The fourth edition of the International Conference on the Emergence of Africa (ICEA-IV) entitled "Seizing the Opportunities of the Covid-19 Pandemic to Accelerate Emergence" will be held in Abidjan in 2022. Its main objective is to assess the implementation of the various resolutions from ICEA-III, which was held in Dakar in 2019. A secondary objective will be to take a critical look at the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the core elements of the emergence plans and trajectories, as well as to explore possible future trajectories for emergence related goals.