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

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