How Does God Love Uganda?
by Akosua Adomako Ampofo
Roger Ross Williams is not happy with his kinsmen’s activities in Africa—Uganda to be precise. And as I watched the trailer for the feature-length documentary, God […]
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Two Luminaries of Literature Provide Window into African Life
EDITORS’ NOTE: This week The CIHA Blog looks at the insights provided by the memoirs of two literary greats, Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong’o, highlighting how the colonial era […]
On Protests and Religion in South Africa and Donor Funds in Uganda
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week The CIHA Blog provides important perspectives on recent events from South Africa and a perspective on aid from Uganda. In South Africa, the Marikana strike and massacre […]
OHCHR Minorities Fellowship Programme; Postgraduate Research Scholarships; and other opportunities
OHCHR Minorities Fellowship Programme
The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) was launched by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2005.
The MFP is held annually […]
On Geldof and Aid
“Why Bob Geldof is Wrong about Africa”
posted by Cecelia Lynch
Both Mills and Geldof perpetuate stereotypes about “needs” in Africa: while Geldof embodies do-good paternalism, Mills perpetuates modernization-through-foreign-investment as “the” […]
New Horn of Africa Bulletin
Horn of Africa Bulletin
This latest bulletin examines environmental issues related to security in Africa, religious tensions in Ethiopia, and clashes in Kenya.
Project Coordinator, UNDP, Egypt; Women’s Protection and Empowerment Director, IRC, DR Congo; and more opportunities
Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator-Electoral Assistance, UNDP, Egypt
The UNDP is cooperating with the Government of Egypt in the area of elections through the ‘Strengthening the Democratic Process in Egypt’ Project, […]
On Foreign Aid and Africa
“The History of Foreign Aid Dependency: Challenges for Africa”
posted by Bangirana Albert
This article by Tinashe Nyatoro is adapted from the book, The Impact of Aid Dependence on Social Development: the case […]