62 search results for “africa” in the Public website
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SciSTIP – Bibliometric identification of research teams in Africa
This project is opening up the possibility of systematically studying research teams from a broad perspective, by developing specific bibliometric methodologies able to identify active collaborative research teams in Africa. Based on the extensive experience of CWTS and CREST, this project represents…
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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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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Mirjam de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546
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Indigeneship, bureaucratic discretion, and institutional change in Northern Nigeria
‘Can he do it?’ Since the remarkable victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 Nigerian presidential elections, this has arguably been the most frequently posed question in Nigerian politics.
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Leiden University to strengthen research on Africa
The Leiden African Studies Centre (ASCL) will become part of the University from 1 January 2016.
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Why southern Africa is full of North Korean monuments
North Korean workers designed and built numerous monuments, museums and other buildings in southern Africa. This is clear from research by history student Tycho van der Hoog for his master's thesis. These monuments can be an important source of income for a country that has become quite isolated on…
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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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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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Harry Wels
Afrika-Studiecentrum
h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771
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Michel Doortmont
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.r.doortmont@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Chibuike Uche
Afrika-Studiecentrum
c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854
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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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Verba Africana
The project
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Knowledge exchange visit: Morocco as an intermediary between Africa and the Netherlands
Strengthening the cooperation between Moroccan, other African, and Dutch institutions for higher education. This was the focus of a two-day seminar at NIMAR (Netherlands Institute Morocco) in Rabat in July, during which scholars of the African Studies Centre Leiden interacted with colleagues from NIMAR…
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.
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Jos Damen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
j.c.m.damen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3352
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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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Rijk van Dijk
Afrika-Studiecentrum
r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727
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Mayke Kaag
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375
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Akinyinka Akinyoade
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fire and grazers in the West African savanna
Promotores: H.A. Udo de Haes, H.H.T. Prins, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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Alice Kubo
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.m.kubo@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marleen Dekker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6715
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Sara Petrollino
Faculty of Humanities
s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069
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Gerald Acho
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
g.a.acho@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Carolien Jacobs
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4698
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Densua Mumford
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Interreligious Encounter in a West African City: A Study of Multiple Religious Belonging and Identity Among the Yorùbá of Ogbómòsó, Nigeria
How has interreligious encounter in Ogbómòsó created multiple religious belongings and identities among individuals and groups?
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Tycho van der Hoog
Afrika-Studiecentrum
t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Return of customary law often a let-down for local people
Traditional leaders in many African countries have regained some of their former powers. Politicians and companies in some of these countries manage to gain access to valuable land via these leaders, at the cost of the local population. This is the message of Professor of Law, Administration and Development…
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
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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Children in Sierra Leone thrilled with pens from KOG cleaner Lamin
For almost ten years now Lamin Sow, a cleaner working at the Kamerlingh Onnes Building, has been collecting discarded pens he comes across throughout the day. When he returns to his home country he takes the pens with him as gifts for children.
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Villagers steal meat from lions
Researchers from Leiden see hungry villagers in the north of Cameroon steal meat from the prey of lions. The researchers from Leiden University's Institute for Environmental Sciences (CML) reported on this kleptoparasitism in the online publication of the African Journal of Ecology in July.
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Ayokunu Adedokun
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503
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M. Y. Priscilla Lam
Faculty of Humanities
m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Maarten Kossmann
Faculty of Humanities
m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649
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Loes Oudenhuijsen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
l.w.oudenhuijsen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372
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Ton Dietz
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alette Vonk
Faculty of Humanities
a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2746
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To target or protect? Militias and political order in African civil wars
Political scientist Corinna Jentzsch received an NWO Veni grant for her research on the conditions of collaboration between militias and state forces and its consequences for safety and political order.
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Elisabeth Kerr
Faculty of Humanities
e.j.kerr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jenneke van der Wal
Faculty of Humanities
g.j.van.der.wal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3658