Who is Supporting Sierra Leone: the answer might surprise you
By Edwin Adjei
Last week was a difficult one for families around the world. Sierra Leone experienced a disastrous mudslide where thousands of people lost their loved ones and over 400 […]
In the News
The CIHA Blog’s commentary on recent news pieces about events in Africa.
Global Politics of Race: #KenyaDecides & #Charlottesville
By: Angela Okune
As Kenyans went into highly anticipated elections last week, many on social media penned humorous, sarcastic and sometimes angry Tweets pushing back against the common trope of […]
Débat: Répondre ou non aux représentations problematiques des Africains de la part des leaders français?
Par: Awa Cheikh Seck
Les propos du président français Emmanuel Macron, sur les «défis civilisationels» de l’Afrique ont fait couler beaucoup de salive et d’encre. Sur les réseaux sociaux par exemple […]
In the News: #BeyGood4Burundi
National Public Radio’s Goats and Soda recently highlighted a new philanthropic campaign by American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress, Beyoncé, #BeyGood4Burundi. According to her […]
In the News: “Congolese musicians rarely provide a critique, but continue to provide solace”
By: Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula
A recent piece by Thomas Salter, an independent consultant in the Great Lakes Region, claims that musicians rarely provide a critique, but continue to […]
In the News: “Pastor’s Wives Open Up Off the Pulpit”
By Abena Kyere
“Why does everything have to be about God?” This is a friend’s Whatsapp account status. Many endeavors in life are complex, but being married to a ‘Man of […]
Africans “Looking Sharp” and Dowdy Wazungus
By Angela Okune
Source: http://www.gocollette.com/en/tours/africa/kenya
A few days ago on my way home from work, I stopped into The Junction, one of Nairobi’s many high-end malls to grab a […]
In the News: “In a Guardian Story About an Environmental Conflict in Kenya, the White Saviour Rides Again”
By Angela Okune
Two weeks ago, Kenyans on Twitter were ablaze over a recent piece in The Guardian entitled: “Who shot Kuki Gallman? The story of a Kenyan conservationist heroine.”
Kenyan […]
Remembering Pauline Manaka: From Pretoria to Irvine
The sudden passing of Pauline Manaka, University of California, Irvine’s research librarian for Anthropology, Sociology, and Gender & Sexuality Studies has saddened those of us at CIHA Blog who knew […]