UNESCO Open Science Toolkit – https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science/toolkit
COAR (Confederation of open Access Repositories) – https://coar-repositories.org/about-coar/
COAR is an international association with over 150 members and partners from around the world representing libraries, universities, research institutions, government funders and others.
Crossref Global Equitable Membership (GEM) program; https://www.crossref.org/gem/
– Eligible African countries (2025): Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Somalia, Benin, South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Burundi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Togo, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Djibouti, Liberia, São Tomé and Principe, Eritrea, Madagascar, Senegal, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sierra Leone
Google Scholar Indexing for Repositories: Best Practices and Fixes for Common Indexing Problems (2021): Webinar Recording | Presentation | Inclusion Guidelines