conflict
Book chapter: Experiences in Researching Conflict and Violence
Meike de Goede and Inge Ligtvoet wrote a chapter for Experiences in Researching Conflict and Violence, edited by Althea-Maria Rivas and Brendan Ciaran Browne (Bristol, Policy Press). The chapter is titled ‘Fields of Insecurity: Responding to Flows of Information’. This chapter focuses on the impactRead 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
Being young in times of conflict: Readings from the Central African Republic, 1 June 2017
On Thursday 1 June, 14:00-17:00, the African Studies Centre in Leiden presents the panel discussion and blog reading Being young in times of conflict: Readings from the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic has been characterized by recurrent periods of violent conflict. The 2013Read 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
The Broker’s special dossier: Africa’s Conflicts Connected
On the 19th and 20th of March 2015 several members of the CTD team participated and co-organized the workshop ‘Governance and Connections in Africa’s Contemporary Conflicts’ at the African Studies Centre (ASC) . After the conference several speakers engaged in writing blogs for The Broker.Read More
Catherina Wilson MA
Catherina Wilson studied African Studies at the Leiden University, where she graduated in 2012. She carried out research in Kisangani, DR Congo, and wrote a thesis entitled ‘The Congolese Yankee: Language and Identity among Youth in Kisangani’. In this work she deals with the waysRead More
Mirjam de Bruijn, NOS, 23 July 2016
Mirjam de Bruijn on the conflict in Mali on NOS-Radio 1-Journaal (Dutch radio news, 50.00-56.00 min.).
Tchad/Sénégal : Le verdict du procès Habré – l’Afrique châtie ses dictateurs
Fruit d’un long combat de plus 25 ans des victimes de crimes de l’ancien homme fort du Tchad, de la société civile, de HRW et de l’Etat tchadien. Jugé en juillet 2015 dans la capitale sénégalaise, l’ancien président du Tchad a été, sans grande surpriseRead More
Tchad : des individus plus riches que l’Etat
Octobre 2015, N’Djamena a abrité un séminaire gouvernemental pour examiner un plan d’urgence pour rechercher des voies et moyens de mobiliser les ressources publiques et rationaliser des dépenses de l’Etat tchadien. La déchirure dans les mailles du tissu économique du pays se fait sentir depuisRead More
Tchad : Exécution des membres de la secte islamique Boko Haram à N’Djamena
Arrêtés, jugés et condamnés à mort ce vendredi 28 Août 2015 au Palais du 15 janvier de N’Djamena, dix militants de Boko Haram ont été exécutés ce samedi 29 Août 2015. Un signal fort de l’Etat tchadien… Le 15 juin 2015, un double attentat frappeRead More