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In 2014, the Gerda Henkel Foundation initiated a scholarship programme supporting young humanities scholars from Africa in honour of the foundation's founder, Lisa Maskell. It is the largest international support programme for PhD students in the history of the Foundation. The Lisa Maskell Fellowships aim to strengthen universities in the partner countries, to counter the outflow of qualified young scholars and to ensure the doctoral students enjoy excellent academic training.
In this dossier, L.I.S.A. publishes interviews with Lisa Maskell Fellows, in which they talk about their research projects as well as their experiences during their academic career and the Lisa Maskell fellowship.
Today, we welcome Viktor Asaju Olasunkanmi from Nigeria. After graduating from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria with an M.A., he started his PhD in History with the thesis Native Court Administration in the British Kabba Division, Northern Nigeria 1906-1960 at the University of Ghana in 2022.