Meeting for journalists: Africa Rising?

The African Studies Centre is organizing a meeting for journalists: 'Africa Rising?' on Thursday 13 March, 10.00 - 13.00. Aim of this meeting is to get to know the ASC better and the expertise it has to offer. ASC researchers will speak about two current affairs in Africa: financing and sustaining the economic growth, and radicalization of Islam (please find the programme below). After this, journalists are offered the opportunity to 'speed date' with two ASC researchers of their choice (15 minutes per researcher).

Journalists that would like to attend this meeting are asked to indicate their choices of speed dating no later than 10 March by sending an email to Marieke van Winden: winden@ascleiden.nl. Please indicate four researchers (of which two are back-up) of your choice. Please look at the list of researchers that will be available for speed dating. Language: English.

Programme

10.00-10.15 Introductions by Ton Dietz, ASC director, and Jos Damen, director ASC library

10.15-10.30 Chibuike Uche (Nigeria), senior researcher: Financing and sustaining Africa's economic growth

10.30-10.45 Rob van Tulder, member of ASC Scientific Board and author of 'Doing business in Africa', comments on the former speaker

10.45-11.00 Discussion

11.00-11.15 Benjamin Soares, head ASC Researchers Assembly: Islam and radicalization in Africa

11.15-11.30 Mayke Kaag, senior researcher, comments on the former speaker

11.30-11.45 Discussion

11.45-12.15 Speed dating with two ASC researchers, each 15 minutes

12.15 Lunch