Bram Vermeulen is correspondent in Afrika voor onder andere de NOS, de VPRO en de NRC. Daarnaast maakt hij de prijswinnende en veelbekeken documentaires als 'Sahara' en 'De trek' over het continent. We praten met hem vanuit zijn woonplaats Kaapstad over de ontwikkelingen op het Afrikaanse continent en …

Europa, de Europese Unie en de democratie op het continent staan onder druk. Migratie, terrorisme, de sterke opkomst van populistisch-rechts en antiliberale democratieën, klimaatverandering en een snel veranderende wereldorde confronteren Europa met grote problemen en uitdagingen. Een zeker ondergangsdenken …

This report presents a case study assessing the coping strategies of small-scale farmers to fall army worm (FAW) outbreak. The fall army worm spodoptera frugiperda is a migratory pest from America with over 100 years prevalence, the pest is relatively new to the African continent whose presence was first …

Waste Treatment Technologies has made a considerable growth the past couple of years. The organization is designing, constructing, building and maintaining waste treatment facilities all over the world. Several aspects within the organization have grown together with the recent developments. However, …

With Brexit looming, start-ups in the London ecosystem may ask themselves whether they are still in the right place for their business. Are they considering a move to the continent due to the ambiguous Brexit developments? This research analyzes the probability of international start-ups based in the …

De conservatieve revolte van de Vier van Višegrad (Tsjechië, Slowakije, en vooral Polen en Hongarije) is geen conflict tussen Oost- en West-Europa. Het is een symptoom van een tegenstelling die het hele continent bezighoudt. De hardnekkige Oost-West-tegenstelling is voorbij, en kan beter vervangen worden …

In 1875 explorer Henry Morton Stanley (UK 1841-1904) produced a photograph of Kabaka (King) Muteesa of Buganda (UG, 1838-1884) and his chiefs. Muteesa’s land was positioned on the northern shore of a body of water that we now call Lake Victo-ria, in a country that would later be named after his kingdom. …

Over the past decade, more and more studies have been published about OER adoptionby educators and educational institutions. The largest part of these studies is about OER in Higher Education and a growing amount is about OER and open textbooks in K-12 education. In addition, according to De Olivereira …

Trade shows offer a platform for exploring new markets, discussing problems, spotting trends and increasing brand awareness. They are an essential part for the communication mix, the product mix, and the distribution mix. After a trade show, the company’s leads are often not managed effectively. This …