New in the ASCL Africanist Blog: Global Africa is here, get used to it!

Why is it that a serious plane crash in Ethiopia only figures somewhere halfway the Dutch TV News, and only mentions the victims who have European or North-American nationalities? Why is it still so difficult to have African history included in the history curriculum in Dutch schools? It is about time that perspectives from Africa get incorporated and mainstreamed in Europe and beyond. African Studies has a role to play in this, Mayke Kaag writes in the ASCL Africanist Blog.