News & Events

The ASCL is deeply saddened by the news that its former colleague Melle Leenstra passed away in The Hague on 8 January. Melle was seconded to the ASCL during his PhD project on the Zambian health sector from a political science perspective. He worked tirelessly on forging equitable relations between the Netherlands and Africa. 

On  Wednesday 5 March at 16:00 CET, Loes Oudenhuijsen will defend her dissertation Situating “wicked” women: Gender panic and savoir vivre in urban Senegal. This thesis analyses women’s gender and sexual dissidence in relation to social transformations in Senegal.

Chibuike Uche and Azeb Amha have been awarded grants in the Leiden University Global Seed Fund. This Fund was established in 2024 to enhance the relationship between Leiden University and her partners in Africa, Latin America, North East and South East Asia.

Lidewyde Berckmoes wins an NWO Open Competition Grant for a project on intergenerational resilience and anticipation of conflict and natural disaster. It investigates how descendants of survivors of violent conflict anticipate and respond to future disaster, both conflict and natural disaster.

On 2 January 1996, Ghanaian playwright, children's author, poet, researcher, child advocate, and cultural activist, Efua Sutherland passed away. Her works include the plays Edufa (1967) and The Marriage of Anansewa (1975).