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Photo: The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½delegation met with representatives of national political science associations 

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½President 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 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½panel titled Co-creating IPSA–AAPS Africa Online Workshop Series: Aims, Partnership, and Sustainability. IPSA’s newly created Africa Task Force Co-Chairs, Kgothatso Shai (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Vice-President) and Serge Granger (Former ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Executive Committee member), together with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½President 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 (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½President), Serge Granger (Co-Chair, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Task Force on African Engagement), Kgothatso Shai (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Vice-President and Co-Chair, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Task Force on African Engagement) and Christopher Isike (AAPS President, former ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½Vice-President).

The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½delegation 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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