List of participants:
- Renée Odinette Abib (University of Rouen, France)
- Anton Alekseev (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
- Cherif Badji (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Ernest Bazubwabo (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Moussa Baldé (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Momo Bangoura (University of Conakry, Guinea)
- Augustin Banyaga (Penn State, USA)
- Olivier Brahic (IST Lisbon, Portugal)
- Henrique Bursztyn (IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Serge Degla (IMSP, Bénin)
- Hamidou Dathe (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Hassimiou Diallo (University of Cocody, Ivory Coast))
- Cheikh MBacké Diop (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Jean-Paul Dufour (University Montpellier 2, France)
- Nouzha El Yacoubi (University Rabat, Morocco)
- Gueo Grantcharov ((Florida International University, USA)
- Cheikh Thiécoumba Gučye (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Marianty Ionel (University of Toledo, USA)
- Philippe Jouan (University of Rouen, France)
- Cheikh Khoule (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Akry Koulibaly (Univ. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
- Camille Laurent (University of Poitiers, France)
- Thinh Le (Penn State University, USA)
- Joshua Leslie (Howard University, USA)
- Etienne Ligan (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
- Bakary Manga (IMSP, Bénin)
- Mamadou Mbodji (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Philippe Monnier (University Toulouse 3, France)
- Cheikh Anta Ngom (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Michel Nguiffo Boyom (University Montpellier 2, France)
- Athoumane Niang (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Joana Nunes da Costa (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
- Adrian Ocneanu (Penn State University, USA)
- Romaric Pujol (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Jean-Francois Quint (Université Paris 13, France)
- Tudor Ratiu (EPF Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Philippe Rukimbira (Florida International University, USA)
- Salamon Sambou (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Mansour Sane (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Daouda Sangaré (Univ. Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
- Mamadou Sangharé (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Mamour Sankhé (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Ahmet Seydi (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Reyer Sjamaar (Cornell University, USA)
- Vivek A Srikrishnan (Penn State University, USA)
- Luca Stefanini (Universität Zürich, Switzerland)
- Leonard Todjihounde (IMSP, Bénin)
- Saliou Toure (Univ. Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
- Joel Tossa (IMSP, Bénin)
- Bocar Touré (UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal)
- Pol Vanhaecke (University of Poitiers)
- Aissa Wade (Penn State University, USA)
- Ping Xu (Penn State University, USA )
- Nguyen Tien Zung (University Toulouse 3, France)
* to be confirmed