ACRES drums up continental dialogue on evidence, AI, and leadership at Evidence 2025
The city of Cotonou, Benin, hosted a landmark gathering of Africa’s evidence community from September 30 to October 2, 2025. The Evidence 2025 summit, convened by the Africa Evidence Network (AEN) and the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED) was a declaration of a new era for evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across the continent. With over […]
How AI is transforming evidence brokering in Africa: Insights from webinar on AI in EIDM
On June 12, 2025, the Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES) took part in a webinar titled “How AI is Transforming Evidence Brokering in Africa: Lessons from Uganda and South Africa.” Moderated by Ms. Gloria Anderson, the event brought together experts from ACRES and the Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE) in South Africa, sparking discussions […]
ACRES researchers participate in global conferences in Nairobi
This May, researchers from the Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES) made waves at two major international conferences in Nairobi, Kenya — where they presented progress made by the Center to streamline the use of evidence in policymaking. Evidence for Development Conference 2025 From May 6-8, 2025, ACRES was well-represented at the Evidence for Development […]
