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73 search results for “africa” in the Staff website

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  W van Kessel

  African Studies Centre

  w.m.j.van.kessel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6605

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  Anika Altaf Researcher

  African Studies Centre

  a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3376

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  Antonio Frank PhD candidate / internal

  African Studies Centre

  a.frank@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Karin Nijenhuis Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

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

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  Sini Hassinen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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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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  Michel Doortmont Researcher / Guest

  African Studies Centre

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

• 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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  Chibuike Uche Professor governance of finance and integrity in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus African Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9313

• Towards a Reconstruction of the Proto-South Omotic Suprasegmentals: Initial Findings Event - 12 December 2025

  Lecture, This Time for Africa series

• 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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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor History of Africa

  African Studies Centre

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

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  Jan Abbink Professor emeritus Governance and politics in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• 55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics Event - 24 August 2026

  Conference

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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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  Akinyinka Akinyoade Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

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

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  Gerald Acho External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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

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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

• 4th Hybrid Cushitic Conference Event - 11 December 2025

  Conference

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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

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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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  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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  Caroline Archambault Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  c.archambault@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9963

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  Marleen Dekker Scientific Director/Professor African Studies in particular Inclusive development in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6715

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  Maarten Kossmann Professor of Berber Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649

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  Ton Dietz Professor emeritus African Studies

  African Studies Centre

  a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Emmanuelle Radar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3662

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  Abdourahamane Idrissa Abdoulaye University Lecturer Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa

  African Studies Centre

  a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372

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  André Leliveld Senior Lecturer

  African Studies Centre

  a.h.m.leliveld@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727

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  Loes Oudenhuijsen PhD candidate

  African Studies Centre

  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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  Lidewyde Berckmoes Associate professor

  African Studies Centre

  l.h.berckmoes@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3445

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503

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  Jenneke van der Wal Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.j.van.der.wal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3658

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Timo McGregor Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2706

• ‘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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  Victoria Nyst Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Mirjam de Bruijn receives NWO grant to research digital warfare in the Sahel News - 26 September 2022

  Professor Mirjam de Bruijn will research digital warfare in the North African Sahel with an NWO Open Competition grant. The focus of the research will be on Fulani social networks in war and cultural violence.

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9557

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2746

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

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

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  Priscilla Lam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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