APS
History
The idea of creating the African Primatological society was conceived in Cancun, Mexico during the XXIVth IPS congress in 2012. Then, in 2014 during the XXVth IPS congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, the African Primate Working Group (APWG) was formed in that respect and the idea of gathering African primatologists during an international event was adopted.
A mixed Steering Committee comprising volunteers from several regions of Africa and other continents was established to prepare that event. Most members of that Steering Committee and other stakeholders met in Rome in 2016 during the last IUCN/SSC African Primate Red List Assessment Workshop and decided to transition from the APWG to the African Primatological Society, by organizing the inaugural congress of which was held one year later in Côte d’Ivoire. Which in turn birth the Society in 2017 in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. And similarly received enthusiastic support from the International Primatological Society (IPS), several big international NGOs, national and regional decision makers and the media.
To promote information and experience sharing.
To promote networking.
To promote capacity building so as to have a critical mass of skilled African Primatologists in various regions of Africa.
To promote a greater and more effective representation of African primatologists and conservationists at international fora.
Prof. Inza Koné
PRESIDENT: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS), Côte d’Ivoire and Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire C/O CSRS, 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire. Phone: +225 034 888 85 E-mail : inza.kone@csrs.ci
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
VICE PRESIDENT: Founder and CEO, Conservation Through Public Health Plot 3 Mapeera Lane, Uringi Crescent Entebbe, Uganda P.O. Box 75298, Entebbe Phone: +256 772 330 139 E-mail: gladys@ctph.org
Dr. Karim Ouattara
TREASURER: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS), Côte d’Ivoire and Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire C/O CSRS, 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire. Phone: +225 034 888 85 E-mail : karim.ouattara@csrs.ci
Dr Ekwoge Abwé
SECRETARY GENERAL: E-mail : ekwoge@eboforest.org
