“On democratic despond”
This guest post by Ebenezer Obadare, professor of sociology at the University of Kansas and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology […]
Nigeria
Benue’s floods and the case for better disaster giving infrastructure
In this post, Titilope F. Ajayi from the University of Ghana discusses the well-intended response by Nigerians to alleviate the suffering caused by flooding in Nigeria’s Benue State. She echoes […]
Remembering Biafra: A Blog Series Commemorating the 50 Year Anniversary of the Biafra/Nigerian War
Recalling the CIHA Blog conference held in October 2015 on the Biafra/Nigerian war, a recent conference entitled “Remembering Biafra” held at George Washington University, and a recently concluded
What if it finally turns, South Africa versus Africa
By Chinedu Ekwealor
Recurring xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa suggest that South Africa is increasingly becoming unstable. The claim that these attacks are linked to […]
In the News: The Continuing Relevance of Biafra / the Nigerian Civil War
Recently, The CIHA Blog posted two reflections from our conference on Biafra/the Nigerian Civil War: The Problem of How to Enact Diakonia: The World Council of Churches and the Nigerian […]
Biafra Faith-Based Humanitarian Intervention: Basis in the World Council of Churches
Last week we posted the first of two reflections from our conference on Biafra/the Nigerian civil war. In this reflection, Mercy Oduyoye, the director of the Institute of African […]
The Problem of How to Enact Diakonia: The World Council of Churches and the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970
We post this week two more reflections from our conference on Biafra/the Nigerian civil war. The first is by Hans von Ruette, the archivist of the World Council of Churches in […]
Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Humanitarian Action: Seven Practical Steps to Humanitarian Integrity in Nigeria
by Philip C. Aka
In the sense it is used here, humanitarian integrity is another name for humanitarian wellbeing. It is the flipside of humanitarian catastrophe, inviting humanitarian intervention to minimize […]