Another Look into the Web Series, “An African City”
Following last week’s two perspectives on the Ghanaian television and web series, An African City, we hear this week from Brigid Warnke in New York, who compares An African City to its […]
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Programme Officer (Research), Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Senegal
Job Vacancy Announcement: Programme Officer (Research)
Deadline: 23 October 2016
The Council for the Development of Social […]
A Deeper Look into the Web Series, “An African City”
Now with two season complete, we at The CIHA Blog are weighing in on the Ghanaian television and web series, An African City. Dubbed as Africa’s “Sex in the City”, the show portrays […]
Petition: Gandhi’s Statue at the University of Ghana Must Come Down
Dear CIHA Blog Readers,
We draw your attention to a petition at the University of Ghana that has gone viral, to bring down a recently-erected statue of Gandhi (the only statue […]
The Situation in Gabon: Interference That Knows No End / Situation au Gabon: Ingérence Sans Fin
by Cilas Kemedjio
The post-electoral situation in Gabon demonstrates how the troubled role of the self-proclaimed guarantors of the new international order can set fire to powder. Such interference […]
Steve Biko, Black Consciousness and Individual Empowerment / Steve Biko, Conscience Noire et Responsabilité Individuelle
by Dr. Christopher Merrett
The CIHA Blog presents the last of a series of reflections that have looked at four eminent South African thinkers: Richard Turner, John Colenso, Albert Luthuli and […]
New Videos from the University of Ghana’s Institute of African Studies / Nouveau vidéos de l’Institut des études africaines de l’Université de Ghana
As part of its numerous activities, The Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana hosts weekly seminars and occasional talks and presentation from faculty as well as visiting […]
Albert Luthuli: Conviction, Principle and the Long View
by Dr Christopher Merrett, UKZN
Why does understanding the religious convictions of powerful resisters in South African history matter? By understanding the formative influences and convictions of Nobel Peace Prize winner […]