Delegates from the Economic Policy Research Centre, Corti Paul Lakuma and Joseph Mawejje, joined the Second International Conference on “Sustainable Development in Africa” organised by the United Nations University Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and the Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES). The conference was held on 26 -27 November in Dakar.