News & Events

On 28 January, inside the coral-stone walls of the Lamu Fort Library (Lamu island, Kenyan coast), Annachiara Raia convened a first roundtable dedicated to the question on how to collaborate in safeguarding and connecting enduring heritage along the Swahili coast.

The session on the Master African Studies was well attended during the university’s Master’s Open Day on 6 February. Current students and alumni shared their experiences on the study programme and research project in Africa. Are you also interested in the Master African Studies? Apply now!

Two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) visited Leiden University on 30 January. Their visit underscored the importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. MEP Marit Maij discussed knowledge collaboration with Africa.

On 1 February, Fela Kuti was posthumously honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognised his contributions to global music and his pioneering role in the development of the Afrobeat genre. Kuti became the first African artist to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award since it was established in 1963.

In this special section of the journal Conflict and Society, the authors call for attention to 'conflict continuities' to understand contemporary violence. They argue that past violent conflict may serve to generate new conflict, in reworked forms. The special section was initiated by the CRG ‘Conflict continuities’.