African Economic Conference 2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Scientific organisation

Mina7 conferences

Area

Maghreb

Host Country

Tunisia

Deadline

21 Aug 2020

Study level

Doctoral Degree

Opportunity type

Conferences & Seminars

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Call for African Economic Conference 2020

The 2020 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme, will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (or virtually) from 1st to 3rd December 2020 or from the 8th to the 10th of December. Since its inception in 2006, the AEC series has fostered dialogue and the exchange of knowledge on a variety of issues and challenges facing Africa.

Theme

The theme of this years conference is: Africa beyond COVID-19: acceleration towards inclusive sustainable development.

Sponsorship

Authors will be requested to indicate whether they require support to cover expenses (travel, accommodation and daily subsistence allowance) associated with their participation at the conference. Only one author per paper accepted for presentation will be eligible for sponsorship. Support is reserved mainly for presenters and young researchers from Africa.

Review Process

Application

Interested authors should submit their papers here

Only full papers addressing the theme of the conference will be considered for presentation. We also encourage the submission of policy-and-solution oriented papers with strong empirical work. The conference shall give priority to solution-oriented papers. Authors are kindly invited to submit their papers as per the schedule below.

Provider: UNDP