About Us
The Africa Economic Development Hub (AEDH), a Hub within the Strathmore University Business School driving Africa’s economic transformation, with a mission is to serve society by developing leadership that will transform Africa’s integrated economy, through applied research, enterprise support and innovation, trade policy engagement, and inclusive social development.
The Hub plays a catalytic role in translating research into market-ready solutions and policy reform. AEDH is primarily engaged in designing and delivering high-impact capacity-building programs, research initiatives, and engagement in strategic partnerships to strengthen the competitiveness, and sustainability and resilience of small and medium-size enterprises (MSME’s) in Africa.
AEDH Pillars
The Hub is structured around four core pillars:
Pillar 1
Pillar 2
Pillar 3
Pillar 4
These pillars collectively emphasize entrepreneurship support and systems change, high-quality skills training, strong employer linkages, government ownership, all underpinned by comprehensive green skills and climate integration.
Leveraging this foundation, AEDH seeks to drive employability, enterprise development, and sustainable economic transformation across Africa through an integrated framework that brings together market-responsive skills development, strategic private sector engagement, collaborative government partnerships, entrepreneurship promotion, and systemic reform.
The ultimate goal is to build ecosystems that support scalable and sustainable growth for shared prosperity in Africa.
Our Vision
To be a premier hub leading Africa’s economic transformation through competitive enterprises, efficient trade systems, resilient institutions, innovation, and inclusive sustainable development.
Our Mission
To catalyze Africa’s economic advancement by strengthening businesses, SMEs, cooperatives, trade ecosystems, and institutions through research, enterprise development, policy engagement, innovation, youth empowerment, and data-driven economic systems.
Our Team
Dr. George Njenga
Mercy Kinoti
Elisha Bwatuti
