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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
12 June 2025
Submit your Africa-related master’s thesis for the Africa Thesis Award 2025, have it published and win €500! The Africa Thesis Award is an annual initiative by the African Studies Centre Leiden that recognises outstanding master’s theses on African topics.
10 June 2025
On 2 June, Mayke Kaag gave a keynote speech at the UN Headquarters in New York about the importance of trust and trust-making in African politics for security sector reform. The other keynote speaker was renowned economist Paul Collier. Both keynotes can now be watched online.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Goodbye to the African giant who gave mother tongue literature the right to speak
10 June 2025
On 28 May 2025 African literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o passed away at the age of 87. ASCL senior researcher Annachiara Raia wrote a tribute in his honour, highlighting his fight as, in his own words, 'a language warrior' for African-language literatures.
06 June 2025
The ASCL has a vibrant Visiting Fellowship Programme. Selected fellows collaborate and network with colleagues, make use of our excellent library, and give a seminar. Learn more about our current visiting fellows: Girma Negash, Gloria Okeke, and Aurore Vermylen.
04 June 2025