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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
07 November 2024
In its policy plans on research and education in the Netherlands, the Dutch government announced budget cuts that will severely affect social sciences and humanities in the Netherlands. In this blog, we highlight the pivotal role of African Studies for Dutch society and education, and beyond.
01 November 2024
On 6 November 1966 Equatoguinean author and activist, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, was born. His parents were from the remote island of Annobón, off the West African coast. Ávila Laurel is featured in our library weekly.
31 October 2024
29 October 2024
29 October 2024
24 October 2024
Northern Rhodesia became independent on 24 October 1964 as Zambia. Read about the country's history, demographic and social-economic developments over the past 60 years in our latest Infosheet. It is the final Infosheet in the series about African countries that became independent in the 1960s!
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