- Italy's Horn of Dilemma – Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya etc.
- Repatriations – The Example of the Axum Obelisk
- Italo-Nigerian Partnership – Industry and Development
- Italy's Unsung Explorers
- Migration – The Tidal Wave
- Lampedusa: The Mediterranean Crossroads
- Sex Slavery and Organised Crime
- On Stage: Afro-Italian Theatre
- Devotional Vision of the Nigerian Artist
- The Trans-Border Video Industry
- Literature in Time of Dispersal – Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Libya
- Operatic Notes: from Otello to Shaka
- Through Italian Eyes: Imaging Africa

Papers on issues related to the above theme and sub-themes are invited from interested scholars. Abstracts not exceeding 250 words typed in Word Format of Double spacing and with 12 font Times New Roman should be sent to reach any of the addresses below not later than Monday January 30, 2012. Deadline for submission of papers: Thursday, march 15, 2012. Abstracts/ papers should display the following: title of paper, name of author, affiliate institution, e-mail address and telephone number.