The African Studies Centre Leiden is sad to report that Jan Hoorweg passed away in his home in Leiderdorp on 3 August 2022. Jan started to work as a social psychologist at the African Studies Centre in 1967. He continued to work at the ASC up to 2014, ten years after his official retirement. 

The ASCL Annual Report for 2021 is out now! In addition to an excellent list of publications by our researchers, you will find other highlights such as the Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture on African feminism by Nanjala Nyabola, the Comenius Award for André Leliveld, and the Library acquisition trip to Rwanda.

The African Studies Centre Leiden is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year! We will organise a day full of festivities highlighting this anniversary, which will take place on Thursday 8 September at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden. 

Strengthening the cooperation between Moroccan, other African, and Dutch institutions for higher education. This was the focus of a two-day seminar at NIMAR (Netherlands Institute Morocco) in Rabat, in which the ASCL's Marleen Dekker, Mayke Kaag and Rahmane Idrissa participated.

Jon Abbink produced a new bibliography on Ethiopian-Eritrean studies in society and history. It is a by- product of research he did on these countries in the past five years and is the ultimate volume in the series. It contains all the crucial references to recent work in history, archaeology, sociology, anthropology, economics, agricultural studies, politics, environmental studies etc.

Are you interested in Africa and is your master's thesis on a related subject? If so, the African Studies Centre Leiden is offering you the chance to win € 500,- and have your thesis published in the African Studies Collection. Submission deadline: 31 August.