INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN WOMEN CONFERENCE

IVORY COAST 2025

The African Higher Education and Research Observatory UK, Association of Intellectuals Scholars Forum (AISF), Foresight Institute of Research and Translation (FIRAT) RWANDA, and Centre for Unity Conflict Resolution and Development (CUCRD)                                                                          

Invite scholars, professionals and policy makers to the

2025 International African Women Conference and Workshops on Sustainable Food Production and The Place of Women in Business and Leadership In Africa

Theme: Sustainable Food Production and Women’s Leadership in Africa

Special Guest Speaker: Dr Mrs Adedayo Benjamin Olaniyi

Guest Speakers:

• Kudirat Adedeji, Foresight Institute of Research and Translation (FIRAT), Rwanda
• Princess Edna DD Azura

Key Activities and Presentations: The African Woman Book of 2025; Tourism and Gala Awards Nite

Dates: April 26-29th 2025

Location: University of Ivory Coast

 Target Audience

• Academics and graduate students across various disciplines
• Policy makers from academia, public service, and industry sectors (the Global Quadruple Helix)
• NGOs, Civil Society Organizations, and development agencies
• Heads of Human Resource or People Management units in the Global Q-Helix
• Research and development staff in banking, finance, government, industry and the Global Q-Helix

Conference Details

The conference will explore discipline- and policy-based solutions to key socio-economic challenges amongst women in Africa. This includes the roles of research, integration of knowledge, applications, and teaching as well as national and continental economic development policies in understanding the root causes of the challenges, the nature of contextualized solutions within different African States, action plans, and practicable interventions in achieving meaningful solutions to the challenges. The scope of the conference being exploratory and domain-specific includes cogent results from different disciplines and solutions spanning academia, public services, Agriculture industry sectors, and wider society.

Conference and Workshop Highlights

• Workshops on Sustainable Food Production, Women’s Business and Leadership in Africa
• Panel discussions exploring socio-economic challenges and solutions for African women
• Conference presentations and the unveiling of The African Woman Book of 2025
• Tourism activities and Gala Awards Night

Scope of the Conference

The conference will explore interdisciplinary and policy-based solutions to key socio-economic challenges faced by African women. Topics will include but are not limited to

• Research and knowledge integration in addressing the challenges
• Contextualized solutions within different African states
• Practical interventions for economic and social development
• Women, academic leadership and research-led business development
• Women, creative, strategic and business leadership in public services
• Women, creative, strategic and business leadership in different industry sectors
• Women and leadership in wider societies – local governments, communities and politics

 Abstracts/ Paper Submissions: All disciplines and fields of practices

Paper submission:

Email: madonnaconference2021@gmail.com

Deadline: 7th January-28 March 2025

Author Guidelines

• Abstracts of 250 words should be italicized on 11 font size in Times New Roman
• Key words 5-6
• Main body of papers should be in MS Word 12 font size, A4, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman, not more than 20 pages
• Referencing style: APA 7th Edition

Remarks

Visa for entry to Ivory Coast: For those participants from countries requiring a visa to Ivory Coast, to obtain a visa, it is required that the participants contact The Ivory Coast Embassy at least 8 weeks in advance with all the necessary documents. The organizers will provide participants, upon request, with invitation letters from the Association of Intellectuals Scholars.

Conference Fees: $400 (Four Hundred US Dollars) per person (Non-refundable) [£328]

Included in the Fee Are: Accommodation, workshop materials, welcome reception, coffee breaks, lunch, and award of certificates of participation.

Not Included in the Fees Are: Travel expenses, local transportation, evening meals.

Fees for the Association of African Scholars (AAS), Association of Intellectuals Scholars Forum (AISF), Centre for Unity Conflict and Resolution and Development (CUCRD), and members of AfriWorld educational platforms are as follows:

Member $350 [£287]; Non-Member $375 [£308]; Student Member $250 [£205]

Standard Rate (before March 10): Member $325 [£267]; Non-Member $350 [£287]; Student Member $225 [£185].

Acceptable UK Pounds equivalent fees are included in square brackets.

Payments To

International: OSELUX ANALYTICS | Lloyds Bank plc | Sort Code 30-98-97 | Account No. 85632262

Nigeria: Account Name CUCRD; Bank Fidelity Bank plc; Account Number 5601332902

Publications

The authors will be supported to use feedbacks received during the event to update the papers for publications free in online international journals with very high impact factor: Indonesia Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Technology; International Journal of Advanced Social Science and Education IJASSE; International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review IJSSHR; AfriWorld Journals in many disciplines, a system of journals across more than forty (40) disciplines,  see Journals, and all our other partner journals.