We congratulate Leiyo Singo!

2026

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On April 22nd, we celebrated Leiyo Singo’s successful defence of his thesis titled “Contested Lands, Life and Livelihoods in Tanzania: Maasai Pastoralists’ Ontologies of Land Futures”. Leiyo Singo now returns to the University of Dar es Salaam, where he takes up a position. He joined the Chair of Economic Geography and the Bayreuth Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS)) via the BATATA project (where you can read more about his work) and became an indispensable member of the team. We congratulate Singo on his important achievement and thank him for having the honor of working and learning with him. Hongera sana na asante sana! Thanks also to committee members (Patricia Daley facss Jia Hui Lee Prof. Cyrus Samimi and Prof. Martin Doevenspeck as Chair). Well done!