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The African Studies Centre in Leiden is the only multidisciplinary academic research institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. It welcomes African scholars through its visiting fellowship programme, offers seminars twice a month and has an extensive library that is open to the general public. Learn more about the ASC’s research programme.

What's new
28 October 2010 NVAS Conference: Africa for Sale. Analysing and Theorizing Foreign Land Claims and Acquisitions		ASC in the Media "Terreurdaden Afrika niet altijd ingegeven door ideologie". Benjamin Saores over de Islam in Afrika
7 October 2010 Africa Today seminar: Development and Dreams. The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup		New publication In search of greener pastures? Boat-migrants from Senegal to the Canary Islands
New publication Bricks, Mortar and Capacity Building: A Socio-Cultural History of SNV		10 September 2010 Study day: The trafficking of girls and women and the Nigerian community in the Netherlands
6 October 2010 IS Academy lecture: Development and Dreams. The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup