Background

July 14, 2020

Joining African Studies Centre of the University of Leiden comes from my Pan-African passion and background. In my mind, one...

July 14, 2020

The less than 1000 Rastafari returnees living in Shashemene Ethiopia, the Mecca of the Rastafari, have abandoned their life in...

July 14, 2020

This section consists of the film made by Mahlet Ayele Beyecha and Arnaud Lherm and a short summary of the...

July 3, 2020

[disclaimer]Coronavirus and free water are pushing the population into water shortage in some neighbourhoods of Kinshasa (DR Congo). Water is...

May 29, 2020

Wearing a grey jacket and hiding behind a mask that covered almost his entire face, I did not know who...

May 19, 2020

[disclaimer]Kinshasa is the epicentre of corona in the DRC. This city of more than 10,000,000 inhabitants has been experiencing an...

May 16, 2020

Authors: Robert Pijpers & Sabine Luning – With special thanks to all participants of the workshop. This blog originally appeared on...

May 13, 2020

After the cancellation of the decision on the total confinement of the city of Kinshasa, only the commune of La...

April 28, 2020

On March 31, I received the following WhatsApp message (in a mix of Wolof and French, which I have translated...

April 20, 2020

Beyond its character of softening morals, music is an instrument of free and independent expression that serves not only to...

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