In Memory of Professor Ivor Wilks (1928-2014)
Dear Readers: Here we present a retrospective, provided by CIHA Blog co-editor, Akosua Adomako Ampofo, in honor of Ivor Wilks, an Africanist and historian who was committed to the principles […]
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In the News: Aid for Trade
posted by Bangirana Albert and Cilas Kemedjio
Jim Redden and Catherine Grant Makokera, in the article “Aid for Trade Vital for Boosting Regional Integration and Development,” discuss the viability […]
In the News: The World Food Programme and Humanitarian Funding
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posted by Tanya Schwarz
In a her article, “Time for a re-think on humanitarian funding?,” (written for IRIN–Integrated Regional […]
The Boons and Banes: The Slippery Slope from Humanitarian Drones to Dehumanizing Drones
by Jennifer M. Ramos and Daniel Brunstetter
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology is proliferating around the world. Despite concerns about potential abuses, this technology can – so the argument goes – […]
The Demise of “Invisible Children” or the Pitfalls of Trending Humanitarianism
by Cilas Kemedjio
Jeffrey Sachs, once the golden boy of brutal and anti-social market driven reforms, became a star in the humanitarian circles with a reputation as an economist with a […]
“Two Laws, Two Justices?” Reverberations from Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Micere Githae Mugo’s ‘The Trial of Dedan Kimathi’
Dear Readers: Below we provide an excerpt (with some minor edits) of Ketu H. Katrak’s article “The Making of The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Micere […]
International Aid: Western Paternalism or a Moral Imperative?
Dear Readers: While we at the CIHA blog tend to be critical of aspects of humanitarianism and aid in Africa we also recognize its endurance as well as the goodwill […]
New Blog Series: “Track Changes”
This week we inaugurate the new series, “Track Changes,” on the CIHA Blog. In this feature, we link to online content that we have found to be problematic in its […]
In the News: Humanitarian-“ism”
posted by Bangirana Albert Billy
“The concept which is supposed to transcend ideology obscures the role of the west in creating disasters in the first place.” – Jeremy Seabrook
Jeremy Seabrook, in […]