Track Changes: Context and Boko Haram
In our ongoing series, “Track Changes,” we link to online content that we have found to be problematic in its assumptions, framing, or language and provide a question or thought(s) […]
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Re-framing Representations of Aid
by Kathryn Mathers
When FRAMED, a documentary film in the making about the relationship between aid and Africa, ran its successful Kickstarter campaign over the summer 2014, we were […]
African Journalist Study Programme and Other Opportunities
African Journalist Study Programme: Workshop in Nairobi 2015
Africa’s relationship with emerging powers from the Global South has become a predominant feature of international media focus. Even where Africa media has […]
In the News: On Charity Advertising
posted by Carrie Reiling
In an article for Pambazuka, “All that glitters is not gold,” Daniel Bendix critically examines the recent winners of the Golden Radiator Award and
In the News: Why Volunteer Abroad?
posted by Tanya Schwarz
A recent Op-Doc, titled “An African’s Message for America,” directed by Cassandra Herrman for The New York Times, follows Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan activist and photojournalist, […]
In Memory of Professor Ivor Wilks (1928-2014)
Dear Readers: Here we present a retrospective, provided by CIHA Blog co-editor, Akosua Adomako Ampofo, in honor of Ivor Wilks, an Africanist and historian who was committed to the principles […]
In the News: Aid for Trade
posted by Bangirana Albert and Cilas Kemedjio
Jim Redden and Catherine Grant Makokera, in the article “Aid for Trade Vital for Boosting Regional Integration and Development,” discuss the viability […]
In the News: The World Food Programme and Humanitarian Funding
photo credit: UNAMID Photo via photopin cc
posted by Tanya Schwarz
In a her article, “Time for a re-think on humanitarian funding?,” (written for IRIN–Integrated Regional […]