This conference, organized by the School of Women and Gender Studies brings together 492 participants from 33 countries. It is open to Scholars, Researchers, Policy Makers and Activists working in the field of Genders and Gender Studies in Africa. The Conference: a) Brings together different Gender units in Africa to share experiences of teaching and researching in Women and Gender Studies in Africa; b) Examines the contribution of Women and Gender Studies to Africa’s development; c) Examines how crises such as war, HIV, COVID19 and neoliberalism have shaped the teaching of Gender studies in the academy; d) Assesses the link between Women’s organising/activism in Africa and the subject of Gender studies in the African Academy; and e) Repositions Women and Gender Studies in Africa for the future