central africa
Esatis Le Bon – Arnold Ngbagalet, “Kangbi na contrainte”
We are happy to present the text of “Kangbi na contrainte“, a reflection by slam artist Arnold Ngbagalet a.k.a. Esatis le Bon on the theme of ‘duress’. Arnold is a refugee from CAR living in Congo-Kinshasa. See also the live blog post on the slam concertRead More
About the author: Max-Landry Kassaï
Born in 1990 in Bangui (Central African Republic), Max holds a master degree in public law and international relations of the University of Bangui. He is passionate about writing and has done internships in local journals in Bangui, as well as in the Congolese radioRead More
Tchad : Dans la tourmente des rapports « accablants »
– Deuhb Emmanuel Zyzou, 10 juillet 2017. La communauté internationale qui a toujours su soutenir, que ce soit publiquement le régime de Déby et ou ferme les yeux sur les exactions des droits humains commises dans ce pays de l’Afrique Centrale montre ces derniers tempsRead More
7th European Conference on African Studies ECAS 2017, Basel, 29 June-1 July 2017
The 7th European Conference on African Studies ECAS 2017 is taking place 28 June – 1 July 2017 in Basel. This year’s theme: Urban Africa – Urban Africans: New Encounters of the Rural and the Urban. The Centre for African Studies Basel and the SwissRead More
Workshop: Alternative histories from Central Africa, 3 July 2017 (French spoken)
Please note: Unfortunately, Professor Saïbou Issa and Professor Khalil Alio were both unable to make it to Leiden at the very last moment. The workshop continues as planned, with more time for discussion after the presentations bij Souleymane Abdoulaye Adoum and Marielle Debos. Workshop: LesRead More
Paper – Mobile pastoralists in Central and West Africa: Between conflict, mobile telephony and (im)mobility
CTD project leader Mirjam de Bruijn, PhD researchers Adamou Amadou and Boukary Sangaré, and associate PhD researcher Elie Lewa Doksala wrote the paper ‘Mobile pastoralists in Central and West Africa: between conflict, mobile telephony and (im)mobility’ for The Future of Pastoralism, Revue scientifique et technique (InternationalRead More
Catherina Wilson – Chronicle of an Uprising Foretold
CTD researcher Catherina Wilson wrote a blog on the rising tensions in Congo-Kinshasa: http://rumoursontheubangui.tumblr.com/post/154679532052/chronicle-of-an-uprising-foretold