512 search results for “west africa” in the Student website
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Akinyinka Akinyoade
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701
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Worlds to Discover: Ajami Manuscripts of West Africa
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Chibuike Uche
Afrika-Studiecentrum
c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854
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Anika Altaf
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3376
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Antonio Frank
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.frank@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Karin Nijenhuis
Afrika-Studiecentrum
c.t.nijenhuis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7377
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W van Kessel
Afrika-Studiecentrum
w.m.j.van.kessel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6605
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Mayke Kaag
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375
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Why North Korea and Southern Africa are dependent on each other
North Korea may seem like an isolated country but it has strong ties with African regimes. This alliance, which trades in arms despite international sanctions, is increasingly operating out of the liberal world order’s sight, PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog warns.
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Religiosity and Knowledge in Muslim Context in West Africa: Reconfiguring the Relationship between Boko and Adini
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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Rethinking the Scramble for Africa: Dutch Entrepreneurs in West Central Africa (1850s-1910s)
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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Mirjam de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546
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Corey Williams
Faculty of Humanities
c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6903
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Hendrik den Heijer
Faculty of Humanities
h.j.den.heijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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David Ehrhardt
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9313
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appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).
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Harry Wels
Afrika-Studiecentrum
h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771
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Internships and research in the Netherlands
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?
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Michel Doortmont
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.r.doortmont@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.
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Julia Foudraine
Afrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.foudraine@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Caroline Archambault
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
c.archambault@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9963
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Gunnar Weimann
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
g.j.weimann@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9965
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.
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Cultural contacts between ‘East’ and ‘West’ in the early Middle Ages
With the help of the JEDI fund, Fatima al Moufridji and Thijs Porck went in search of cultural contacts between early medieval England, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Together they made four knowledge clips that can now be seen on YouTube.
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Bleda Düring appointed as Professor in Archaeology of West Asia
Research
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Access to Africa Commons (until 17 July)
Library
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Policy in Practice Heritage and the Question of Conversion
Students researchers’ research proposals are drawn up in consultation with D&I Expertise Office staff, taking account of what the latter find urgent and relevant. The results of the research are shared with D&I Expertise Office staff, even if subject to common ethical standards of ethnographic research…
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Lidewyde Berckmoes
Afrika-Studiecentrum
l.h.berckmoes@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3445
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Jan-Bart Gewald
Afrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.
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Klaas van Walraven
Afrika-Studiecentrum
k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3362
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Amadou Adamou
Faculty of Humanities
a.adamou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jos Damen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
j.c.m.damen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3352
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2022: Robert Okello
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2022 is Robert Okello for his thesis on rural women’s legal empowerment through digital technology in Northern Uganda. Robert did his Master in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Rijk van Dijk
Afrika-Studiecentrum
r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 6607
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa
Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.
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From flag to gift: upcycling project in The Hague South-West
Inspired by a gift she received at a conference abroad, Laura Kamsma, coordinator of the FGGA International Office, went looking for new promotional goodies to hand out to the representatives of international exchange programmes at Leiden University - Campus The Hague. The gifts had to meet three requirements:…
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Alice Kubo
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.m.kubo@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Irini Sifogeorgakis
Faculteit Archeologie
e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Robert Ross
Faculty of Humanities
r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum
The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…
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Marleen Dekker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6715
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The ICJ's interim ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what now?
Israel was ordered to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. Giulia Pinzauti, an expert on state conflicts and humanitarian law, explains the significance of the case, the specific details of the ruling and what we can expect to happen next.
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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Cultural Anthropologist Peter Pels part of research team into colonial collections
Peter Pels, affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology of Leiden University, is one of the researchers. Together with Birgit Meyer (UU), he will lead the work package 'Heritage and the Question of Conversion'.
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Nada Heddane
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.heddane@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2398
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Sara Petrollino
Faculty of Humanities
s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069