Call for Abstracts: 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa

The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), taking place from 10–14 November 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference will be held under the African Union’s theme of the year: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.”

This year’s theme invites deep reflection and scholarly engagement on the historical and ongoing impacts of slavery, colonialism, apartheid, and neo-colonial practices—especially as they relate to land governance, inequality, and reparations.

Researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and members of civil society are encouraged to submit abstracts that explore land governance and justice issues through a Pan-African lens, including climate justice, agri-food systems, economic injustice, displacement, and indigenous knowledge.

Submissions are welcome under various event categories including paper presentations, posters, masterclasses, exhibitions, and side events. Abstracts (700–1000 words) may be submitted in English or French by 10 June 2025

Successful authors will be notified by 10 July 2025, with final papers due 30 August 2025. Selected papers will be considered for publication in the African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences.

Apply here call_for_abstracts_clpa_2025.pdf