In the News
The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Wins Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize
Our friend and colleague, Distinguished Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o of comparative literature and English, has been awarded the 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for Decolonising the […]
#impropaGandhi: Ghana’s Unwelcome Guest
CIHA has been following the #GandhiMustFall movement from Ghana since its inception. We have previously posted about the initial petition to bring down the statue, news that the […]
Cyclone Idai Relief
Tropical Cyclone Idai has struck most severely Zimbabwe’s Chimanimani and Chipinge districts, and adjoining regions of Mozambique and Malawi, causing unprecedented destruction of life, homes, clinics, schools, businesses, whole neighborhoods, […]
MENZGOLD AND MENZgod: the Complexities of a Ghanaian Hypocrisy
Investment schemes have become quite attractive forms of economic venture due to the volatile and critical economic environment of the world in general and Ghana has not been left behind […]
In Memory of Professor Pius Adesanmi
The CIHA Blog joins the African Literature Association (ALA), CODESRIA, and many, many others in mourning the untimely death of the extraordinary scholar and friend, Pius Adesanmi, and in extending […]
The Gentrification of African Studies
Today we repost Haythem Guesmi’s The Gentrification of African Studies with an extended commentary from two of our editorial assistants who are doctoral students at the University of Ghana-Legon. Edwin […]