The African Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice (ACTCJ) was re-established in November 2020. The Centre was formerly known as the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice and it began operation in 2008 as a cooperation between the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, and Humboldt University, Berlin, with funding from the German Government through the DAAD African Centres of Excellence Programme. The University of the Western Cape decided in 2019 to re-establish the Centre under its current name. The Centre focuses on research, postgraduate training, advocacy and capacity building in three thematic areas where Africa confronts key challenges—International Criminal Law, Transitional Justice, Transnational Organised Crimes.