One reason why academic research may not be absorbed by policymakers is lack of capacity. Other areas of capacity development are in pre-empting the possible impacts of proposed policy measures and monitoring and evaluating of policies already implemented for adjustments and improvements in all tiers of government in African countries. The AIIG therefore proposes to build capacity on basic research; monitoring and evaluation; ex-ante and ex-post impact evaluation of policies by collaborating and assisting the capacities of local tiers of government especially the technical human resource directly involved in policy implementation and evaluations in African governments.