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 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 […]
(Re-)watch the presentations of NVAS Africa Day 2021 here! Magnus Ekeland: Longing to break free: Ethnographic reflections on the Basic Income Grant in South Africa’s potential to boost entrepreneurship among young men in rural townships Lotte Marie Brouwer: Adaptation strategies among successful women agri- entrepreneurs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya Corneill Spaapen and Lucia […]
Dear members, Our annual NVAS Africa Day will take place on line on Saturday 16 October. Would you like to attend? Please click on the registration link below. If you leave your postal address you will receive a stay-at-home package prior to the event! Programme 12:00 – 12:45Annual General Meeting/Algemene Leden Vergadering(NVAS members only) 12:45 […]
We are happy to announce a call for papers for our annual NVAS Africa Day, which will take place in an online/hybrid format on Saturday 16 October 2021. Both NVAS members and non-NVAS members can apply, and we encourage submissions from PhD and early career scholars from African institutions. More information on the program and […]
On October 31 2020 NVAS organised a panel on the effect of Covid-19 on the African continent. We had the pleasure to hear from five speakers from different countries in Africa. They spoke about how the coronavirus has affected their personal and professional lives, and how their governments dealt with battling the virus. You can […]
Dear NVAS members, It is our pleasure to invite you to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NVAS members to be held online on Saturday 31 October at 14:00. After the AGM there will be a panel about the impact of Covid-19 on the African continent. Speakers from Ghana, South Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal, and Tanzania will briefly […]
Biologist Henk Breman travelled to Mali in 1972 to avoid military service. He arrived during one of the longest droughts on the continent – triggering him to conduct research on the caring capacity of natural resources in Africa. Since then, he obtained over 40 years of experience in 27 African countries. His most recent publication, […]
Sangu Delle’s versatility is undeniable. The Ghanaian born Harvard graduate is Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation (“GPI”) and Managing Director of Africa Health Holdings, an innovative company based in West Africa focused on “building Africa’s healthcare future”. He is also co-founder of non-profit Cleanacwa, which is working to provide water and sanitation in underdeveloped […]
The Africa Studies Centre in Leiden has a new Press and Communications Officer: Rik Jongenelen. Rik is succeeding Marieke van Winden and his new role includes to manage the NVAS membership. More info about Rik: Rik Jongenelen holds a BA in Education (2016) and an MA in African Studies (2018) from Leiden University. Being a […]