Reviews and discussions of new books, films, and other forms of artistic expression that offer a creative perspective on African politics and society.
par/by Cilas Kemedjio, University of Rochester
War Don Don : Une indignation critique sur la justice humanitaire
Au-delà du débat sur le recours à la justice criminelle comme moyen de […]
Sisters of Somalia was filmed during Ramadan 2012, a time I was also in Mogadishu. The images matched what I saw in the city. The film […]
posted by Carrie Reiling and Tanya Schwarz
A new book, The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption, explores how overseas adoption from a number of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elizabeth A. Bennett
The Dark Side of Chocolate wants to know if your chocolate has a bitter taste. It encourages you to recall “rumors” about child labor and trafficking on […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dear Readers, the below is the third and final post of a three-part series on the moral economy of resource extraction, with its attendant violent commodification of people’s […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please check out our four contributions to In the News, following on the controversy surrounding Kony 2012. They include practical suggestions for Westerners involved in aid work […]
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