2026 Africa Evidence Summit
About this Event
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA), in partnership with the Policy Studies Institute (PSI), will co-host the 14th annual Africa Evidence Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July 23-24, 2026. This year’s Summit theme is “Powering Policy with Innovative, Inclusive, Transparent Data.”
The Africa Evidence Summit is an annual in-person gathering that brings together East and West African scholars, global faculty at higher education institutions, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the latest evidence on economic development and poverty alleviation in Africa. The Summit also amplifies African scholars’ voices, incubates new collaborations, and innovates new ways to integrate evidence into decision-making.
The Summit is co-hosted by the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA), an association of African scholars that advances decision-focused impact evaluation of development programs, and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a research hub at the University of California, Berkeley that generates innovative evidence decision-makers use to reduce global poverty. This year, we're proud to have the partnership of the Policy Studies Institute (PSI).
See the full agenda .
We may prioritize speakers, poster presenters, relevant researchers and practitioners, policymakers, and students studying development economics. Please only register if you can attend in person.
Day 1
🕑: 07:30 AM
Registration
🕑: 08:45 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Info: Amos Njuguna (NIERA) · Carson Christian(CEGA) · Fekadu Tsega (PSI)
🕑: 09:00 AM
Keynote Session on Climate
Info: Moderated by Edward Miguel · 60-min discussion + 15-min Q&A
🕑: 10:20 AM
Coffee Break
🕑: 11:00 AM
Parallel Sessions: Policy Panel | Education | Technical Workshop
🕑: 12:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:50 PM
Parallel Sessions: Forced Displacement | Climate & Agriculture | Education & L
🕑: 03:20 PM
Peter de Costa Prize Announcement
🕑: 03:30 PM
Group Photo, Poster Session & Coffee Break
🕑: 04:35 PM
Parallel Sessions: Financial Inclusion | Poverty Reduction | Public Health
🕑: 05:40 PM
Reception: Join us for Popcorn & Soda Pop!
Day 2
🕑: 07:30 AM
Registration
🕑: 08:00 AM
Introduction to Day 2
Info: Jennifer Nyakinya (NIERA)
🕑: 08:10 AM
Keynote Address
🕑: 08:45 AM
Panel on Pathways to Policy Influence: Evidence Use by the Public Sector
Info: Hear from policymakers about how and when they use evidence in their decision-making, how researchers can
better build trust, and how they think about evidence use/synthesis.
🕑: 10:00 AM
Poster Session and Coffee Break
Info: Sponsored by CEGA
🕑: 11:05 AM
Parallel Sessions: Gender | Conflict & Governance | Technical Training
🕑: 12:40 PM
Parallel Sessions: PSI Panel | Conflict | Measurement Tools in Education
🕑: 01:40 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:45 PM
Panel
🕑: 03:50 PM
Closing Remarks
🕑: 04:00 PM
Happy Hour & Fellowship Q/A at Booth
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