On September 15, 2025, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of independence of the PALOP countries took place at ISCSP – ULISBOA with the conference “Portugal-PALOP, que caminhos para o futuro?” (“Portugal-PALOP, what paths for the future?”).

Professor Patrícia Oliveira, board member of the Political Observer, was present at this event with the intervention “Portugal e PALOP – Que caminhos para o futuro da cooperação num contexto de desafios globais” (“Portugal and PALOP – What paths for a future of cooperation in a context of global challenges”).

Babiro Duro Djassi, associate member of the Political Observer, was also present with the communication “Revolução e Liberdade: Reflexão sobre dois meandros da experiência africana” (“Revolution and Freedom: Reflection on two intricacies of the African experience”).

See the full program here.