News & Events
Find the latest news below, and our event calendar on the right.
Would you like to stay updated on our latest research news, publications and events? Please subscribe to our monthly newsletter!
Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
12 June 2014
The Africa Thesis Award is presented annually to a student whose Masters thesis has been completed on the basis of research conducted on Africa. The award consists of a prize of € 1.000 and publication of the winning thesis in the ASC’s African Studies Collection. Any final-year student who has completed his or her Masters thesis with distinction (80% or higher) at a university in Africa or the Netherlands may apply. The award aims to encourage student research and writing on Sub-Saharan Africa and to promote the study of African cultures and societies. Deadline for the 2014 award is 11 July! Read more about the application procedure.
06 June 2014
Brazil is hosting the FIFA 2014 World Cup from 12 June to 13 July. Thirty-two teams are taking part in the tournament, including five from Africa: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. To mark this event, the Library of the African Studies Centre has compiled a web dossier on football in Africa. It contains titles from the library's collection published since 2004 including monographs, articles, films and web resources.
02 June 2014
In Op de vleugels van de draak: Reizen tussen Afrika en China, Belgian author Lieve Joris travels between Africa and China, which is In keeping with the way in which she herself has increasingly worked over the years. She has submerged herself in the worlds of both Africans and Chinese who have ventured onto each other’s territory in the slipstream of big business contracts. On the occasion of the presentation she gave on Thursday 5 june at the ASC about this book, Op de vleugels van de draak is the subject of our latest Acquisition Highlight.
26 May 2014
This thematic map gives insight into Africa's population dynamics between 1960 and 2010. Africa's population has grown rapidly over the last fifty years: from 289 million inhabitants in 1961 to more than 1 billion today. The number of urban residents has increased even more quickly: from 65 million in 1960 to 460 million today. The average life expectancy, literacy rates and primary-school attendance figures have also all increased spectacularly. Changes in the structure of Africa's population are evident in the continent's population pyramid. A 'youth bulge' can be seen in Southern Africa's population statistics. The expectation is that there will be a relatively high number of 10-30 year olds across the continent over the next few decades.
Pages
26 September 2024
10 October 2024