5X社区at the AAPS Conference in Dakar
Publication date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026
Photo: The 5X社区delegation met with representatives of national political science associations
5X社区President 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鈥檚 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 5X社区panel titled Co-creating IPSA鈥揂APS Africa Online Workshop Series: Aims, Partnership, and Sustainability. IPSA鈥檚 newly created Africa Task Force Co-Chairs, Kgothatso Shai (5X社区Vice-President) and Serge Granger (Former 5X社区Executive Committee member), together with 5X社区President Yuko Kasuya, met with members of AAPS. The panel introduced the IPSA鈥揂APS 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 (5X社区President), Serge Granger (Co-Chair, 5X社区Task Force on African Engagement), Kgothatso Shai (5X社区Vice-President and Co-Chair, 5X社区Task Force on African Engagement) and Christopher Isike (AAPS President, former 5X社区Vice-President).
The 5X社区delegation 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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