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[Translate to English:] Küchentisch mit Zeichnungen und Stiften
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Uni Nova: "Research at the kitchen table"

Everyday occurrences can inspire research and provide an impetus for academic insights. This is illustrated by Michelle Engeler's research project about how people from diverse backgrounds live together.

Block Seminar
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Master’s block seminar: "European Land Investment in West Africa: Activist Approaches to Humanities Research"

This Master’s block seminar explores the involvement of European corporations in land investments across West Africa, with particular attention to Sierra Leone and Liberia. Bringing together perspectives from environmental history and…

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Young Scholars’ Forum: "Creative Encounters: Rethinking Research in Global Spheres"

This pre-conference event for the SGAS-VAD 2026 conference is designed for PhD candidates and early-career researchers to connect, reflect, and engage in a collaborative and supportive environment.

The Centre for African Studies Basel ZASB coordinates Africa-related teaching and research at the University of Basel and its partner institutions. It is an acknowledged centre for interdisciplinary Africa-focused research and offers a Master's and a PhD in African Studies as well as a continuing education programme for professionals.

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19 May 2026 - 25 May 2026

Location: Winterthur

Organizer: Afro Pfingsten Festival 2026

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Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2026

Events offered by ZASB-graduate Danielle Isler
21 May 2026
Time: 18:15

Location: Centre for African Studies, Rheinsprung 21, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Centre for African Studies

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Book launch: "Politics of Land and Conservation in the Dongola-Mapungubwe Area"

Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule
22 May 2026
Time: 16:00  - 18:00

Location: Meeting point: Main entrance Missionshaus, Missionstrasse 21, 4055 Basel

Organizer: Mission 21

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City tour: "(De-)colonial art in Basel"

Mission 21
22 May 2026
Time: 18:30

Location: Quellgasse 3, 2502 Biel

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Concert: Andile Yenana – Way Out Is In

A powerful blend of South African music traditions with jazz that resonating emotionally and intellectually
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Job: Koordinator:in für den Masterstudiengang Changing Societies (50%)

Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften der Universität Basel

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Job: Early Childhood Development and Pre-Primary Specialist in Okahandja, Namibia (100%)

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Cumulative outmigration and social thinning in rural Ghana
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Publication: "Cumulative outmigration and social thinning in rural Ghana"

This article by Michael Stasik develops the concept of cumulative outmigration to shed light on the recursive dynamics of rural depopulation. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research in a Ghanaian village characterized by substantive…

Photographs as Sources for African Histories of Health and Healing
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Publication: "Special Issue Introduction: Photographs as Sources for African Histories of Health and Healing"

This special issue co-edited by Danelle van Zyl-Hermann explores the opportunities and challenges of using photographs to write histories of health and healing in colonial and postcolonial Africa. Since the late nineteenth-century…

Pesticide Exposure
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Publication: "Pesticide exposure among organic and conventional smallholder farmers in Costa Rica and Uganda: biomarker evidence on exposure determinants"

A study in Costa Rica and Uganda co-authored by Martin Röösli and Samuel Fuhrimann shows pesticide exposure is widespread among smallholder farmers but can be reduced through organic farming and safety training.

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Short courses and certificate in African Affairs

The continuing education programme equips professionals with the knowledge, skills and resources that enable them to efficiently and sustainably work in an African context .

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Building Rheinsprung 21

University of Basel
Centre for African Studies Basel
Rheinsprung 21
4051 Basel
Switzerland

Tel: +41 (0)61 207 34 82

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How to find us:
The ZASB is very easy to reach by public transport. It takes about five minutes to reach the Centre from the tram/bus stops Schifflände (trams #6/8/11/14/16, buses #34/36) and Kunstmuseum (tram #1/2).

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