In the News: MDGs to SDGs – New Goals, Similar Failings?
posted by Cecelia Lynch
Over the next several years, we will certainly hear and read a lot about the “SDGs.” People might understandably ask, “Whatever became of the MDGs?” Either we have […]
In the News
The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
In the News: “The King Said ‘Kwere-Kwere’ Must Go!”: Xenophobia as South Africa’s Politic Mirror
by Chammah J Kaunda
Chammah J Kaunda (PhD) is from Zambia. He is a minister in Pentecostal Assemblies of God. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Humanities, […]
In the News: A Positive African Story for a Change
posted by Robert Nyenhuis
A recent article in The Guardian by Patience Akumu, “Measles vaccination rates in parts of Africa surpass those in North America,” reverses the roles of narratives we […]
Gunther H. Wittenberg Memorial Lecture
posted by Bangirana Albert
Upcoming lecture sponsors, the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Ujamaa Center, announce the Gunther H. Wittenberg Memorial Lecture, Earth-Theology and Humanitarianism: Lessons Yet Learnt. Information about the lecture will follow […]
In the News: Higher Education in Africa
posted by Akosua Adomako Ampofo
An African Higher Education Summit was recently held in Dakar from March 10-12. The three-day continental summit focused on revitalizing higher education for Africa’s future. The […]
In the News: The U.S. Role in Somalia’s Ongoing Humanitarian Saga
posted by Bangirana Albert, Cilas Kemedjio, and Cecelia Lynch
George Monbiot, in a piece for The Guardian, with the incendiary title of “The careless, astonishing cruelty of Barack Obama’s government,” […]
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 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 […]