| Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
| Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique |
| Conselho para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais em África |
| مجلس تنمية البحوث الإجتماعية في أفريقيا |
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The Vice President of the Executive Committee of Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Professor Nkolo Foe was the guest of pan-African television channel, Ouest TV. He talked extensively about CODESRIA, its vision, mission and objectives, as well as its...
Williams Ezinwa Nwagwu Africa Regional Center for Information Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and Department of Information Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Purpose – The purpose of this study was to examine how the identity of undergraduates who use social networking sites in selected Nigerian universities in...
Dakar: Friday 14 April 2017 It is with profound regret and extreme sadness that I write, on behalf of the President of CODESRIA Dzodzi Tsikata and on my own behalf, to inform the CODESRIA community that professor Aminata Diaw, immediate past head of the CODESRIA Training, Grants and Fellowships Programme has passed away. This sad event occurred last...
August 8th 2017 It is with such extreme shock and sadness that we at CODESRIA have learned of the passing away of Dr. Abdul Raufu Mustapha. Dr. Mustapha was a Professor of African Politics at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. According to family sources, Dr. Mustapha, 63, died today Tuesday, 8th August 2017 in London after months of a courageous...
The terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has resulted in widespread condemnation of the violent suppression of free speech, as well as general support for the concept of satire. But while it is right that our disapproval of violence be unconditional, perhaps Charlie Hebdo’s particular brand of satire should be examined before...
Dr Murunga is a historian and political analyst of Kenyan origin. Prior to joining CODESRIA as the Executive Secretary, he was lecturing at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Nairobi. He was the immediate past director of the Africa Leadership Centre in Nairobi, and was a member of the Executive Committee of CODESRIA for two...
Le Dr Ebrima Sall vient de terminer son deuxième et dernier mandat à la tête du Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (Codesria), plébiscité premier think tank africain en 2016. Chercheur discret, mais réputé dans les milieux universitaires, le Dr Sall est un ancien de l’institution, car il y a passé une bonne partie de sa...
Par Dr. Ndongo Samba Sylla, Fondation Rosa Luxemburg. « Quand la masse est saine les agitations et les secousses ne font aucun mal » (Machiavel) Au Burkina Faso, pour les partisans de Thomas Sankara, la significativité historique du mois d’octobre avait été jusque-là établie par deux événements symboliques. Lors de la révolution burkinabè (1983-1987), Thomas...
Les spécialistes africains du développement et des changements climatiques ne doutent pas que l’accord historique de Paris sur le changement climatique adopté unanimement en décembre dernier à Paris sera avantageux pour le continent. Lors du sommet de Paris, 195 pays ont convenu de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et d’améliorer l’adaptation de...
Professor Toyin Falola of the University of Texas pays homage to the life and work of the recently deceased Nigerian scholar Professor Jacob Ade Ajayi. CODESRIA wishes to share its condolences, on behalf of the African Social Science community, to the family, friends and former colleagues of the late Professor Jacob Ade Ajayi. Le Professeur Toyin...