Building Human Solidarity: The Voices of Women (Panel 3)
CIHA is delighted to post this video of one of our online course alums, Wasye Munanie Musyoni. Wasye is the Sudan Country Programme Manager for Norwegian Church Aid (NCA). […]
Humanitarianism, Charity and Development
Examinations of humanitarianism, charity, and development in Africa, whether from NGOs operating on the continent, foreign aid from outside of Africa, or philanthropists based anywhere in the world.
Indecent and Ineffective: A Critical Analysis of the Humanitarian Response to Recurring Famine in Somalia
In our post today, Tristan Corcoran a former CIHA course student, delves into the current famine conditions in Somalia. As Tristan points out, CIHA has previously covered famine in […]
The Necessity of Humanitarian Aid in Central African Republic (LA NÉCESSITÉ DE L’AIDE HUMANITAIRE EN RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE)
Saturnin Modeste Agramako investigates in this post the worsening situation in CAR and the challenges faced by humanitarian aid workers. (French version included below)
In the Shadow of a Pandemic: The Intersection between Gendered Identity, Violence and the Humanitarian Crisis in the Niger Delta
The worsening conditions of women, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, require attention in numerous parts of the world. In this post, Nnebundo Obi contextualizes the challenges of these global phenomena […]
John L. Dube and Higher Education
The College of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal organised the Dr JL Dube Memorial Lecture series as he celebrates his 150th birthday. This is the lecture delivered by […]
Indigenous Africans urged to develop correct mind-set in order to use land productively
The CIHA Blog brings you the second lecture of the planned four-series of posts on the Dr JL Dube Memorial Lecture as he celebrates his 150th birthday. These series […]
Raoul Peck’s Assistance Mortelle/Fatal Assistance
In today’s post, Cilas Kemedjio discusses Fatal Assistance, a documentary by Raoul Peck on the humanitarian relief operations after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti to alarm people who want to […]
The Western Gaze and Its Effects on Aid
Today’s post addresses a composite of issues connected to racism and paternalism in representations of Africans in the West and its impact on humanitarianism in Africa. The post represents revised […]