The AIIG is a registered non-profit organization founded on six key pillars: KNOWLEDGE GENERATION to fill research gaps in the area of inclusive economic development; contribution to POLICY DEVELOPMENT by networking with African scholars in translating existing and new research into policy proposals for policy stakeholders, resulting in simple policy proposals that are understandable and usable by policymakers; CAPACITY BUILDING on research, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, ex-ante and ex-post IMPACT EVALUATION of policies by collaborating and assisting the capacities of local tiers of governments especially the technical human resources directly involved in policy formulation, implementation and evaluations; ADVOCACY work through partnership with advocacy organisations to lobby for inclusive and pro-poor socio-economic development policies.
Board
Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie
Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Professor Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu
Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.
Professor Augustine K Fosu
Professor of Economics at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana.
Professor Miracle Benhura
Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Nicholas Ngepah
Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Team
Professor Nicholas Ngepah
Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kehinde O. Omotoso (Phd)
Director for Research, Training & Policy
Ms Phindile Nkosi (MSc)
Policy & Stakeholder Manager
Charles Saba (PhD)
Research Manager
Statistician
Hilda Dhlakama (PhD)
Senior Academic and Researcher with over sixteen years of lecturing and administration experience in the education sector and expanding students' educational experiences beyond the lecture room. Successfully implemented interactive blended/hybrid teaching lectures for up to six hundred students, with success rates ranging between 65% and 85% at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Published papers on disease modelling, infectious diseases, biostatistics, and Bayesian statistics in major international journals, including the International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health and the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. Technically Skilled in MS Office, STATA, WinBugs, OpenBugs, R-Studio, Python, SPSS, and SAS..
Researcher
Ariane Ndzignat (MSc)
Ms Ariane Ndzignat is a researcher, with a Masters in Development Economics from the University of Johannesburg. She has over five years of economic research experience. She has proven ability and experience in economic research, especially in the areas of gender, human capital, financial and credit rating studies. She has a practical experience in Microeconomic and Macroeconomic modelling for policy analysis. She is a hard-worker, with experience in data collection, analysis and reporting. She has a strong background in quantitative economic techniques and surveys studies, and some experience in qualitative analysis. She possesses good analytical skills. Her research interests include gender related issues, economic development, inclusive growth, inequality, poverty alleviation, and credit rating.
Human Resources Officer
Nelisa Mkhize (Dip.HR)
Mrs Nelisa L. Mkhize has Diplomas in Human Resource Management at Esayidi TVET College and Tourism Management at Boston Business College, with certification from the National School of Government for Breaking barriers to entry into the Public Service Orientation Program. She is a well experienced Human Resource Officer. Having worked mostly in the areas of Education and knowledge environment, she is well talented in sourcing educational research and technical staff. She is good at staff training, recruitment, financial document support, reporting and controlling HR reports, HR Systems such as Persal System, as well as administrative work. She is experienced in giving strategic advice to operational managers, directing the administrative functions and mediating disputes. She served as a Human Resource Officer for the Department of Education, building bridges with ward managers; principals and educators to enhance awareness of the Department’s Initiatives. She is skilled in sourcing & evaluating resumes, conducting background checks and other confidential information.
Accounting & Finance Officer
Khangwelo Rachel Ndou (BCom)
Ms Rachel Ndou holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science in Financial Accounting from the reputed University of south Africa in 2018. She works in the areas of finance management and accounting, including assisting with payroll. Her core competencies involve Financial Reporting, Internal Control, Basic Accounting Reporting, Revenue Recognition, Procedures, IFRS, Auditing Procedures, and Budgeting. As the accounting and finance officer of the AIIG, she assists with the day-to-day management of the finances, including the accounts keeping. He most recent job before joining the AIIG was that of a Junior Auditor of rain Chartered Accountants.
GIS & Environmental Science Specialist
Zongho Kom (PhD)
Dr Zongho Kom, has a PhD in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) & environmental science from the University of Venda. He is a project administrator for South Africa/Flanders Climate Adaptation Research and Training Partnership (SAF-ADAPT), at the University of Venda. He also couples as an administrator/facilitator for a GIS Certificate course at the same University. He is a member of the South Africa Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) as well as a member of American Associations of Geographers (AAG). His field of expertise are; Climate variability and change, sustainable livelihoods, small-scale farming and geospatial analysis using GIS/Remote sensing.
