Examinations of humanitarianism, charity, and development in Africa, whether from NGOs operating on the continent, foreign aid from outside of Africa, or philanthropists based anywhere in the world.
The Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa (CIHA) team, funded by the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Henry Luce foundation, organized a workshop on Teaching about Religion and […]
In this post, Peter Maundu from HIPSIR traces the history and causes of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. Apart from the legacy of colonialism and political repression, Maundu argues that […]
Alternation, a peer-reviewed journal, is accepting papers for a special issue on the theme of religion, governance, and humanitarianism in Africa. CIHA’s very own co-editors will be the editors […]
Tropical Cyclone Idai has struck most severely Zimbabwe’s Chimanimani and Chipinge districts, and adjoining regions of Mozambique and Malawi, causing unprecedented destruction of life, homes, clinics, schools, businesses, whole neighborhoods, […]
Today we repost the author’s write-up of an article published in Communicatio, a South African Journal for communication theory and research on Ghana’s telecommunications industry. Some feel that Corporate Social […]
Given that this is the season for giving, today we repost an address by Ivan Illich to the Conference on InterAmerican Student Projects (CIASPJ) in Cuernevaca, Mexico, on April […]
Today we are sharing thoughts about a recent ProPublica article which has gained considerable amount of coverage, including in West Africa, which critically investigates the workings of and accusations against […]
This week we are featuring a post by one of our newest Luce Graduate Fellows, Rebecca Mugo, a Master’s student at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations […]
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