“We should be at the table together from Open Access the beginning”: perspectives on partnership from stakeholders at four research institutions in sub-Saharan Africa

Global health research partnerships have been scrutinised for how they operate and criticised for perpetuating inequities. Guidance to inform fair partnership practice has proliferated and the movement to decolo‐ nise global health has added momentum for change. In light of this evolving context, we sought in this study to document contemporary experiences of partnership from the perspective of stakeholders in four sub‐Saharan African research institutions.