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The African Studies Centre Leiden of @unileiden.bsky.social is the only research centre on Africa in the Netherlands. African Library. Master and Graduate Programme. Seminars. Publications. Visiting fellows.
🌍 Off to Nairobi: LDE Thesis Lab on Just and Sustainable Urban Transitions
In February, a new cohort of master’s students will travel to Nairobi for the LDE Thesis Lab on Just and Sustainable Urban and Energy Transitions in Kenya.
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In February, a new cohort of master’s students will travel to Nairobi for the LDE Thesis Lab on Just and Sustainable Urban and Energy Transitions in Kenya.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
🌍 Off to Nairobi: LDE Thesis Lab on Just and Sustainable Urban Transitions
In February, a new cohort of master’s students will travel to Nairobi for the LDE Thesis Lab on Just and Sustainable Urban and Energy Transitions in Kenya.
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In February, a new cohort of master’s students will travel to Nairobi for the LDE Thesis Lab on Just and Sustainable Urban and Energy Transitions in Kenya.
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𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🔜
On Friday 6 February, you can find out all about the master programmes and ask your questions to students, alumni and lecturers.
👉 Master African Studies will be presented from 11:15 - 12:00 in Herta Mohr Building, room 1.80.
More info: buff.ly/cnYC0qJ
On Friday 6 February, you can find out all about the master programmes and ask your questions to students, alumni and lecturers.
👉 Master African Studies will be presented from 11:15 - 12:00 in Herta Mohr Building, room 1.80.
More info: buff.ly/cnYC0qJ
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January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🔜
On Friday 6 February, you can find out all about the master programmes and ask your questions to students, alumni and lecturers.
👉 Master African Studies will be presented from 11:15 - 12:00 in Herta Mohr Building, room 1.80.
More info: buff.ly/cnYC0qJ
On Friday 6 February, you can find out all about the master programmes and ask your questions to students, alumni and lecturers.
👉 Master African Studies will be presented from 11:15 - 12:00 in Herta Mohr Building, room 1.80.
More info: buff.ly/cnYC0qJ
📣 Join us for the ASCL seminar “The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work” to explore what politics are shaping engagement with net zero in African countries.
🗓 5 February
🕐 16:00 - 17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building
🎙️ Jessica Omukuti
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/ascl-se...
🗓 5 February
🕐 16:00 - 17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building
🎙️ Jessica Omukuti
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/ascl-se...
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
📣 Join us for the ASCL seminar “The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work” to explore what politics are shaping engagement with net zero in African countries.
🗓 5 February
🕐 16:00 - 17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building
🎙️ Jessica Omukuti
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/ascl-se...
🗓 5 February
🕐 16:00 - 17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building
🎙️ Jessica Omukuti
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/ascl-se...
(1/2) 🆕 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 '𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦' 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚-𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. buff.ly/MkBR1ke
Michael Glover's book is a rare and unique history of how colonialism in Southern Africa impacted cattle's subjective historical experiences. 👇
Michael Glover's book is a rare and unique history of how colonialism in Southern Africa impacted cattle's subjective historical experiences. 👇
Cattle's Experiences of Colonialism. An Animal History of Southern Africa | African Studies Centre Leiden
This book is a rare and unique history of how colonialism in southern Africa impacted cattle's subjective historical experiences. It positions cattle as sentient, feeling beings in the narrative…
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January 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
(1/2) 🆕 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 '𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦' 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚-𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. buff.ly/MkBR1ke
Michael Glover's book is a rare and unique history of how colonialism in Southern Africa impacted cattle's subjective historical experiences. 👇
Michael Glover's book is a rare and unique history of how colonialism in Southern Africa impacted cattle's subjective historical experiences. 👇
📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚! (1/2)
The B2D project will host the workshop 'Mines, Meat and Maize. The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa' at Mulungushi University, Zambia, on 25-27 August. buff.ly/O9VH2h
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 15 February
The B2D project will host the workshop 'Mines, Meat and Maize. The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa' at Mulungushi University, Zambia, on 25-27 August. buff.ly/O9VH2h
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 15 February
Call for Papers: 'Mines, Meat and Maize. The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa' | African Studies Centre Leiden
Between the 25 and 27 August the Boom to Dust project will be hosting a workshop at Mulungushi University near Kabwe, Zambia. For this workshop they invite scholars to present papers on themes…
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January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚! (1/2)
The B2D project will host the workshop 'Mines, Meat and Maize. The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa' at Mulungushi University, Zambia, on 25-27 August. buff.ly/O9VH2h
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 15 February
The B2D project will host the workshop 'Mines, Meat and Maize. The Environmental History of Mining in Southern Africa' at Mulungushi University, Zambia, on 25-27 August. buff.ly/O9VH2h
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 15 February
(1/3) Upcoming PhD defence!
Gitty Petit will defend her dissertation 'Unbefitting healing objects? Relations to health and protection among young middle-class adults, indigenous healers and religious leaders in Dodoma, Tanzania'. Her thesis focuses on: 👇
Gitty Petit will defend her dissertation 'Unbefitting healing objects? Relations to health and protection among young middle-class adults, indigenous healers and religious leaders in Dodoma, Tanzania'. Her thesis focuses on: 👇
PhD defence Gitty Petit: Unbefitting healing objects? Relations to health and protection among young middle class adults, indigenous healers and religious leaders in Dodoma, Tanzania | African Studies Centre Leiden
On Thursday 12 February 2026 from 1 to 2 pm, Gitty Petit will defend her dissertation Unbefitting healing objects? Relations to health and protection among young middle class adults, indigenous…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
(1/3) Upcoming PhD defence!
Gitty Petit will defend her dissertation 'Unbefitting healing objects? Relations to health and protection among young middle-class adults, indigenous healers and religious leaders in Dodoma, Tanzania'. Her thesis focuses on: 👇
Gitty Petit will defend her dissertation 'Unbefitting healing objects? Relations to health and protection among young middle-class adults, indigenous healers and religious leaders in Dodoma, Tanzania'. Her thesis focuses on: 👇
Joost Bastmeijer, correspondent for Africa at the Volkskrant, highlights in his farewell the flourishing comic book industry in Africa. On a recent acquisition trip, our Heleen Smits found a selection of Beninese comic books which have been added to our collection.
Explore it today! bit.ly/4qLUoZX
Explore it today! bit.ly/4qLUoZX
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Leiden University Libraries Catalogue
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January 12, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Joost Bastmeijer, correspondent for Africa at the Volkskrant, highlights in his farewell the flourishing comic book industry in Africa. On a recent acquisition trip, our Heleen Smits found a selection of Beninese comic books which have been added to our collection.
Explore it today! bit.ly/4qLUoZX
Explore it today! bit.ly/4qLUoZX
🎉 Congratulations to INCLUDE and postdoctoral researcher
@eric-cezne.bsky.social, who have won a grant from the IDRC for the project 'Making green hydrogen work in Africa: Addressing the skills gap and employment prospects for youth and women'. Read all about it 👇 ascleiden.nl/news/include...
@eric-cezne.bsky.social, who have won a grant from the IDRC for the project 'Making green hydrogen work in Africa: Addressing the skills gap and employment prospects for youth and women'. Read all about it 👇 ascleiden.nl/news/include...
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
🎉 Congratulations to INCLUDE and postdoctoral researcher
@eric-cezne.bsky.social, who have won a grant from the IDRC for the project 'Making green hydrogen work in Africa: Addressing the skills gap and employment prospects for youth and women'. Read all about it 👇 ascleiden.nl/news/include...
@eric-cezne.bsky.social, who have won a grant from the IDRC for the project 'Making green hydrogen work in Africa: Addressing the skills gap and employment prospects for youth and women'. Read all about it 👇 ascleiden.nl/news/include...
📢 Another post in the Boom2Dust Blog! Walker Swindell describes a month of fieldwork in Kabwe #Zambia, where decades of #mining waste are still very present in everyday life. Dust rises in clouds with every step, settling on houses, schools, people, animals. Read it👇 www.boom2dust.nl/blog/dust-de...
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
📢 Another post in the Boom2Dust Blog! Walker Swindell describes a month of fieldwork in Kabwe #Zambia, where decades of #mining waste are still very present in everyday life. Dust rises in clouds with every step, settling on houses, schools, people, animals. Read it👇 www.boom2dust.nl/blog/dust-de...
To all our #AfricanStudies #ResearchMaster & #PhDstudents @unileiden.bsky.social: Develop your research, collaboration, and writing skills, check out the 'Methodologies in the Social Sciences and the Humanities' course. Registration deadline: 15 January!
Are you a PhD or ResMA Student @leidenhumanities.bsky.social, @leidensocial.bsky.social or @leidenlaw.bsky.social?
Register now for the Interdisciplinary LeidenGlobal Graduate Course ‘𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀’ and turn theory into practice!👇
📅 Deadline 15 January 2026
✍️ www.leidenglobal.org/courses/meth...
Register now for the Interdisciplinary LeidenGlobal Graduate Course ‘𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀’ and turn theory into practice!👇
📅 Deadline 15 January 2026
✍️ www.leidenglobal.org/courses/meth...
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
To all our #AfricanStudies #ResearchMaster & #PhDstudents @unileiden.bsky.social: Develop your research, collaboration, and writing skills, check out the 'Methodologies in the Social Sciences and the Humanities' course. Registration deadline: 15 January!
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𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩
Maaike Rozema @ascleiden.bsky.social explains why studying 'animal traces' is so valuable. From oxen pulling wagons to dogs guarding livestock, they were central to daily life ⤵️
@africaresearch.bsky.social
www.boom2dust.nl/blog/animal-...
Maaike Rozema @ascleiden.bsky.social explains why studying 'animal traces' is so valuable. From oxen pulling wagons to dogs guarding livestock, they were central to daily life ⤵️
@africaresearch.bsky.social
www.boom2dust.nl/blog/animal-...
December 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩
Maaike Rozema @ascleiden.bsky.social explains why studying 'animal traces' is so valuable. From oxen pulling wagons to dogs guarding livestock, they were central to daily life ⤵️
@africaresearch.bsky.social
www.boom2dust.nl/blog/animal-...
Maaike Rozema @ascleiden.bsky.social explains why studying 'animal traces' is so valuable. From oxen pulling wagons to dogs guarding livestock, they were central to daily life ⤵️
@africaresearch.bsky.social
www.boom2dust.nl/blog/animal-...
"A haven of peace and happiness where treasures are carefully kept, only to be placed in our hands with immense generosity and kindness", writes visiting fellow Ouafa Messous. Have you visited the #AfricanLibrary yet? Find out about our services! ascleiden.nl/content/libr... #Ourlibrary #Ourstories
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"A haven of peace and happiness where treasures are carefully kept, only to be placed in our hands with immense generosity and kindness", writes visiting fellow Ouafa Messous. Have you visited the #AfricanLibrary yet? Find out about our services! ascleiden.nl/content/libr... #Ourlibrary #Ourstories
🎉 Congrats to PhD candidate Carlien Donkor for being awarded a scholarship by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, for her project ‘Navigating the Dualities of Inclusive Development within Living Heritage Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nzulezo, Ghana’.
More information: ascleiden.nl/news/carlien...
More information: ascleiden.nl/news/carlien...
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🎉 Congrats to PhD candidate Carlien Donkor for being awarded a scholarship by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, for her project ‘Navigating the Dualities of Inclusive Development within Living Heritage Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nzulezo, Ghana’.
More information: ascleiden.nl/news/carlien...
More information: ascleiden.nl/news/carlien...
Last Thursday we had a lively Stephen Ellis Debate! Pascah Mungwini, Professor of Philosophy (UNISA) gave the keynote. 'Considering what we are witnessing around the world today, this topic could not have come at a better time', he noted.
Read the report/watch video:
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/lively-...
Read the report/watch video:
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/lively-...
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Last Thursday we had a lively Stephen Ellis Debate! Pascah Mungwini, Professor of Philosophy (UNISA) gave the keynote. 'Considering what we are witnessing around the world today, this topic could not have come at a better time', he noted.
Read the report/watch video:
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/lively-...
Read the report/watch video:
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/lively-...
💥Last chance!! Register for the Stephen Ellis Debate and learn about how African philosophy can shape the future of peace, security, and conflict resolution on the continent.
🕓 16:00–18:00, followed by drinks
📍 Pieter de la Court building, Leiden, 1A20 and online
🔗https://shorturl.at/1v102
🕓 16:00–18:00, followed by drinks
📍 Pieter de la Court building, Leiden, 1A20 and online
🔗https://shorturl.at/1v102
Stephen Ellis Debate on the role of African philosophy in peace and security | African Studies Centre Leiden
The 11th edition of the Stephen Ellis annual event, organised by the African Studies Centre Leiden on 4 December 2025, will take a fresh look at African philosophy and its relevance for conflict…
ascleiden.nl
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
💥Last chance!! Register for the Stephen Ellis Debate and learn about how African philosophy can shape the future of peace, security, and conflict resolution on the continent.
🕓 16:00–18:00, followed by drinks
📍 Pieter de la Court building, Leiden, 1A20 and online
🔗https://shorturl.at/1v102
🕓 16:00–18:00, followed by drinks
📍 Pieter de la Court building, Leiden, 1A20 and online
🔗https://shorturl.at/1v102
🆕 New post in the ASCL Africanist Blog!
PhD candidate Winnie Nakatudde shares the voices of young urban refugee girls in Uganda who question the labels placed on them. The term ‘refugee’ can stigmatise in classrooms, while the girls show ambition and agency. Read it! 👉 ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...
PhD candidate Winnie Nakatudde shares the voices of young urban refugee girls in Uganda who question the labels placed on them. The term ‘refugee’ can stigmatise in classrooms, while the girls show ambition and agency. Read it! 👉 ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🆕 New post in the ASCL Africanist Blog!
PhD candidate Winnie Nakatudde shares the voices of young urban refugee girls in Uganda who question the labels placed on them. The term ‘refugee’ can stigmatise in classrooms, while the girls show ambition and agency. Read it! 👉 ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...
PhD candidate Winnie Nakatudde shares the voices of young urban refugee girls in Uganda who question the labels placed on them. The term ‘refugee’ can stigmatise in classrooms, while the girls show ambition and agency. Read it! 👉 ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...
🤩 Proud! An impressive total of 21 graduates of the Bachelor, Master and Research Master African Studies received their diplomas last week during a festive ceremony in the Academy Building in Leiden. Congratulations to all graduates! 🎉https://bit.ly/3Mla1sg #AfricanStudies #GraduationCeremony
Congrats to 21 African Studies graduates! | African Studies Centre Leiden
An impressive total of 21 graduates from the BA, MA and Research MA African Studies received their diplomas on 18 November during a festive ceremony in the Academy Building in Leiden. Their thesis…
ascleiden.nl
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🤩 Proud! An impressive total of 21 graduates of the Bachelor, Master and Research Master African Studies received their diplomas last week during a festive ceremony in the Academy Building in Leiden. Congratulations to all graduates! 🎉https://bit.ly/3Mla1sg #AfricanStudies #GraduationCeremony
📝Reminder for the Stephen Ellis Debate on the role of African philosophy in the future of peace and security. With Prof. Mungwini, John Kegel, Angela Roothaan, Irma Specht and Jos Hummelen (Africast).
➡️ 4 December 2025 / 16:00–18:00 / Pieter de la Court Building, 1A20
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/stephen...
➡️ 4 December 2025 / 16:00–18:00 / Pieter de la Court Building, 1A20
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/stephen...
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📝Reminder for the Stephen Ellis Debate on the role of African philosophy in the future of peace and security. With Prof. Mungwini, John Kegel, Angela Roothaan, Irma Specht and Jos Hummelen (Africast).
➡️ 4 December 2025 / 16:00–18:00 / Pieter de la Court Building, 1A20
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/stephen...
➡️ 4 December 2025 / 16:00–18:00 / Pieter de la Court Building, 1A20
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/stephen...
🎬 Keeping up with the African Philosophy Month, we will screen 'I am not a witch' by R. Nyoni, followed by a discussion with Dr. Louise F. Müller, researcher in African and feminist philosophy and film.
📆 25 November 2025
🕐 18:15-21:00
📍 Lipsius Building - Room 0.28
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/filmscr...
📆 25 November 2025
🕐 18:15-21:00
📍 Lipsius Building - Room 0.28
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/filmscr...
Filmscreening 'I am not a Witch' | African Studies Centre Leiden
As part of the ASCL African Philosophy Month, on 25 November we will screen Rungano Nyoni's I am not a witch. The programme of the event is as follows: 18.15 - 18.35 Introduction by Dr. Louise F.…
ascleiden.nl
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🎬 Keeping up with the African Philosophy Month, we will screen 'I am not a witch' by R. Nyoni, followed by a discussion with Dr. Louise F. Müller, researcher in African and feminist philosophy and film.
📆 25 November 2025
🕐 18:15-21:00
📍 Lipsius Building - Room 0.28
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/filmscr...
📆 25 November 2025
🕐 18:15-21:00
📍 Lipsius Building - Room 0.28
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/filmscr...
🥳 Congratulations to Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz on winning a Leiden University Global Seed Fund! Their visionary project 'Climate Talks' fosters equitable exchange between Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Climate Science.
➡️ Find out more about their project: ascleiden.nl/news/leiden-...
➡️ Find out more about their project: ascleiden.nl/news/leiden-...
Leiden University Global Seed Fund for Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz | African Studies Centre Leiden
Congratulations to Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz, who have just won a Leiden University Global Seed Fund. Their proposed project entails 'Climate Talks' to foster equitable exchange between indigenous…
ascleiden.nl
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🥳 Congratulations to Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz on winning a Leiden University Global Seed Fund! Their visionary project 'Climate Talks' fosters equitable exchange between Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Climate Science.
➡️ Find out more about their project: ascleiden.nl/news/leiden-...
➡️ Find out more about their project: ascleiden.nl/news/leiden-...
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In #Mali blokkeren jonge jihadisten wegen naar de hoofdstad, waardoor brandstof schaars is en scholen & bedrijven sluiten
Burgers vrezen dat zij de stad overnemen. Mirjam de Bruijn @ascleiden.bsky.social vertelt @nieuws.nos.nl dat men het ook ziet als druk om de regering tot overleg te dwingen
Burgers vrezen dat zij de stad overnemen. Mirjam de Bruijn @ascleiden.bsky.social vertelt @nieuws.nos.nl dat men het ook ziet als druk om de regering tot overleg te dwingen
Ontvoeringen en afsnijden van brandstof: jonge terreurgroep zet Mali onder druk
De veiligheidssituatie in Mali is de afgelopen maand nog verder verslechterd. Frankrijk en de VS hebben hun burgers om die reden opgeroepen het land te verlaten.
nos.nl
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In #Mali blokkeren jonge jihadisten wegen naar de hoofdstad, waardoor brandstof schaars is en scholen & bedrijven sluiten
Burgers vrezen dat zij de stad overnemen. Mirjam de Bruijn @ascleiden.bsky.social vertelt @nieuws.nos.nl dat men het ook ziet als druk om de regering tot overleg te dwingen
Burgers vrezen dat zij de stad overnemen. Mirjam de Bruijn @ascleiden.bsky.social vertelt @nieuws.nos.nl dat men het ook ziet als druk om de regering tot overleg te dwingen
🗣️ “During my fellowship at the ASCL, I have found the African Library to be an exceptional space for research and learning, providing equitable access that makes scholarship thoroughly global”, says Eric Lawer, visiting Research Fellow at the ASCL.
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ascleiden.nl
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🗣️ “During my fellowship at the ASCL, I have found the African Library to be an exceptional space for research and learning, providing equitable access that makes scholarship thoroughly global”, says Eric Lawer, visiting Research Fellow at the ASCL.
➡️ Learn more: ascleiden.nl/content/libr...
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❓What if West African unity started with people, not politics?
Join our CRG Seminar to explore how Edward Blyden's people-centred vision of Pan-African unity still shapes West Africa today.
🗓️ 19/11/2025
🕐 15:00-17:00
📍 Room 0.31, Herta Mohr Building
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Join our CRG Seminar to explore how Edward Blyden's people-centred vision of Pan-African unity still shapes West Africa today.
🗓️ 19/11/2025
🕐 15:00-17:00
📍 Room 0.31, Herta Mohr Building
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November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
❓What if West African unity started with people, not politics?
Join our CRG Seminar to explore how Edward Blyden's people-centred vision of Pan-African unity still shapes West Africa today.
🗓️ 19/11/2025
🕐 15:00-17:00
📍 Room 0.31, Herta Mohr Building
🔗 Register: ascleiden.nl/news/crg-sem...
Join our CRG Seminar to explore how Edward Blyden's people-centred vision of Pan-African unity still shapes West Africa today.
🗓️ 19/11/2025
🕐 15:00-17:00
📍 Room 0.31, Herta Mohr Building
🔗 Register: ascleiden.nl/news/crg-sem...
As part of the ASCL's African Philosophy Month, we're celebrating the release of two new books:
📖 'Afrikaanse filosofie'
📖 'African Philosophy and the Politics of Food Systems'
🗓 13 November 2025
🕐 15:45-17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building Leiden
🔗 Register here: ascleiden.nl/news/book-pr...
📖 'Afrikaanse filosofie'
📖 'African Philosophy and the Politics of Food Systems'
🗓 13 November 2025
🕐 15:45-17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building Leiden
🔗 Register here: ascleiden.nl/news/book-pr...
Book promotion event: 'Afrikaanse filosofie' & 'African Philosophy and the Politics of Food Systems' | African Studies Centre Leiden
As part as the ASCL's African Philosophy Month, a book promotion will take place on 13 November, featuring Afrikaanse filosofie and African Philosophy and the Politics of Food Systems. The authors…
ascleiden.nl
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
As part of the ASCL's African Philosophy Month, we're celebrating the release of two new books:
📖 'Afrikaanse filosofie'
📖 'African Philosophy and the Politics of Food Systems'
🗓 13 November 2025
🕐 15:45-17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building Leiden
🔗 Register here: ascleiden.nl/news/book-pr...
📖 'Afrikaanse filosofie'
📖 'African Philosophy and the Politics of Food Systems'
🗓 13 November 2025
🕐 15:45-17:30
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building Leiden
🔗 Register here: ascleiden.nl/news/book-pr...
Double Seminar at the ASCL!
1️⃣Examining the ethnic dimension of the jihadist insurgency in Northern Mozambique - Borges Nhamirre
2️⃣My neighbour matters: Forgiveness in post-genocide Rwanda - Emmanuel Sarabwe
🗓 10-11-2025 / 13-15h
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building, Leiden
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/double-...
1️⃣Examining the ethnic dimension of the jihadist insurgency in Northern Mozambique - Borges Nhamirre
2️⃣My neighbour matters: Forgiveness in post-genocide Rwanda - Emmanuel Sarabwe
🗓 10-11-2025 / 13-15h
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building, Leiden
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/double-...
Double Seminar of the CRG Conflict continuities: Examining the ethnic dimension of the jihadist insurgency in Northern Mozambique & My neighbor matters: Forgiveness in post-genocide Rwanda | African Studies Centre Leiden
Programme 13:00-13:10 Welcome 13:10-13:55 Examining the ethnic dimension of the jihadist insurgency in Northern Mozambique, by Borges Nhamirre 13:55:14:05 Break 14:05-14:50 My neighbor matters:…
ascleiden.nl
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Double Seminar at the ASCL!
1️⃣Examining the ethnic dimension of the jihadist insurgency in Northern Mozambique - Borges Nhamirre
2️⃣My neighbour matters: Forgiveness in post-genocide Rwanda - Emmanuel Sarabwe
🗓 10-11-2025 / 13-15h
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building, Leiden
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/double-...
1️⃣Examining the ethnic dimension of the jihadist insurgency in Northern Mozambique - Borges Nhamirre
2️⃣My neighbour matters: Forgiveness in post-genocide Rwanda - Emmanuel Sarabwe
🗓 10-11-2025 / 13-15h
📍 Room 0.31 Herta Mohr Building, Leiden
🔗 ascleiden.nl/news/double-...