Project & M&E Officer
Ruth N Nda (MSc)
Mrs RN Nda has a Masters in Economics from the University of Pretoria, Postgraduate Diploma in Public health, certification in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and project management. She has experience in project management, M&E, research and policy. Her previous role with the European union entailed amongst others, monitoring the implementation of various projects against targets. Prior to this, she had been involved with various research projects, one of which she acted as a research consultant on a project commissioned by Oxfam. Her interest in economic development and human welfare led her to take a strong interest in health issues and health programs management. Working initially as a researcher, her familiarity with data, and her training in M&E has helped her become the M&E focal point within the organization.
Senior Research Fellow- ETHIOPIA
Professor Alemayehu Geda
Professor of Macro & International Economics Department of Economics Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Professor Alemayehu Geda is currently Professor of Macroeconomics & International Economics at the Department of Economics of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is a pivotal member of the Ethiopian Economic Association and the Economic Advisory Council; of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. He is also a Research Professor at the SOAS, University of London, where he served as Senior Lecture between 2003 and 2005. Research Associate (Center for Development Policy Research, SOAS, University of London & The Central Bank of Kenya, Nairobi).
Senior Research Fellow- BURUNDI
Professor Willy-Marcel Ndayitwayeko, PhD
Associate professor & Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi.
Professor Willy-Marcel NDAYITWAYEKO is an Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Burundi. He holds a BS in Agribusiness from University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, an MPhil in Agricultural Economics and Resource Management from Moi University, Kenya, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and Resource Management from Moi University, Kenya. He is specialized in International Trade.
Research Fellow – CAMEROON
Dorothe Yong Ngondjeb, PhD
Environmental economics and natural resources management
Dr. Dorothe Yong Ngondjeb holds a PhD in environmental economics and natural resources management under the African Economic Research Consortium’s (AERC) Collaborative PhD Programme and a Master’s degree in public economics from University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon (PTCI – Inter University Program of Graduate School in Economics). In addition to her work with the AIIG, she is a Senior lecturer at University of Yaoundé II.
She is equipped with more than seven years of international work experience in conducting statistical and economic analyses from international development work as well as environmental and agricultural economics studies. She was formerly a program coordinator at UNU INRA and researcher fellow at Ottawa University. Dr Yong was also a UNU WIDER Visiting researcher. She has conducted appraisals for different sponsors (projects, NGOs, international organizations, government, etc.) on the management of natural resources including lakes, agricultural production, and access to water quality.
Her research interests include economic assessment of damage caused by soil erosion in agricultural production and other sectors, using direct and indirect methods of assessment (damage function, cost / benefit analysis, contingent valuation method, method of avoided costs, etc.). She is also interested by the implementation of policies on payments for environmental services.
Dr Yong has consulted as environmental economist and agriculture and natural resources expert for international organisations and institutions, public sector and NGOs. She has also written and published several reports and scientific papers on agricultural crop production management, climate change, conservation of natural resources and the economic evaluation of ecological damage on those resources.
Senior Research Fellow- DRC
Professor Isaac K. Kanyama, Ph.D
rofessor Isaac K. Kanyama, Ph.D.Professor at University of Kinshasa & Founding Executive Director Bureau for Economic Expertise (BEE) Kinshasa, DRC
Professor Isaac Kanyama received his B.S. degree in Mathematical Economics from the University of Kinshasa (DRC), his MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kansa (US). He is currently a professor of econometrics, microeconomics, macroeconomics and mathematical economics at the University of Kinshasa and at some universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is a former Senior Lecturer of the University of Johannesburg where he taught courses in econometrics and development macroeconomics.He represents the African Institute for Inclusive Growth in DRC, in partnership with his organization, the Bureau for Economic Expertise.He is the Founding President of the Bureau for Economic Expertise (BEE), Center for Economic Sensitivity (CES). His current research is on developing indices of consumer sensitivity to economic conditions, based on microeconomic theory. These indices are theoretically founded and depend on observable characteristics of consumer decisional environment and on properties of utility maximization, based on the fact that prices indices do not reflect consumer sensitivity to economic conditions. He is Research fellow at the Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) at the University of Kinshasa, and a Research Director at the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI).
Senior Research Fellow- ZIMBABWE
Dr Regret Sunge (Ph.D.)
