African Economic Research Consortium, established in 1988, is a premier capacity building institution in the advancement of research and training to inform economic policies in sub-Saharan Africa

Contact details

Website:
https://aercafrica.org/

Address:
P.O. Box 62882 Nairobi-Kenya

Country:
Kenya

Sub-region:
Eastern Africa

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Africa
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1988
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: A Consortium
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Victor Murinde
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Prof. Victor Murinde
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Théophile T. Azomahou
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
African Economic Research Consortium
8
Kenya average
81
Global average
88
2024
African Economic Research Consortium
13
2023
African Economic Research Consortium
17
% Female staff
2025
African Economic Research Consortium
50%
Kenya average
46%
Global average
50%
2024
African Economic Research Consortium
35%
2023
African Economic Research Consortium
4%
Age (years)
African Economic Research Consortium
38
Kenya average
30
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2021
African Economic Research Consortium
30%
Kenya average
29%
Global average
34%
2020
African Economic Research Consortium
30%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
African Economic Research Consortium
96
Kenya average
38
Global average
42
2022
African Economic Research Consortium
204
2020
African Economic Research Consortium
600

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
African Economic Research Consortium
20,027
Kenya average
19,212
Global average
26,974
Likes (2022)
African Economic Research Consortium
18,295
Likes (2021)
African Economic Research Consortium
16,448
Twitter
Followers (2025)
African Economic Research Consortium
8,395
Kenya average
17,942
Global average
19,888
Followers (2024)
African Economic Research Consortium
8,077
Followers (2022)
African Economic Research Consortium
6,271
Subscribers (2025)
African Economic Research Consortium
738
Kenya average
4,403
Global average
7,436
Subscribers (2024)
African Economic Research Consortium
638
Subscribers (2023)
African Economic Research Consortium
535
Instagram
Followers (2025)
African Economic Research Consortium
1,839
Kenya average
9,811
Global average
18,586
Followers (2024)
African Economic Research Consortium
1,780
Followers (2023)
African Economic Research Consortium
1,402
Followers (2025)
African Economic Research Consortium
54,000
Kenya average
45,728
Global average
15,926
Followers (2024)
African Economic Research Consortium
51,000
Followers (2019)
African Economic Research Consortium
26,939

Data notes

Last updated: 21/03/2025
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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