554 search results for “zulu africa” in the Staff website
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
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.
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W van KesselAfrican Studies Centre
w.m.j.van.kessel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6605
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Anika AltafAfrican Studies Centre
a.altaf@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3376
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Antonio FrankAfrican Studies Centre
a.frank@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Karin NijenhuisAfrican Studies Centre
c.t.nijenhuis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7377
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Call for chapters: Sustainable development in Africa
Research
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Maria DitmarsAfrican Studies Centre
m.d.ditmars@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sini HassinenFaculty of Humanities
s.k.hassinen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
m.p.g.m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Harry WelsAfrican Studies Centre
h.wels@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3771
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Mohamed MuseFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.a.muse@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo
Panel discussion
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Michel DoortmontAfrican Studies Centre
m.r.doortmont@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Chibuike UcheAfrican Studies Centre
c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854
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Julia FoudraineAfrican Studies Centre
j.b.foudraine@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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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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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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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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David EhrhardtFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9313
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Jan AbbinkAfrican Studies Centre
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrican Studies Centre
j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Access to Africa Commons (until 17 July)
Library
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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche
Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…
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PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa
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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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrican Studies Centre
a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701
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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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Amadou AdamouFaculty of Humanities
a.adamou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Klaas van WalravenAfrican Studies Centre
k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3362
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Nada HeddaneFaculty of Law
n.heddane@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2398
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Nadia SonneveldFaculty of Law
n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3037
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Gerald AchoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.a.acho@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrican Studies Centre
l.a.faber@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculty of Archaeology
e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546
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Mayke KaagAfrican Studies Centre
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375
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Tycho van der HoogAfrican Studies Centre
t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Una Europa project update: Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa (ELSEA)
In September, the Una Europa ELSEA project, Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa, officially started. Now that the project has been running for a couple of months, it’s high time to check in and see how the project is going.
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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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Irma Mosquera Valderrama speaks at Africa taxation webinar
On 15 February 2022, Irma Mosquera Valderrama, Professor of Tax Governance, holder of the EU Jean Monnet Chair on EU Tax Governance EUTAXGOV and Principal Investigator of the ERC funded project GLOBTAXGOV, participated in the High-Level Webinar Taxation and Business in Africa.
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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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Rijk van DijkAfrican Studies Centre
r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727
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Costanza FranceschiniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
c.franceschini@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 06 52607745
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Esther van de CampSocial & Behavioural Sciences
e.van.de.camp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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AI-enabled ultrasound: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa
AI ultrasounds: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa
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How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged?
Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473
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Densua MumfordFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649