 Codesia has been working towards open access since its founding in 1983. The organization's mission is to promote research and scholarship across Africa and the African diaspora and it has developed a wide range of policies and practices to support this goal. These include publishing books, journals and other materials in both English and French making them freely accessible online and providing grants to scholars who are unable to pay for their own publication costs. Additionally, Codesia encourages collaboration between scholars from different countries and disciplines and works to ensure that all voices are heard and represented in the research and scholarly discourse. This article was authored by Francis Nyamjo.