Looking into Private Sector Involvement in Humanitarianism in Africa
The CIHA Blog tends to be critical of the argument that what Africa needs is more foreign private sector investment in humanitarianism in Africa (see here for the most […]
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Twenty years young: South Africa’s political role in the new international architecture of development
by Candice Moore
In April, South Africa celebrates 20 years of freedom. The new South Africa’s foreign policy was crafted on the bedrock of internationalism. This is a reflection both of […]
Countering Green Revolution/Development Discourses on Food Insecurity in Africa
by Jessica Ham
Voices From Africa: African Farmers and Environmentalists Speak Out Against a Green Revolution in Africa, a report from the Oakland Institute, offers an important counter perspective to […]
Afrobarometer Data Quality Officer, Democracy in Africa Research Unit; and other opportunities
Afrobarometer Data Quality Officer, Democracy in Africa Research Unit
The Afrobarometer is an independent, non-partisan research project that measures the social, […]
In the News: Climate Change and the Slave Trade
“What climate change and slave trade in Africa have in common,” by Kofi Adu Domfeh in Luv News, looks at similarities between climate change and the slave trade in […]
In the News: Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law
The anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda, which was signed by President Museveni on February 24, may have implications for aid, given that Uganda receives over $400 million annually in funding for […]
In the News: Conflict in South Sudan
The Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR), in its most recent newsletter, explores South Sudan’s conflict and whether Africa’s newest state can hold. Read more in […]
In the News: Reflections on Violence, Law, and Humanitarianism
Talal Asad, writing in Critical Inquiry, raises complicated questions about humanity, morality, Enlightenment, law and politics. He asks, in part, “What gives the modern project called ‘humanitarianism’ its moral […]