The Africa Evidence Network hosted the fifth session of the Evidence 2023 capacities webinar series on 29 November 2023 entitled: “Exploring our collective knowledge on citizen evidence.” Mohammed Awal (Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana), Candide Tamadaho (Institut le Barometre, Benin) and Mphatesithe Mkhize (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) shared perspectives on what different practitioners are learning about citizen evidence within their respective ecosystems and how differently actors will need to position themselves in advancing their uptake.