While scientific output in sub-Saharan Africa grew 38.6% from 2012 to 2016 (Duermiejer, Amir, Schoombee 2018), only 1% of the world’s research outputs is produced by African scholars (World Bank 2016). The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California, Berkeley, established the Collaboration for Inclusive Development Research (CIDR; https://cega.berkeley.edu/initiative/cidr/) to investigate the barriers and opportunities for African scholars’ leadership in development research. Together with our partner the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa, our objective is to generate evidence on African scholars' inclusion in research along various stages of the evidence-to-impact pipeline (higher education, training and mentorship, publication and co-authorship, policy impact, and inclusive funding). We launched an online survey for students; academics and administrators; nongovernmental organization staff members and research professionals; representatives of funding agencies; decision-makers in Africa; and publishers and journal editors to answer questions related to CIDR’s research agenda. We obtained over 550 responses and are currently analyzing the data and conducting focus group discussions. By the WWGS 2024, we will have exciting results to share, as well as actionable guidelines for various stakeholders. Sharing our results would further our goal of driving change in the development research space toward a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive evidence ecosystem.