In the News: Dependency and Development
Two recent articles point out how aid recipients are often more in tune with their needs and their cultural and political contexts than the development organization might be. The New […]
In the News
The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
In the News: Zimbabwe’s Presidental Election / Élection présidentielle au Zimbabwe
ZANU-PF, under the leadership of H.E. Robert Mugabe, emerged victorious in the elections that were held in Zimbabwe on 31 July 2013. Despite the skepticism and allegations of possible from […]
In the News: Spotlight on Kenya
In the most recent Horn of Africa Bulletin (PDF), Kenya is in the spotlight, with articles about the International Criminal Court and peacebuilding methodologies. The […]
In the News: LGBT Hate Crimes in Africa
Human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons has gained news coverage, especially in Africa, raising public outrage and condemnation. On Friday 26 July, the United Nations High […]
In the News: Philanthropy in Question
Peter Buffett, son of billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on what he calls “Philanthropic Colonialism,” the transplantation of successful ideas into a […]
In the News: African Traditional Religion and the “Modern” World
Ghanaian priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam is the subject of the below articles. His work in Ghana and his year-long stay in the Bronx has highlighted the popularity of African Traditional […]
In the News: Self-Sufficient Africa?
Mo Ibrahim on How (and Why) Africa Should Solve Its Own Problems
For Ibrahim, writing in Forbes, the public sector and private sector working in tandem – without […]
In the News: “Modern” Africa
“How Africa’s New Urban Centers are Shifting Its Old Colonial Boundaries”
In The Atlantic, Howard W. French explores the expansion of Lagos, Nigeria, toward Accra, Ghana, all the way to […]
In the News: Combating Poverty and Hunger
Two articles in The Guardian this week focused on poverty and hunger in Africa and ways that African leaders should combat them. Two complementary articles push for understanding root causes […]