2025 Africa Evidence Summit

On June 23-24, 2025, the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA) will co-host the 13th annual Africa Evidence Summit, focusing on “Better Data for Decision-Making.”

The Summit will spotlight cost-effective, policy-relevant, transparent, and inclusive research. Sessions will focus on climate change, agriculture, education, labor, financial inclusion, and other topics related to economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. The event will also amplify African scholars’ voices, incubates new collaborations, and innovates better ways to integrate evidence into decision-making.

AGENDA | AFRICA EVIDENCE SUMMIT 2025

Registration is now closed for the event. If you are an accepted speaker or poster presenter and have not yet registered, please email the organizers.

For those who have registered: This in-person event is free. When you registered for the event, you should have received a business invitation letter in the confirmation email. CEGA regrets it is unable to accommodate virtual participation or attendance for this in-person event.

About the Africa Evidence Summit

The Africa Evidence Summit advances knowledge about how to alleviate poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and fosters unique collaborations between scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. Read below for further information about how to engage with the event.

This year, the Summit will kickstart a week of evidence-focused events taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. The Nairobi Evidence Week combines the Africa Evidence Summit and the 2025 Economic Science Association (ESA) Africa Conference, hosted by Busara. The events will take place consecutively from June 23 to June 27, 2025 with the goal of advancing global knowledge, building partnerships, and showcasing innovations in inclusive research, evidence-informed policy, and practice. You can read more about the Nairobi Evidence Week here.

Learn more about the Summit in our 2023 recap video.

Call for Speakers for the Summit (Application closed)

We welcome all topics related to development economics (including health and psychology, agriculture, climate & environment, gender, conflict & displacement, institutions & governance, and work & education).

We prefer studies that use rigorous impact evaluation methods (RCT or quasi-experimental) or tools from data science, but we will consider all studies that have the potential to inform policy.
We welcome both African scholars and non-African scholars to apply; however, we will be reserving a large portion of the agenda for African scholars.
You may apply to be both a speaker and a poster presenter. We can only guarantee funding for travel and accommodations for speakers.
Researchers with earlier stage projects are encouraged to apply for the poster presentation, instead of the call for speakers.

Call For Posters for the Summit (Application closed)

There will be two poster sessions at the Summit. Presenters will stand by their posters and deliver informal presentations to interested audience members. This is a great opportunity for networking, collaborating, and amplifying your research/program.

We invite researchers and organizations to present a poster in two different categories:

Researchers: Researchers are welcome to submit an abstract for a poster showcasing early-stage research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) or to disseminate policy-relevant research findings from completed studies. We prefer studies that use impact evaluation studies.
Programs: We welcome organizations to showcase their work in advancing evidence-informed policy in SSA. This is also an opportunity for organizations to highlight capacity-strengthening initiatives (and relevant learnings for the community) and to publicize upcoming opportunities for African scholars.

Please only submit one application per poster. If you or your organization would like to have multiple posters, we request that you submit different applications for each.
Note that we do not have funding to support travel and accommodation costs for selected poster sessions.
For more details about poster size, appearance, and printing, please reference this document.