Senior Lecturer, Great Zimbabwe University
Dr Sunge holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Johannesburg. He lectures in the Department of Economics at Great Zimbabwe. He teaches economics research, econometrics, monetary economics, and mathematical economics among other courses. His research interests are in development economics, particularly agriculture and environmental economics, international trade, and productivity and efficiency analysis. His teaching and research are reflected in several publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. Sunge is a practicing consultant who has done so at local, national, and international levels. His consultancy work focuses on policy advocacy, capacity building, and impact analysis. He is also a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) Young Economist Network (YEN).
Research Fellow - MADAGASCAR
Dr Miora Rakotonirainy PhD
Public policy, macroeconomics and growth.
Dr Miora Rakotonirainy holds a PhD in economics from Catholic University of Madagascar. Her research interests are in public policy, macroeconomics and growth. She specializes in financial macroeconomics. In addition to her involvement in the AIIG, She is a researcher at the Centre de Recherche pour le Développement (CRD) of Catholic University of Madagascar.
Research Fellow – CAMEROON
Professor Epo Boniface Ngah, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Younde II, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Professor Boniface Ngah Epo is an Associate Professor at the University of Yaoundé II. Boniface Ngah conducts research on welfare issues and pro-poor growth. Before joining University of Yaoundé II. He holds a Ph.D. in Faculty of Economics and Management from University of Yaoundé II. He specializes in Development Economics.
Senior Research Fellow- SENEGAL
Professor Abdoulaye Seck, PhD
Professor, at Universite Cheik Anta Diop & founding Director of Institut d’Etudes Economiques et Sociales, Dakar, Senegal
Professor Abdoulaye Seck is director and co-founder of Institut d’Etudes Economiques et Sociales (Institute for Economic and Social Studies – www.iees.sn), and Professor of Economics at Cheikh Anta Diop University. He has been a visiting professor at universities in Senegal, Mauritania and Guinea. Professor Abdoulaye teaches various courses (Microeconomics, International Trade Theory and Policy, Advanced Macroeconomics, Topics in Econometrics) and conducts research on international trade, economic growth, technology generation and diffusion, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and environmental valuation. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Suffolk University, Boston, with a specialization in International Economics and in Econometrics. abdoulaye.seck@ucad.edu.sn
Institut d’Etudes Economiques et Sociales.
Chair of AIIG Programme Committee
Professor Simplice Asongu, (PhD)
Professor Simplice Asongu holds a PhD from Oxford Brookes University and is currently the Lead Economist and Director of the African Governance and Development Institute (Yaoundé, Cameroon); Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg (Johannesburg, South Africa), the Lead Economist and Director of the European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (Liège, Belgium) and Lead Economist and Co-director of “Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Economique” (Bangui, Central African Republic). He is also a: Senior Research Fellow at the Africa Growth Institute (Cape Town, South Africa); PhD Supervisor at Covenant University (Ota, Nigeria), the University of Ghana (Accra, Ghana); Antioch University (Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Midwest, New England, Seattle, USA) and Midlands State University (Gweru, Zimbabwe); DBA Supervisor at Management College of Southern Africa (Durban, South Africa) and Research Associate at the Research Network Africa (Gaborone, Botswana), University of South Africa (Pretoria, South Africa), University of Buea (Buea, Cameroon) and Oxford Brookes University (Oxford, UK). He is also Associate Editor in some journals including the Journal of Economic Surveys, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, the Journal of African Business and the African Journal of Economic and Management Studies.
Senior Research Fellow – CAMEROON
Professor Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem, (PhD)
Professor Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem is a Senior Research Fellow at the AIIG.
He is also an agricultural and Development Economist Specialist, Associate Professor at the University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon. Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem holds a Bachelor, a Master and PhD degree in Agricultural Economics in Faculty of Economics and Management from University of Yaoundé II. Prof Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem has previously worked as a Research Associate at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture at National Station in Yaoundé Cameroon, Consultant with the The World Vegetable Center, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Central Africa, SNW, WWF and IITA.
IT & Media Officer
Eugene Chabangu
and Information technology field and is a budding entrepreneur.
Senior Research Fellow- MADAGASGAR
Eric Jean Michel Rakotomanana
Président du Conseil d’Administration, Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar-INSTAT.