Decolonizing Aid in Africa
The CIHA Blog continues to bring African perspectives on decolonization to our readers. This post provides a synthesis of discussions from the hybrid event on ‘Decolonizing Aid in […]
Critical Legacies from the Past
An exploration of the connections between modern-day Africa and its history.
In the news: An Open Letter to William Ruto
In a letter published in AsheNews, our friend and colleague, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, UCI Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English, addresses […]
Canadian Jesuits International: Webinar explores root causes of mining misery in the Congo
In today’s post, we feature the webinar ‘Cobalt Blues: A Conversation on the Politics of Resource Extraction and Education in the DRC,’ authored by the event’s co-sponsor, […]
Humanitarianism’s Narrative Problem and its Missionary History
The CIHA blog is very pleased to post Megan Cole Paustian’s discussion of her new book Humanitarian Fictions: Africa, Altruism, and the […]
What’s in a Name?
In this piece, Tina Adomako shows the importance of interrogating colonial place names as part of the humanitarian goal of equalizing relationships between Africa and the Global North. […]
Book Review — SASINDA FUTHI SISELAPHA (STILL HERE): Black Feminist Approaches to Cultural Studies in South Africa’s Twenty Six Years Since 1994
Today we are featuring a book review of Sasinda Futhi Siselapha (Still Here), written by Luce Graduate Fellow Jeni Francisco. All credit […]
Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today’s post is by CIHA co-editor Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, who is from DRC, on his perspective on Pope Francis’s recent visit to the country, as well as his […]