Program NVAS Africa Day 2023 (PDF) We live in times of unprecedented environmental change. Scholars have therefore begun to refer to our geological time as ‘the Anthropocene’, reflecting that many of these changes can be traced back to human actions and interventions. Our way of life is affecting not just landscapes, lives and livelihoods, […]

We are saddened by the news of the untimely death of our colleague and esteemed NVAS Board member since 2019, Dr Karin Willemse. She helped NVAS enormously through her thoughtful and sharp ideas in organizing its online and in-person events and through her pleasant and inspiring presence.  We will miss Karin’s invaluable contributions. Our thoughts and […]

The book ‘Entrepreneurial responses to COVID-19 in Africa’, edited by Maud van Merriënboer, is available now. The book is the result of the 2021 NVAS conference with the same theme. If you are interested in a hard copy of this book, please send an email to jansanj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. Or you can get a digital version here.

Diep bedroefd heeft het NVAS-bestuur kennis genomen van het overlijden van Marieke van Winden. Vanaf de oprichting van de NVAS in 1997 heeft Marieke méér dan twee decennia, vanuit het Afrika Studiecentrum, het NVAS-ledenbestand opgezet en nauwkeurig bijgehouden. Daarnaast heeft zij opeenvolgende besturen met raad en daad bijgestaan in zaken rondom communicatie. Grote dank is […]

We are looking forward to the NVAS 25th Anniversary Conference titled Conciliation and Conflict: The Role of Language in Bridging Social Differences in Africa You can find the programme and the list of abstracts through the links below! FINAL Programme NVAS Conference (pdf) List of abstracts (pdf) There is also a web dossier of the […]