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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
21 March 2016
21 March 2016
18 March 2016
The African Studies Centre Leiden hosted a workshop on Enhancing Postgraduate Environments in South Africa from 14 to 16 March. This 3-year project, funded by the EU, aims to enhance institutional postgraduate environments of public universities in South Africa.
14 March 2016
11 March 2016
Artiesten Akwasi en Bokoesam onderzochten bij het Afrika-Studiecentrum en de Universiteit Leiden de historische relatie tussen Ghana en Nederland. Beide artiesten hebben (deels) Ghanese roots, maar zeggen op school niets over die geschiedenis te hebben geleerd. Top Notch, hun platenlabel, stuurde de artiesten op onderzoek uit. Jos Damen, hoofd bibliotheek ASCL, leidde Akwasi en Bokoesam rond.
11 March 2016
08 March 2016
Peter Knoope (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, ICCT) headed a team that conducted field research in Ghana and Benin, exploring the potential for religious radicalization in stable countries in West Africa. New religious “ideologies” mixed with economic frustrations have deeply impacted the traditional balance. During the seminar on 28 April, Knoope will highlight border porosity, absence of a strategic approach to counter-terrorism, youth frustration, rural and urban disparities and rampant illiteracy. His conclusion: action is needed urgently.
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