In the News
The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
In the News: Africa vis-a-vis Trump
As Africa (and much of the rest of the world) waits for the Trump administration to figure out its foreign policies, we have brought together several articles for […]
In the News: Morocco’s Readmission to the African Union / A la Une : La Réadmission du Maroc dans l’Union Africaine
Morocco has now succeeded in its lobbying campaign to rejoin the African Union (AU). One interesting aspect for humanitarian purposes is the relative lack of controversy regarding […]
In the News: Discontent and Violent Extremism
Conversations and concerns about violent extremism and the potential link to religion continue to rise globally, including throughout the continent of Africa. In a recent study that took place […]
In the News: Atonement for German Genocide in Namibia?
We all know about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but many have barely heard of the 1904–1908 genocide in what is now Namibia, committed by the German government in their […]
In the News: Pandemonium at the State of the Nation Address in South Africa … What Is Yet to Come?
The events at the ‘State of the Nation’ indeed shocked the South African nation. The 9th of February 2017 represents an early Valentine’s Day ‘gone wrong’ in […]
In the News: A new generation of African scholarship and literature
The latest generation of African writers is producing provocative and exciting work on a wide range of topics, including the lasting effects of struggles for independence, along with the convergence […]