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On 12 October 2014, Kenyan-born American academic, professor of African and Islamic studies, and political writer Ali Al'amin Mazrui died in Vestal, New York, at the age of 81. He is best known for the nine-part television series entitled The Africans: A Triple Heritage that he both wrote and narrated.

We are honoured that Dr Graça Machel will visit Leiden University and give a public lecture on 27 October. Leiden University awarded Graça Machel with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her exceptional contribution in the field of children's rights in 2021.

This book examines the opportunities and challenges entailed in the digital transformation of access to justice as a means of legal empowerment for rural women in Northern Uganda. It is based on Robert Okello's master's thesis, for which he won the 2022 Africa Thesis Award.

Het Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden is op zoek naar een managementassistent (0.8-1.0 fte) m.i.v. 1 december 2023. Tot de werkzaamheden behoren o.a. ondersteuning van de directeur (m.n. agendabeheer en correspondentie) en het uitvoeren van secretariële en logistieke werkzaamheden t.b.v. de organisatie.