The IEEE’s flagship conference in Africa, IEEE AFRICON, is hosted in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. IEEE AFRICON 2017 provides a platform for academic and industry professionals from all over the world, to share ideas, present their latest research and to network. The venue is The Avenue, a new conference venue in Cape Town’s famous V&A Waterfront. The venue is connected to the aquarium and overlooks the V&A Waterfront Marina.

Submission of papers
Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers in English, following the instructions on the website. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE AFRICON 2017 proceedings and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Important Deadlines:


Submission of papers: 17 April 2017 Submission system is open.

Notification to Authors: 30 June 2017

Camera Ready Version: 15 July 2017