👥 CONGRESS COMMITTEES
4th Congress of the African Primatological Society (APS) — Yaoundé, Cameroon, 8–11 September 2026
📋 Conference Organizing Committee
Dr. Ekwoge Enang Abwe
Secretary General, APS | Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
APS Executive Committee Representatives
Prof. Inza Koné
President, APS | Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS), Côte d'Ivoire
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Vice-President, APS | Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), Uganda
Dr. Adeola Ayoola
Communications Officer, APS | University of California Los Angeles, USA
Dr. Karim Ouattara
Treasurer, APS | Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS), Côte d'Ivoire
Prof. Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Conservation Officer, APS | Groupe d'Étude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP)
Local Organizers
Dr. Ekwoge Enang Abwe
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Mrs. Florence Aghomo
Cameroon Primatological Society, Cameroon
Dr. Manfred Epanda
Tropical Forest and Rural Development (TOFAD), Cameroon
Dr. Serge Kamgang
GIZ, Cameroon
Dr. Daniel Mfossa
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Dr. Louis Nkembi
ERUDEF, Cameroon
Mr. Denis Nyugha
Sekakoh, Cameroon
🤝 Resource Persons
Prof. Katy Gonder
Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Bethan Morgan
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Dr. Andrea Dempsey
West African Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA), Accra, Ghana
Dr. Stan Kivai
Kenya Primate Project, Kenya
Dr. Erin Wessling
Coordinator, Western Chimpanzee Conservation Action Plan
Dr. Vale Prince
Researcher, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire
Ms. Barry Mariama
Program Manager, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire
Eng. Tall Abdoulaye
IT Manager, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire
Dr. Tene SOP
IUCN A.P.E.S. Database Manager, Ape Institute for Ape Conservation Science (Ape Institute)
🔬 Scientific Committee
Dr. Rodel Nguimdo Vouffo (Chair)
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Dr. Karim Ouattara
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS)
Dr. Edward Wiafe
Presbyterian University of Accra, Ghana
Dr. Tharcisse Ukizintambara
Centre ValBio, Madagascar
Dr. Serge Alexis Kamgang
BEDD, Cameroon
Dr. Zoro Goné Bi
Taï Chimpanzee Project, Côte d'Ivoire
Dr. Moses Chemurot
Makerere University, Uganda
Dr. Papa Ibnou N'Diaye
Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
Dr. Geneviève Campbell
Re:Wild
Dr. Sery Gonedelé Bi
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire
Dr. Kate Detwiler
Red Colobus Conservation Network (RCCN)
Dr. Stanislas Kivai
Red Colobus Conservation Network (RCCN)
Dr. Sylviane Volampeno
GERP, Madagascar
Dr. Daniel Mfossa
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Dr. Josia Razafindramanana
GERP, Madagascar
Dr. Tatyana Humle
Re:Wild
Prof. Jo Setchell
International Journal of Primatology
Prof. Matthias Waltert
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Dr. Denis Mvo
Dschang University, Cameroon
Dr. Jacqui Sunderland-Groves
Re:Wild
Dr. Standley Nkemnyi
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Cameroon
Dr. Guilain Tsetagho
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Dr. Fiona Maisels
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Dr. Ernest Fotsing
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland
Dr. Tene Sop
Ape Institute for Conservation Science
Dr. Liz Williamson
IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group
Dr. Joshua Linda
The Forest Collective, USA
Dr. Andrea Dempsey
Coordinator, Mangabey and Drill Action Plan
Dr. Bethan Morgan
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Mr. Fabrice Kentatchime
Texas A&M University, USA
Mrs. Florence Aghomo
Red Colobus Conservation Network (RCCN)
Dr. Chefor Fotang
Practical Conservation and Community Development, Cameroon
Mrs. Esperance Atemkeng
University of Douala, Cameroon
Mr. Nelson Ekole
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Mr. Dorvald Domeni
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
Mr. Ernest Fodjo
Cameroon Biodiversity Association, Cameroon
🌍 International Collaborators
Dr. Russ Mittermeier
Re:Wild / IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group (APS Patron)
Dr. Anthony Rylands
IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group
Prof. Steve Shapiro
Former IPS Treasurer
Dr. Johannes Refisch
GRASP/UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Chloe Cipolleta
National Geographic Africa Office
Dr. Barney Long
Re:Wild
Dr. Scott McGraw
Ohio State University, USA
Dr. Matthias Tobler
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Dr. Annette Lanjouw
ARCUS Foundation