MAIN THEME: AFRICA IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTIES: RISKS, RESILIENCE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

CONFERENCE SUB-THEMES

• Rethinking development in Africa
• The present and future of democracy in Africa
• Population and the youth question in Africa
• Nationalism, identity and the quest for continental unity
• Peace, security and development
• Religion, faith, society and development
• UMental health and psychosocial wellbeing
• Climate and global dynamics
• Health and environment
• AU’s Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Africa and major powers competition
• Gender and sexuality in Africa
• Food systems and livelihoods
• Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Social science research and development in Africa
• Media, cyberspace and information warfare