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84 search results for “africa” in the Staff website

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  W van Kessel

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  w.m.j.van.kessel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276605

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  Antonio Frank

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  Karin Nijenhuis Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.t.nijenhuis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277377

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  Sini Hassinen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.k.hassinen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Where do the stereotypes about Africa come from? News - 2 June 2026

  In the seventeenth century, stereotypes about Africa and its inhabitants became deeply ingrained in European culture. PhD candidate Matthias Lukkes is going to investigate the role played by Dutch culture in this process.

• New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa News - 6 November 2023

  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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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Harry Wels Associate Professor African Organisational Anthropology

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273771

• Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments News - 29 September 2025

  Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.

• Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa News - 11 June 2024

  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.

• PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa News - 7 March 2022

  North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, the opposite is in fact the case. North Korea actually has strong alliances with countries in southern Africa. Van der Hoog is trying to shed more light…

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  David Ehrhardt Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009313

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273854

• Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact News - 22 March 2022

  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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  Anika Altaf Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273376

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  Rijk van Dijk

  r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546

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  Jan Abbink Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Akinyinka Akinyoade Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276701

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• This Time for Africa! series Event
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  Gerald Acho External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  g.a.acho@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Densua Mumford Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sara de Wit Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.de.wit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276429

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273375

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Ton Dietz Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caroline Archambault Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  c.archambault@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009963

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  Miriam Waltz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tycho van der Hoog Guest researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marleen Dekker Scientific Director/Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276715

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  Loes Oudenhuijsen PhD candidate

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  l.w.oudenhuijsen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ASCL Seminar: Subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa Event - 1 May 2025

  Lecture

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  Sheila Varadan Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.r.varadan@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322

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  Azeb Amha Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.amha@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273364

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.gunnink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274963

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

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  Jenneke van der Wal Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.j.van.der.wal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273658

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Emmanuelle Radar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273662

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  Priscilla Lam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272945

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  Timo McGregor Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706

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  Victoria Nyst Associate professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272208

• ‘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.

• NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’ News - 26 September 2022

  Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009557

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  Nancy Kula Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272242

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  Tanja Hendriks Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  t.d.hendriks@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500