▁The ▁centre ▁is ▁an ▁inter fac ulty ▁inst itute ▁of ▁Le iden ▁University . ▁The ▁present ▁director ▁is ▁Jan - B art ▁Gew ald . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Pi eter ▁de ▁la ▁Court ▁Building ▁of ▁Le iden ▁University ’ s ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Research ▁The ▁research ▁of ▁the ▁A frika - St ud ie cent rum ▁Le iden ▁covers ▁four ▁them es : ▁politics ▁and ▁security , ▁society , ▁religion ▁and ▁culture , ▁and ▁econom ics ▁and ▁history . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁projects ▁study ▁international ▁relations ▁of ▁African ▁countries ▁with ▁the ▁BR IC ▁countries ▁( B raz il , ▁Russia , ▁India ▁and ▁China ) ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf , ▁economic ▁development ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur ship , ▁and ▁processes ▁in ▁African ▁politics ▁and ▁legisl ation . ▁Other ▁areas ▁of ▁research ▁are ▁language ▁use ▁in ▁social ▁movements ▁in ▁Africa , ▁new ▁develop ments ▁in ▁health care ▁through ▁tele communic ations ▁and ▁e - he alth ▁( elect ron ic ▁health ), ▁natural ▁conservation ▁and ▁African ▁histor i ography . ▁ ▁The ▁A frika - St ud ie cent rum ▁publish es ▁scientific ▁articles ▁and ▁various ▁books ▁about ▁its ▁research , ▁in - house ▁or ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁publish ers ▁such ▁as ▁Br ill , ▁including ▁the ▁Africa ▁Year book ▁and ▁the ▁series ▁African ▁Dynam ics , ▁the ▁African ▁Studies ▁Collection , ▁and ▁the ▁Africa ▁Study ▁Center ▁Series . ▁The ▁topics ▁range ▁from ▁international ▁migration ▁to ▁social ▁aspects ▁of ▁football