The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
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 most recent Horn of Africa Bulletin (PDF), Kenya is in the spotlight, with articles about the International Criminal Court and peacebuilding methodologies. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
“Land Reform in South Africa: Seeds of Change”
The Economist reports here that 50 percent of land reform projects in South Africa have failed, despite […]
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