Eka Ikpe

Eka Ikpe
Ikpe at ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Abuja 2025
Born
Ekaette Ikpe
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity of Leeds; School of Oriental and African Studies
OccupationsAcademic, Development Economist
EmployerKing's College London
Known forAfrican development; Peacebuilding; Creative economies
TitleProfessor of Development Economics in Africa
Websitekcl.ac.uk/people/eka-ikpe

Eka Ikpe is a Nigerian academic, creative economist and a professor of Development economics at King's College London. She is also the Director of the African Leadership Centre at King's College London. Her work focuses on structural transformation, peacebuilding, creative economies and development in Africa and the Global South.