Congress about “Inclusivity and Sustainability in African Economies” ERMA / IPAG / Université Côte d’Azur (EUR ELMI)

  • Maria-Giuseppina_Bruna

    Maria-Giuseppina BRUNA - Dean of Research & Full Professor of Management

    Dean for Research, Dissemination, and Impact, IPAG Business School ǀ Full Professor of Management, Accredited to Supervise Research ǀ Founder and Director of the IPAG Chair “Towards an Inclusive Company”

Congress about “Inclusivity and Sustainability in African Economies” 

Co-promoted by the ERMA [Association internationale pour les études et les recherches macroéconomiques et monétaires en Afrique], the Department for Research, Dissemination & Impact of the IPAG Business School and the University Côte d'Azur (EUR ELMI)

November 24-25, 2025

Hybrid congress [both from IPAG Abidjan and Nice campuses and online].

Currently, the African economies are at the crossroads of deep, multilevel transformations: ecological transitions, social inclusion/exclusion dynamics, and industrial and technological mutations. The present congress aims at embracing and connecting different perspectives - from economics and social sciences to law, management, and political science - to examine the key conditions for an inclusive and sustainable development in the African economies.

We encourage original, critical, and/or interdisciplinary contributions, as well as multi-level, systemic research addressing the African socio-economic context and focusing on:

  • The environmental and climate issues; 

  • The social and territorial inequalities;

  • The cultural, linguistic, and/or religious factors as socio-economic development moderators  in African economies;

  • The industrial, technological, and digital changes and challenges ; 

  • The energy decarbonization promises and challenges;

  • The postcolonial and decolonial perspectives; 

  • The African financial markets forecasting and modeling,

  • The market microstructures in Africa;

  • the nowcast of African economies:

  • The contribution of financial innovations (crypto-currencies, blockchain, etc.) to face the sustainability challenges in African economies;

  • The green finance / socially responsible investment in relation to the challenges of sustainable development for African companies;

  • The main governance and managerial innovations in African businesses.

The Congress in a glance

  • Dates: Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25, 2025

  • Location: IPAG Campuses in Abidjan and Nice (in presence) and online. 

  • Working languages: French or English.

  • Accepted formats: academic papers, case studies, prospective analyses, short essay on institutional/expertise report.

Timeline

  • Deadline for abstract submissions: September 30, 2025

  • Decision notification to authors: October 15, 2025

  • Program published online: early November 2025

Submission process

Abstracts will be submitted by the deadline to maxime.menuet@univ-cotedazur.fr and mg.bruna@ipag.fr

Abstracts (max. 500 words, in French or English) must include:

  • the title of the paper;

  • the authors' names and affiliations;

  • 3 to 5 keywords.

Location of work

  • IPAG Business School - Nice Campus [4 Bd Carabacel, 06000 Nice].

  • IPAG Business School - Abidjan Campus [72Q9+4R4 Immeuble Jaber II, Rue Paul Langevin, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire].

  • Online (on Teams).

Registration fees

  • 150€ for online participation only.

  • 300€ for face-to-face participation (with convivial cocktail reception and additional interactive sessions).

  • Free for doctoral students.

Organising Committee

  • Maria Giuseppina BRUNA (IPAG Business School) – Conference Co-Chair

  • Khaled GHOZZI (IPAG Business School)

  • Abderrahmane JAHMANE (IPAG Business School)

  • Maxime MENUET (University of Côte d’Azur / ERMA / IPAG Business School) – Conference Co-Chair

  • Giang NGUYEN (IPAG Business School)

  • Gervasio SEMEDO (University of Tours / ERMA) – Conference Co-Chair

  • Patrick VILLIEU (University of Orléans / ERMA)

  • Hans VON METTENHEIM (IPAG Business School)

  • Emmanuel ONGO (Université de Yaoundé II)

