Political scientist, columnist, and author
Nadia Nsayi is a political scientist who graduated cum laude from KU
Leuven and was named Alumni Ambassador for her societal engagement and
contribution to public debate. She is a specialist on Congo and works
as a cultural programming officer at
the Royal Museum for Central Africa (AfricaMuseum). Nsayi is
the author of Daughter of Decolonization (2020), and
Congolina (2023). Since 2020, she is a regular columnist for
the Flemish newspaper De Morgen.
Her work focuses on decolonisation, memory, and Congo–Belgium
histories and extends beyond academia:
Daughter of Decolonization later inspired the exhibition
Authenticité, inaugurated by Belgian-Congolese artist David
Katshiunga. Around the same period, the exhibition
100× Congo. A Century of Congolese Art in Antwerp, which she
co-curated as curator of representation, received the British Museums
and Heritage Award for International Exhibition of the Year.
Nadia Nsayi regularly speaks at conferences and public events on decolonisation, Congo–Belgium history, and questions of memory and justice. Her talks connect academic research with contemporary political and cultural debates.
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