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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
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.
30 September 2013
ASC researcher Rijk van Dijk (1959) has been appointed Professor at the University of Amsterdam as of 1 October. He is appointed Professor by special appointment of Religion and Sexuality in Africa. The Chair was established on behalf of the African Studies Centre. He will be affiliated to the research group Health, Care and the Body of the Amsterdam International School of Social Science Research (AISSR).