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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
17 October 2013
The debut novel by Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo was nominated for the Man Booker Prize 2013. This makes Noviolet Bulawayo the first black African woman and the first Zimbabwean to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Her book We Need New Names tells the story of Darling and her friends Stina, Chipo, Godknows, Sbho, and Bastard.
16 October 2013
08 October 2013
Esther Bergstra and Roxanne Hornman (Wageningen University) have won the Africa Thesis Award 2013. For their thesis Cyclone Resilient Landscape: the Case of Vatomandry, Madagascar, Bergstra and Hornman conducted research into the effects of cyclones in Madagascar. They focused on the Disaster Risk Reduction programme of the non-governmental organization CARE, that aims to diminish the effects of cyclones. The students conclude that an approach that would integrate the ‘landscape based design approach’, a method commonly used in landscape architecture, could improve the resilience of the landscape and its people.
07 October 2013
Mardi 1er octobre, Alain Mabanckou a reçu à Monte-Carlo le prix littéraire Prince Pierre de Monaco, doté de 15 000 euros, pour l'ensemble de son œuvre et à l'occasion de la parution de Lumières de Pointe-Noire (Seuil).
07 October 2013
This year's NVAS Afrikastudiedag will focus on 'Everyday Africa'. There will be lectures about water and the development agenda, everyday mobile communication, and poster presentations about current research. Plus: the Africa Thesis Award 2013 will be presented! The NVAS Afrikastudiedag will take place 23 November at the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde, Leiden. Please register before 15 November. (Languages: Dutch and English.)
02 October 2013
Did you miss the ASC Annual Public Lecture on 7 November by Morten Jerven? His lecture 'Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It' was recorded on video and can be watched on our website.
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