Staff African Studies Akinyinka Akinyoade Researcher Felix Ameka Professor by Special Appointment Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the world Azeb Amha Researcher Mirjam de Bruijn Professor of Contemporary History and Anthropology of Africa Jan-Bart Gewald Professor History of Africa André Leliveld Researcher Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus African Linguistics Karin Nijenhuis Lecturer Victoria Nyst Senior University Lecturer Robert Ross Professor emeritus of African Studies Klaas van Walraven Researcher Annachiara Raia University Lecturer