The Pastor as Sexual Object
In this post first published on the Contending Modernities blog, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare discusses his research entitled “The African Charismatic Revolution: […]
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Partner Update: Ujamaa Centre April 2017 Newsletter
“What is the “Good News” for the poor today? The dominant culture of entitlement, cronyism, nepotism and kleptocracy is entrenched in our political discourse. The people’s urgency and mass mobilization […]
Opportunities: 2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for Scholarly Work | CODESRIA 2017 Gender Institut
2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for Scholarly Work
On behalf of the African Studies Association’s Women’s Caucus of Book Prize Committee, I invite you to nominate authors for the 2017 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for Scholarly […]
CIHA Blog Highlights: First Quarter 2017
Welcome to the CIHA Blog’s early 2017 roundup. Thus far in 2017, the Blog has highlighted religious and humanitarian issues from around the continent, especially where such issues have intersected […]
The Privilege of being Lazy: Problematizing the UN’s “Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World” | Le privilège du “paresseux”: Approche critique du “Guide des paresseux pour sauver la planète” par l’ONU
By Angela Okune
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The United Nations (UN) as part of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program drafted a guide for “every […]
Extreme Variability: the importance of increasing climate change research in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Droughts and famine in Africa, are often discussed as humanitarian, political and economic issues. While important not to obscure the role of political economy, African policy makers […]
Reflections on IDP Camps in South Sudan
As the situation in South Sudan deteriorates, we asked Richard Parkins, the Executive Director of American Friends of the Episcopal Church of the Sudans, to respond with […]
FROM THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE TO THE AU: TRACING THE INTERCONNECTING CORD OF PAN-AFRICANISM
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The highlight of this year’s Black History Month celebration at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, was a lecture on 2nd March 2017 by Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, the […]