ij ten hu ij s ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁professor ▁and ▁film ▁director ▁Em ile ▁van ▁R ouver oy ▁van ▁N ieu wa al . ▁Leg al ▁scholar ▁Hans ▁Hol le man ▁▁ ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Barbara ▁Har rell - B ond ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁K of i ▁Ab ref a ▁Bus ia , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Gh ana , ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁African ▁Studies ▁Centre ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Form er ▁director ▁Stephen ▁Ell is ▁was ▁editor ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁Africa ▁Conf ident ial . ▁▁ ▁Pet rus ▁Johannes ▁I den burg , ▁le ctor ▁of ▁African ▁constitution al ▁law ▁at ▁Le iden ▁University , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Centre . ▁ ▁The ▁Centre ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁A EG IS , ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁African ▁Studies ▁Cent res ▁in ▁Europe ▁that ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁build ▁upon ▁the ▁resources ▁and ▁research ▁potential ▁available ▁within ▁African ist ▁institutions ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁African ▁Studies ▁Centre ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Le iden ▁University . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Jan - B art ▁Gew ald ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁ASC ▁replacing ▁Ton ▁Diet z ▁who