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Artist in residence: Keenan Ahrends (Johannesburg)
Guitarist Keenan Ahrends is known for his evocative musical writing, his emotive improvisation and his sensitive musicianship.
/ Forschung
Verbesserte Behandlung tropischer Wurmkrankheiten: ERC Advanced Grant für Jennifer Keiser
Der Europäische Forschungsrat fördert ein Forschungsprojekt Jennifer Keiser, Leiterin der Einheit «Helminth Drug Development» am Schweizerischen Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, mit rund 2,5 Millionen Euro./ Weitere
Call for support: African Studies Library at the University of Cape Town
After the fire at the University of Cape Town on 18 April 2021, researchers who have worked with the African Studies Library Special Collections are invited to share copies of their records.
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Publication: Property killed a peace park dream: The entanglement of property, politics and conservation along the Gariep
In their article, Luregn Lenggenhager and Maano Ramtsindela examine the role of the configuration of property regimes and the power relations embedded in them for the establishment of peace parks in southern Africa.
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Publication: Beware the Mineral Narrative: The Histories of Solwezi Town and Kansanshi Mine, North-Western Zambia, c. 1899–2020
In her contribution on Solwezi town and Kansanshi mine in Zambia's Northwestern Province, Rita Kesselring presents an analysis along the nexus of mining, urban development and demography over 120 years.
In den Medien: «Entwicklung ist die Freiheit, ein selbstbestimmtes Leben zu führen»
Elísio Macamo im DEZA-Magazin Eine Welt (Ausgabe 01/2021)
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In den Medien: La Tanzanie va exploiter le plus grand gisement de nickel au monde
Rita Kesselring im Le Temps-Blog "Lignes d'horizon" (26. März 2021)
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Elísio Macamo and Ralph Weber on their Sinergia project "Reversing the Gaze"
The Grants Office of the University of Basel spoke to Elísio Macamo and Ralph Weber about their recently funded project, about interdisciplinarity, trends in research funding, and the Corona crisis.
Melchisedek Chetima newly appointed associate professor at the University of Montréal
Melchisedek Chetima, a former postdoc fellow at the ZASB, takes on a new professional challenge at the University of Montréal in Québec.