Nurturing the growth of young and emerging African researchers
The African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research places African scholars at the forefront of its research agenda and nurtures the growth of young and emerging African researchers in this field.
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Our model of collaboration
The Centre uses a hub-and-spoke model. The University of Cape Town hosts the hub and the South Africa node. The Ghana node is convened by the University of Ghana and the Kenya node by the University of Nairobi.
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Leading Africa in overcoming inequality and poverty
The African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research is a leader in the study of inequality in Africa. By producing excellent and innovative policy-relevant research, we aspire to lead African research in overcoming inequality.
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Contributing to policy debates
ACEIR researchers often work with national statistical offices, government departments of different African countries and international development agencies to profile, map, and analyse multidimensional inequalities and their interactions.
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Meet the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research
A short video that introduces ACEIR's research and policy engagement on poverty and inequality in Africa as part of 13 African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) centres of excellence that address the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Research themes
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Working paper | Taking stock of the complexities between economic growth, poverty, and inequality in Africa. ACEIR WP no. 18
Working paper | Sustainable development as an African agenda. ACEIR WP no. 17
Working paper | The Maputo Protocol: International agreements and women’s rights as an enabler of development. ACEIR WP no. 16
Working paper | The impact of the Green Transition on jobs in South Africa. ACEIR WP no. 15
Established in 2018, ACEIR is one of the 13 centres of excellence of the African Research Universities Alliance.
AI for good sounds great. Does it work?
J-PAL researchers joined us for the 2025 ARUA international conference, with Sarah Kopper conducting a workshop on evaluating AI interventions, and Sam Carter delivering a keynote on the potential of AI to reduce poverty and inequality.
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ACEIR researcher appointed as first female professor of economics at University of Ghana
ACEIR Ghana's Nkechi S. Owoo is the first female full professor of economics to be capped at the University of Ghana. This also means she is only the third female in the country to be promoted to the highest academic grade in economics.
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In case you missed it: Seminar series on African inequalities
We're hosting a series of seminars on African inequalities until yearend. The seminars draw on chapters from a publication by the World Bank and AFD that represents a stock-take of ACEIR's research with the AFD. Recordings are now online.
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PhD fellowship: the importance of networking and applying local knowledge
Back from a fellowship at UNU-WIDER – the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research – in Finland, PhD candidate Chandré Jacobs reflects on participating in this research capacity building opportunity.
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