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Babacar FALL is Director of the Centre de recherche sur les métiers et la mémoire en Afrique, affiliated with the doctoral school "Etude sur l'Homme et la Société (ETHOS)" atCheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. He has held a number of administrative posts, including Head of the History and Geography Department of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training (FASTEF) at Dakar University. Since 1984, he has held a post-graduate doctorate in history from the University of Dakar. In 2008, he was awarded anhonorary doctorate from the University of Le Havre, and in 2010 he received his doctorate in history (Ph.D) from the University of Amsterdam. A specialist in labor history in French-speaking West Africa, his research focuses on migration, pedagogical innovations and educational reforms. Alongside his academic activities, he is a founding member and coordinator of the Groupe pour l'Etude et l'Enseignement de la Population (GEEP). This is a professional action-research association accredited as a non-governmental organization (NGO), working in the fields of health education and youth leadership development. He has also been a visiting scholar with the Fulbright Program, the University of Oregon's Savage Award, the Stanford Humanities Center and theInternational Research Center Re:Work at Humbolt University in Berlin.

Augustin Ferdinand Charles Holl, born in 1954 shortly before his country's independence, has always had an independent spirit and a thirst for knowledge that have driven him to explore beyond the borders of his native land. From an early age, he nurtured the desire to pursue his studies outside his country, refusing to conform to the local tendency to stay and study locally. Although he could have risen to the challenge, he felt that it did not correspond to his intellectual aspirations.

Recognized for his outstanding contributions to palaeontology, Augustin was asked by prestigious institutions such as UNESCO to chair scientific committees and participate in international research projects. His reputation has spread beyond academic boundaries, and he has been invited to lecture in many countries, including China, Senegal and the USA.

Among his highlights was a lecture at the Museums of Black Civilization in New York in 2019, where he shared his expertise on the birth of the African diaspora. Throughout his career, Augustin Ferdinand Charles Holl has embodied academic excellence, intellectual curiosity and a desire to share his knowledge with the world.

Hannah Muzee holds a PhD in Governance and Regional Integration from the Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Yaoundé II Soa Cameroon. She is a Lecturer at Kyambogo University and an Associate Consultant for Uganda Management Institute. Hannah also holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Makerere University, Kampala Uganda and a Bachelor's Degree in Administrative Science from Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda, She has received certificates from short courses such as UNCTAD online course on Trade and Gender, and is an author of a number of refereed journal articles and book chapters.Her research interests lie in Gender, Deliberation, Feminism, Human Resource Management, Social media, Governance and Politics.

MELI MELI Vivien, sociologist, Professor at the University of Dschang and research and development consultant for local, national and international organizations. His scientific interests are mainly related to the dynamics and social mobilization of vulnerable social categories, in particular young people, women and "indigenous peoples". The issues he tackles help to identify the potential of the above-mentioned social categories to make a lasting contribution to historical social action. He is also General Secretary of the Unité de Recherche Philosophie et Sciences Sociales Appliquées (URPHISSA) and a member of the Association Internationale des Sociologues de Langue Française (AISLF).