Recalling the CIHA Blog conference held in October 2015 on the Biafra/Nigerian war, a recent conference entitled “Remembering Biafra” held at George Washington University, and a recently concluded
Our friend and colleague, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National […]
In this post first published on the Contending Modernities blog, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare discusses his research entitled “The African Charismatic Revolution: […]
“What is the “Good News” for the poor today? The dominant culture of entitlement, cronyism, nepotism and kleptocracy is entrenched in our political discourse. The people’s urgency and mass mobilization […]
“On 31st March 2017, an interfaith service celebration of the “Living the Legacy of Uncle Kathy” was held for Ahmed Kathrada, a South African politician, political […]
On behalf of the African Studies Association’s Women’s Caucus of Book Prize Committee, I invite you to nominate authors for the 2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for Scholarly […]
Welcome to the CIHA Blog’s early 2017 roundup. Thus far in 2017, the Blog has highlighted religious and humanitarian issues from around the continent, especially where such issues have intersected […]
By Angela Okune
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The United Nations (UN) as part of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program drafted a guide for “every […]
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Droughts and famine in Africa, are often discussed as humanitarian, political and economic issues. While important not to obscure the role of political economy, African policy makers […]
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