Call for Papers | African Union 7th Congress of African Economists 2025: (Deadline 5 September, 2025)

Submission of papers are ongoing for the African Union 7th Congress of African Economists 2025. The African Union (AU), through its Department for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals (ETTIM), invites African researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and students to submit original, evidence-based articles for the 7th Congress of African Economists (CAE), scheduled from 10 to 12 November 2025, in Libreville, Gabon.

Under the theme “Investing in Infrastructure for Productive Transformation in Africa,” the Congress aims to foster evidence-based research and discussions on infrastructure financing, quality, and sustainability, while promoting innovative strategies to address Africa’s infrastructure gaps.

Objectives of the Call for Papers

The Congress aims to:

• Foster evidence-based discussions on infrastructure financing, quality, and sustainability.
• Highlight innovative financing instruments and strategies to address Africa’s infrastructure gaps.
• Promote regional integration through cross-border infrastructure and development corridors.
• Address capacity-building needs and skills development for infrastructure projects.
• Explore the role of energy and digital infrastructure in driving sustainable and inclusive growth.

Among the scientific articles received and evaluated, three (3) best articles will be awarded during the Congress of African Economists scheduled from December 2025. The three articles will be published by the African Union Commission in the African Integration and Development Review. Other top pertinent articles retained will be published in the Acts of the Congress.

Cost

• The costs related to the participation of the three successful authors of the selected papers in the Congress will be covered by the African Union Commission. If an article is authored by a group of people, then the AU Commission will consider the possibility to cover the participation of one author.

Eligibility

• Open to all researchers, academics, practitioners, consultants, scholars, policy makers and university students at the Master’s degree or doctoral studies levels.
• Young researchers across the continent and from the diaspora are particularly encouraged to apply.

Application

The full paper must include an abstract of no more than 250 words and must be received by the Commission by September 5, 2025. The papers should be sent to the African Union Commission through Dr. Patrick Ndzana Olomo, E-mail: Olomop@africaunion.org copying Ms. Rumbidzai Manhando, e-mail: ManhandoR@africa-union.org.

Full paper must be written using Times New Roman (normal style and font size 12) and in MS-Word. Page size should be A4, single column with 2.5 cm margin on both sides with single line spacing. The Harvard style of referencing is used (author’s name and date of publication bracketed in the text) and all works cited should be listed alphabetically by the author after the main body of the text. All pages of the manuscript (including Tables and Figures) should be numbered. The cover page should include: Title, Author/s of the article: name, function, and Country to which the author belongs.

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