Local Reclamation of Transnational Activism: Bettering Advocacy in Conflict
by Carrie Reiling The CIHA Blog frequently draws on the concept of the “White Savior Industrial Complex,” articulated by Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole, in its critiques of the work [...] The post...
View ArticleIn the News: Things People Who Want to Help Africa Should Know
The CIHA Blog is starting a new series called “Things People Who Want to Help Africa Should Know,” which we hope students, activists and scholars will use and contribute to. Here [...] The post In the...
View ArticleFrom Manufactured Debts to Chronic Humanitarianism: Lessons from Haiti and...
by Cilas Kemedjio I was struck by the massive presence of NGOs in Haiti. Shortly after the 2010 earthquake, Former Alaskan Governor and US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin visited Haiti with a...
View ArticlePan-African Cinema: Critiques of Western Humanitarianism
By Thomas Barker, University of California – Irvine Intern En Français As African cinema gains increasing success internationally with films such as Sembene, there is a potential for films to [...] The...
View ArticleIn the News: “Congolese musicians rarely provide a critique, but continue to...
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 [...] The post In...
View ArticleBlind Spots in Humanitarian Intervention: The Geneva Conference for the...
This week we are posting the first of a two part series on humanitarian intervention and international involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Father Dr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula of...
View ArticleBlind spots in Humanitarian Intervention: The Geneva Conference for the...
This is the second post of a two-part series on humanitarian intervention and international involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo written by Father Dr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula of the...
View ArticleTo Save the Congo, Respect the Congolese and Strengthen its Institutions
Happy New Year to all of our readers! We return this week with a post about the recent elections in Congo from our own Dr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula. In the past, we have had several posts about...
View ArticleIs Tshisekedi’s Win a New Dawn for Congo?
CIHA's very own Father Dr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula of HIPSIR was recently interviewed about the elections in Congo on AM Live in Kenya. He discusses the political history of Congo and his his...
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