News & Events

Elvire Eijkman and Gerard van de Bruinhorst from the ASCL Library were permitted to make an acquisition trip to Rwanda in the last week of September 2021. It was the library's first acquisition trip to this country, and they were particularly curious to know how the country’s new language policy had shaped the publication landscape of this formerly francophone country. And of course, many book titles in the bookshops they visit, refer to the genocide that took place in 1994.

Voor het Kennisplatform Inclusive Development Policies (INCLUDE Knowledge Platform) zijn wij op zoek naar een student-assistent (0,4 fte) per 1 februari 2022. Het platform slaat een brug tussen wetenschap enerzijds en praktijk en beleid anderzijds op het gebied van inclusieve ontwikkeling in Afrika.

Are you thinking about doing a master's or research master's programme that’s focusing on Africa? Join us at the online Master's Week! Presentations about the African Studies master's and research master's programmes will be given on Friday 5 November 17.00-18.00 CET.

The Annual Report for 2020 is out now! In addition to an excellent list of publications by our researchers, you will find other highlights such as the (pre-COVID-19) conference 'Africa: 60 years of independence', the honorary doctorate awarded to Prof. Lungisile Ntsebeza (UCT), and the prolific three-month online conference Africa Knows!