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Grâce Ndjako, philosopher, author and translator, will explore the impact of African anti-colonial critique during the seminar on 6 November. She will explore the impact of African anti‑colonial critique, raising the question of whether Western universal principles like René Descartes’ radical doubt are truly applied globally.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced that Tanja Hendriks, along with 17 Leiden University researchers, will receive a Veni grant, embedded at the ASCL. Hendriks will work on the research project 'Taking risks with disasters: speculative humanitarianism and climate change in Malawi'.

This year's annual meeting of the European Librarians in African Studies (ELIAS), entitled African collections: from collecting to sharing and repatriating was held in Prague on 24 June. It was an inspiring opportunity to exchange information, connect with professionals in the field, and to discuss developments in information and library science.