, Zimbabwean women gathered for three days with FNF to reclaim their voice and power in an industry long dominated by men, in a historic mentorship program.
After 72 days in detention, journalist Blessed Mhlanga shares the toll of being jailed for his work, highlighting a justice system that silences truth-tellers and calling for press freedom.
FNF’s Womentorship Journalism Programme in Zimbabwe empowers young women, trains 450+ in media skills, tackles harassment and bias, and builds leadership, resilience, and sisterhood.
The 2025 expulsion of Ambassador Rasool after his remarks on U.S. race politics deepened tensions. U.S. officials’ misreading of South Africa’s reforms shows how race is weaponised in diplomacy.
The death of teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody highlights Kenya’s shrinking civic space, casting a shadow over Gen Z protests’ first anniversary and rising repression of youth activism.
On July 11, 2024, Kenya’s President Ruto fired all ministers and the Attorney General, sparing only the Prime Minister, and announced talks to broaden his government’s base.
FNF Kenya’s Freedom Café launched Sam Mugumya’s poetry collection “We Refuse to Be Victims,” sharing 82 powerful poems of survival, resilience, and the fight for freedom under political repression.
Coventry’s IOC presidency offers a global platform to drive sports governance, advocate for athletes’ rights, and push reforms, far beyond her previous constraints in Zimbabwe’s government.
Human rights abuses in Zimbabwe persist, with press freedom under attack. HSTV editor Blessed Mhlanga’s pre-trial detention highlights violations and the shrinking democratic space.