On Thursday July 4 2019, the International Center for Human Sciences, Byblos, hosted the Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa and the Arab Council for Social Sciences, represented by colleagues from Kenya, Morocco, Jordan and Lebanon. The program included a guided tour in the historical Byblos Citadel, and a visit to Byblos Old Souk. It was then followed by a dinner in one of Byblos Port restaurants where future collaboration between CISH, CODESRIA and ACSS was discussed