Videos – AERC

This policy outreach event focuses on the Policy Analysis for Sustainable and Healthy Foods in African Retail
Markets (PASHFARM) Southern African sub-region. It explores how evidence-based research can shape effective
nutrition policies. Discussions are drawn from practical experiences from ongoing initiatives that aim to improve
access to affordable, safe, and nutritious food, particularly for low-income and vulnerable populations. A series of
policy briefs present findings on enhancing demand for nutrient-rich foods, addressing food price shocks, and tackling
gendered barriers in informal food markets. Through open dialogue and Q&A, the session identifies clear policy
pathways for promoting nutrition-sensitive, inclusive food systems in Africa

Regional Policy Engagement Workshop for Southern Africa and Cameroon (PASHFARM)

Digitization is rapidly transforming Africa’s economies, creating new opportunities and laying the groundwork for AI
adoption in sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, finance, education, and public finance management (PFM). In the
realm of PFM and tax policy, digital tools are enhancing transparency, improving revenue collection, and enabling more
efficient allocation of public resources. As digital trade expands under frameworks like the AfCFTA Digital Protocol,
strong data governance becomes essential to ensure privacy, ethical use, and equitable access to digital systems.
Artificial Intelligence depends on high-quality, well-governed data to drive innovation and scale impactful solutions.
However, gaps in infrastructure, regulatory fragmentation, and limited digital literacy continue to hinder progress. This
session explores how Africa can build robust digital ecosystems—through inclusive policies, investment in
infrastructure, and coherent data governance frameworks—to support economic transformation, effective public sector
management, and sustainable development.

Data Governance in Africa (Phase I & II) Project

Keynote address by Prof. James Robinson on Productive Politics for Reforms

The AERC research programme is focused on exploring how to unlock digital potential of Africa. Digital technology is
revolutionizing the African economy with potential for inclusive development. The AU 2063 views digital economy as
crucial for inclusive economic growth and technological transformation, catalyzing integration, trade and job creation.
Hence, the continent needs to invest in digital infrastructure, improving digital skills, and creating an enabling regulatory
environment to unlock the digital potential. The discussion in this session will bring together key players in the digital
sector to contribute on the conceptualization of the research programme and to make it more focused on Africa’s new
development priorities.

Fireside Chat III - Unlocking Africa’s Digital Potential

As an integral component of its 10-year strategy, the AERC intends to launch a research programme on Industrial Policy
in Africa as a key factor in the economic transformation process. The motivation is that Africa’s industrial policy must
adapt to shifting global dynamics and the continent’s unique socio-economic context, where traditional models of
industrialization are less applicable. As growth increasingly comes from sectors like ICT, tourism, and food processing,
industrial policy should be part of a broader economic transformation agenda, not a standalone solution. To help
countries achieve inclusive and sustainable growth, policies must also address the realities of the large informal labour
market, integrating it into the formal economy and improving productivity and job quality. The discussion in this session
will contribute towards shaping this research programme by bringing out the key priority areas of policy focus and
possible growth strategies

Fireside Chat II - Industrial policy and growth strategies

Parallel Session II: Regional Policy Engagement Workshop for East Africa (PASHFARM Project)

Political Economy of Reforms, Growth& Technical Support to Macroeconomic Policy Management (ESMF)

Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony

A Renewed AERC for Africa's New Development Priorities

Join us for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Summit 2025, bringing together policymakers, researchers, and development practitioners to discuss Africa's economic future and development priorities.
The summit features multiple parallel sessions covering critical topics including industrial policy, regional policy engagement, digital transformation, and data governance across Africa.

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Summit 2025

Load More... Subscribe

© 2025 All Rights Reserved