In the News: More on Ebola
For this series of posts titled “Ebola in Perspective,” anthropologists weigh in on their own experiences in West Africa with the aim of countering the dominant narrative portraying the […]
In the News
The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
In the News: Farmers and Indigenous Organizations Protest World Bank Rankings
(reposted from the Oakland Institute)
Press Release: Farmers, Indigenous Peoples, and NGOs Take to the Streets in Ten Cities Demanding an End to World Bank’s Morally Bankrupt Development
Groups Will Stage […]
In the News: Ebola and the aid industry
For Humanosphere, Gabe Spitzer talked with medical anthropologist James Pfeiffer for a podcast “How the aid and development industry helped cause Africa’s Ebola outbreak,” which critiques the development aid […]
In the News: Ethical Considerations for Ebola Care
Recent CIHA Blog posts about the Ebola epidemic in West Africa have focused on the ethics of the vaccine treatment and on the ethical considerations that governments and […]
In the News: Boko Haram at the intersection of history, religion and poverty
Several months have passed since Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls from Chibok, Nigeria, an act that briefly captivated Western news and social media. While attention to the group […]
In the News: Governments and NGOs in the Fight Against Ebola
Yesterday, The CIHA Blog assembled a number of articles about the ethics of treatment of the Ebola virus and the populations afflicted by it. Today, we are looking at […]
In the News: The Ethics of Ebola and Its Treatment
The CIHA Blog has had its eye on the ethical issues and questions around the treatment of the people who have been infected with Ebola and the efforts to fight […]
In the News: African Solidarity with Palestine
The continued resonance of anti-colonial struggles is particularly relevant for many African scholars in expressing solidarity with Palestine and demanding an end to the violence in Gaza. See the letter […]
In the News: Sustainable U.S.–Africa Partnership
While the U.S.–Africa Summit met in Washington, D.C., last week, the world was reminded of several challenges faced by the African continent, as countries in West Africa battle the deadly […]