Scientific Committee

  • Denis ACCLASSATO (University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)
  • Damien AGBODJI (University of Lomé, Togo)
  • Désiré AVOM (University of Yaoundé 2, Cameroun)
  • Malick BENSAFTA (University Hassiba Benbouali in Chlef, Algeria)
  • Assane BEYE (University Cheick Anta Diop – UCAD, Senegal)
  • Maria-Giuseppina BRUNA (IPAG Business School, France)
  • François Joseph CABRAL (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Dramane COULIBALY (University Lumière Lyon II, France)
  • Abdoul Alpha DIA (UN-CHK, Senegal)
  • Khadim Bamba DIAGNE (ENSETP, Senegal)
  • Mouhamadou Lamine DIAL (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Idrissa Yaya DIANDY (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Adama DIAW (UGB, Senegal)
  • Abdou Khadre DIENG (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Seydi Ababacar DIENG (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Mayoro DIOP (ESEA, Senegal)
  • Amath NDIAYE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Ibrahima DIOUF (University of Poitiers, France)
  • Jude EGGOH (University of Angers, France)
  • Ndiack FALL (UCAD, Senegal)
  • François FALL SECK (University of Toulouse, France)
  • Brahim GAIES (ICN / Université de Lorraine, France)
  • Khaled GHOZZI (IPAG Business School, France)
  • Albert HONLONKOU (ENEAM, Bénin)
  • Charlemagne IGUE (University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)
  • Ndéné KA (UADB, Senegal)
  • Abderrahmane JAHMANE (IPAG Business School, France)
  • Eric Fina KAMANI (University of Tours, France)
  • Abou KANE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Chérif Sidy KANE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Moustapha KASSE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Georges KOBOU (University of Yaoundé 2, Cameroon)
  • Mamadou Abdoulaye KONTE (UGB)
  • Georges KOSIMBEI (Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya)
  • Yann KOSSI (University of Tours, France)
  • Serigne Bassirou LO (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Papa Yona MANE (UGB, Senegal)
  • Rufin-Willy MANTSIE (Marien Ngouabi, Congo)
  • Wilfried MANTSIE (Marien Ngouabi, Congo)
  • Ali MBAYE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Medard MENGUE BIDZO (University Omar Bongo Libreville, Gabon)
  • Maxime MENUET (University Côte d’Azur / IPAG Business School / ERMA, France)
  • Alexandru MINEA (LEO-University Clermont-Auvergne, France)
  • El Had Omar NDAO (USSEIN, Senegal)
  • El Hadj Abdoul Aziz NDIAYE (UGB, Senegal)
  • Babacar NDIAYE (UAM, Senegal)
  • Cheik Tidiane NDIAYE (UGB, Senegal)
  • Mohamed Ben Omar NDIAYE (IPP-UCAD, Senegal)
  • Abdou Aziz NIANG (UASZ, Senegal)
  • Birahim Bouna NIANG (University Cheick-Anta-Diop in Dakar, Senegal)
  • Mathias Marie Adrien NDINGA (University of Marien Ngouabi, Congo)
  • Kako NUBUKPO (University of Lomé, Togo)
  • Felwine SARR (Duke University, USA)
  • Gervasio SEMEDO (University of Tours, France)
  • Abdoulaye SECK (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Babacar SENE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Omar SENE (UADB, Senegal)
  • Nasser Ary TANIMOUNE (University of Ottawa, Canada)
  • Ibrahima THIAM (UIDT-Thiès, Senegal)
  • Awa TRAORE (UCAD, Senegal)
  • Patrick VILLIEU (University of Orléans, France)
  • Pam ZAHONOGO (University Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso)
  • Emmanuel ONGO (University of Yaoundé II, Cameroun)

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Congress on “Inclusivity and Sustainability in African Economies” 

📅 Two days of congress to face the challenges of social inclusion, environmental sustainability and economic innovation in Africa, with an interdisciplinary approach opened to critical and original analysis.

🗓 Dates: Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25, 2025

🌍 Format: hybrid, with interactive sessions from IPAG Business School campuses in Abidjan and Nice. Simultaneous broadcast of plenary sessions and thematic workshops on both campuses. Online participation possible.

🗣 Languages : French & English
 

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