News & Events

To start off the New Year the African Library has selected some great new books. Common thread: these books and writers offer new perspectives on Africa, from an African point-of-view. Check out the library picks from recent months!

The ASCL is deeply saddened by the news that its former colleague Melle Leenstra passed away in The Hague on 8 January. Melle was seconded to the ASCL during his PhD project on the Zambian health sector from a political science perspective. He worked tirelessly on forging equitable relations between the Netherlands and Africa. 

On  Wednesday 5 March at 16:00 CET, Loes Oudenhuijsen will defend her dissertation Situating “wicked” women: Gender panic and savoir vivre in urban Senegal. This thesis analyses women’s gender and sexual dissidence in relation to social transformations in Senegal.

Chibuike Uche and Azeb Amha have been awarded grants in the Leiden University Global Seed Fund. This Fund was established in 2024 to enhance the relationship between Leiden University and her partners in Africa, Latin America, North East and South East Asia.

Lidewyde Berckmoes wins an NWO Open Competition Grant for a project on intergenerational resilience and anticipation of conflict and natural disaster. It investigates how descendants of survivors of violent conflict anticipate and respond to future disaster, both conflict and natural disaster.