News & Events

The University of Edinburgh hosted the 8th European Conference on African Studies, Europe’s largest conference with an African focus, from 11-14 June. With about 250 panels and up to 1500 attendants, the conference was a huge success. About thirty researchers from the ASCL/Leiden University organized a panel or presented a paper.

In March, the World Happiness Report 2019 was published. Surprisingly, Botswana rank among the most unhappy people around the globe. Now ranked 148, the country belongs to the nine unhappiest the world knows, just one place higher than war-torn Syria. How is this possible, while Botswana has long been seen as Africa’s miracle, a country marked by unprecedented growth rates? Rijk van Dijk searches for answers in the latest contribution to the ASCL Africanist Blog!

The African Studies Centre Leiden Annual Report for 2018 is out now! In addition to an excellent list of publications by our researchers, you will find other highlights such as the Destination Africa Conference in March, Nelson Mandela's Centenary in June, and the Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Henrietta Moore in December.