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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
08 May 2025
The ASCL hosted the highly inspiring two-day workshop Ruptures and Riches: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of African Mineral Resource Extraction on 20 and 21 March. The workshop was organised by African Studies Research Master students.
08 May 2025
This week the papal conclave is convened to appoint the new pope to succeed Francis who died on 21 April 2025. One of the possible successors is the Congolese archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungo (born 24 January 1960).
07 May 2025
02 May 2025
Are you looking for a master's that offers in-depth knowledge of African realities? Read about research master student Ivan Anderegg's experiences. He did fascinating fieldwork in Ghana, where he explored the gaming culture. 'I help build an understanding of Ghana's role in the digital media ecosystem.'
Online minor event 2025: discover 'African Dynamics' and 'Frugal Innovation for Sustainable Futures'
01 May 2025
29 April 2025
Ten years after the #RhodesMustFall movement reignited debates about decolonisation and identity in South African education, Esma Karadağ explores how Pan-Africanism continues to evolve in the country’s schools. In a new blog post she asks: Who gets to be African?
25 April 2025
On 27 April 1941, the Senegalese novelist Aminata Sow Fall was born. She is considered the first published woman novelist from francophone Africa.
23 April 2025
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