The Cluster is led by its Spokespersons.

The members of the Cluster’s governing bodies oversee all strategic and operational objectives of the Cluster. The governing bodies are the Management Board, the Academic Committee and the Advisory Board

The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence consists of Five Cluster Centres located at the following universities in Germany: The University of Bayreuth (Bareuth, Germany) and on the African contintent (ACCs): Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) the Moi University (Eldoret, Kenya), University of Lagos (Lagos, Nigeria), and Rhodes University (Makhanda, South Africa).

The Head Office is responsible for the organizational management of all Cluster tasks.

The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence currently has 168 Members, 20 Principal Investigators and 3 Ombudspersons/Arbitrary Board.

The Cluster’s activities are divided into four portfolios: Research, Early Career, Public Engagement and Internationalisation and Digital Research Environment

The creation of equal opportunities at all levels is a key task of the Cluster and is ensured by the Gender and Diversity Office.

While the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence is a research organisation within the Institute of African Studies at the University of Bayreuth, the following institutions are organisationally part of the Cluster of Excellence: The Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies and the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS).