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On 27 May 2009, the Gambian novelist, poet and surgeon Lenrie Peters passed away. Peters was born on 1 September 1932 in Bathurst (now Banjul) in The Gambia. In 1952 he went to study at Trinity College, Cambridge. Afterwards, he worked and studied at University College Hospital, London, and was awarded a medical and surgery diploma from Cambridge.

On the occasion of Jon Abbink's emeritus status, the volume Ethnography, History, and the Politics of Knowledge in Africa has been created in his honour. It is a Festschrift to celebrate Abbink's wide-ranging career covering culture and politics in Ethiopia and Africa in general. 

In Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle the exhibition Back to Benin is currently on show, marking the restitution of one of the Benin Bronzes from their collection. The exhibition catalogue is among the items highlighted in this month’s Library Highlight, on writings and art related to the debate on African cultural heritage restitution.

The African Studies Centre Leiden and the podcast De Africast are joining forces! De Africast is a podcast about the history, geopolitics and business climate in Africa. A range of topics are explored in conversations with experts.