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• Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’ News - 30 September 2025

  From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during a recent visit by the Executive Board, staff from the African Studies Centre Leiden and the African Library presented their research, teaching and acquisition…

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  Heleen Smits Scientific Information Specialist

  African Studies Centre

  h.j.smits@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3355

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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473

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  Carolina Pereira De Queiroz Monteiro PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  c.pereira.de.queiroz.monteiro@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michiel Veldhuis Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.p.veldhuis@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1494

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  Inge Ligtvoet Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271956

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  John Kegel Guest Researcher

  African Studies Centre

  j.b.kegel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’ News - 20 November 2023

  A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor History of Africa

  African Studies Centre

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6903

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  Densua Mumford Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Rishuai Chen PhD candidate / contract

  African Studies Centre

  r.chen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Harry Wels Associate Professor African Organisational Anthropology

  African Studies Centre

  h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771

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  Rijk van Dijk Professor of Religion in Africa and its Diaspora

  African Studies Centre

  r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727

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  Mayke Kaag Professor Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375

• Acquisition of early African photographs by explorer and photography pioneer Alexine Tinne News - 15 February 2024

  Over 160 years ago, the Hague-based photography pioneer and traveler Alexine Tinne (1835-1869) captured current South Sudan and its inhabitants on film. These photographs represent some of the earliest images taken in the heart of the African continent.

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  Akinyinka Akinyoade Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor of Contemporary History and Anthropology of Africa

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546

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  John Sunday Ojo Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.s.ojo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Misha Plagis Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

  m.a.plagis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eric Cezne Postdoc

  African Studies Centre

  e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Karin Nijenhuis Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  c.t.nijenhuis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7377

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  Tycho van der Hoog PhD candidate / Guest

  African Studies Centre

  t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Corinna Jentzsch Associate professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.jentzsch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273456

• Mandela Scholarship Fund Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

• Afro Mix beginners/intermediate Course

  Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

• Afro Mix intermediate/advanced Course

  Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

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  Ursula Oberst Scientific Information Specialist

  African Studies Centre

  u.oberst@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3353

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  Willem Veerman Developer ICT

  African Studies Centre

  w.veerman@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276608

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  Mandipa Ndlovu PhD candidate / self funded

  African Studies Centre

  m.b.ndlovu@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Victoria Manya External PhD candidate / Guest

  African Studies Centre

  v.o.manya@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christine Mertens PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.m.mertens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Adam Fairclough Professor emeritus of American History

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Christina Pasvanti Gkioka PhD candidate

  Faculty of Law

  c.pasvanti.gkioka@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Azeb Amha Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  a.amha@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3364

• International Workshop: Perspectives on Traditional Chinese Medicine. From Taiwan’s Experiences to Global Practice Event - 15 January 2026

  Full-day International Workshop

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  Vikram Kershan Pancham PhD candidate / self funded

  African Studies Centre

  v.k.pancham@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans Muller Wikipedian in residence/guest

  Leiden University Library

  j.m.muller@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Renske van Leuken Student assistant

  African Studies Centre

  r.van.leuken@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria Ditmars Education development officer

  African Studies Centre

  m.d.ditmars@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Louise Müller Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.f.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sara Petrollino University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069

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  Janine Ubink Professor Law, Governance and Development

  Faculty of Law

  j.m.ubink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7493

• VSBfonds Beurs Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master, PhD

• Erasmus+ for Traineeships after Graduation Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

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  Joseph Fiifi Barimah-Begyina Fosu-Ankrah PhD candidate / Guest

  African Studies Centre

  j.fosu-ankrah@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tim Sanders Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.sanders@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5460

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.raia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275283

• Leiden delegation expands collaborations with the University of Ghana News - 11 December 2025

  The Leiden Africa Platform is pleased to announce that a partnership agreement between Leiden University and the University of Ghana was signed in November. The University of Ghana is a strategic partner of Leiden. Earlier this year, an agreement was also signed between LDE and the University of Nairobi…

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