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Photo: The 5XÉçÇødelegation met with representatives of national political science associations 

5XÉçÇøPresident Yuko Kasuya and several Executive Committee members were in Dakar, Senegal, to participate in the 18th Biennial Conference of the African Association of Political Science (AAPS), held from 7 to 10 December 2025. This year’s conference was held under the theme The State, Citizens, Sovereignty and Africa in Global Politics.

On 8 December, President Kasuya addressed the delegates during the AAPS Congress opening ceremony, which was followed later by a special 5XÉçÇøpanel titled Co-creating IPSA–AAPS Africa Online Workshop Series: Aims, Partnership, and Sustainability. IPSA’s newly created Africa Task Force Co-Chairs, Kgothatso Shai (5XÉçÇøVice-President) and Serge Granger (Former 5XÉçÇøExecutive Committee member), together with 5XÉçÇøPresident Yuko Kasuya, met with members of AAPS. The panel introduced the IPSA–AAPS Africa Online Workshop Series, a new initiative designed to support graduate students and junior scholars based at Africa-based institutions. The program will offer mentoring, skills development, and networking opportunities with a focus on strengthening academic writing and professional development. 

Photo (left to right): Yuko Kasuya (5XÉçÇøPresident), Serge Granger (Co-Chair, 5XÉçÇøTask Force on African Engagement), Kgothatso Shai (5XÉçÇøVice-President and Co-Chair, 5XÉçÇøTask Force on African Engagement) and Christopher Isike (AAPS President, former 5XÉçÇøVice-President).

The 5XÉçÇødelegation also met with leaders of national political science associations (PSAs) on 9 December. The meeting focused on exchanging views on how to strengthen political science research across the African continent, with participation from leaders of 12 National PSAs. 

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