News & Events

On 22 October Agnieszka Kazimierczuk successfully defended her PhD dissertation Tracing Inclusivity. Contribution of the Dutch private sector to inclusive development in Kenya. Case study of Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd., the flower sector and Lake Turkana Wind Power project, at Leiden University. Promotors were Prof. Ton Dietz and Prof. Chibuike Uche. Dr Kazimierczuk's dissertation can be read online from 23 October.

Jan-Bart Gewald is stepping down as Director of the African Studies Centre Leiden. After three years of directing the ASCL, Jan-Bart will be concentrating on his academic research again. He will stay in function until 1 December 2020. More information about the selection procedure for the new director will follow soon.

The ASCL Library recently received two large donations: one from art historian Nicolaas Vergunst, and one from theologian Frans Verstraelen. The donation of Nicolaas Vergunst (born in Cape Town of emigrant Dutch parents) contains materials on art, history and literature. Among the materials is the clandestinely in South Africa published edition of The African Communist - disguised as Literary Gazette. The donation of Roman Catholic theologian Frans Verstraelen consists of several hundred books on religion and politics in Africa.

The African Studies Centre Leiden is a long-term partner of SAIL. The SAIL platform brings together seven international higher education and knowledge institutes in the Netherlands that contribute to the Sustainable Global Development agenda by means of research, education, engagement and projects, in collaboration with partners in the global south. SAIL has now launched a beautiful website!