| 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 |
0 | 20
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...
Authors : Shamil Jeppie et Souleymane Bachir Diagne, (dir.) Reviewer : Pape Chérif Bertrand Bassène, Ph.D. Descriptive dictionary on Timbuktu and the history of sudani erudition “The Meanings of Timbuktu", is a collective work published in 2008 and translated from English by Ousmane Kane. This contribution to the African intellectual history was...
It is now a year since Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed on. Mandela passed on at a time when South Africa was celebrating 20 years of democracy and Africa was has travelled 60 year of decolonization. Mandela’s gift to the world has been the paradigm of peace as a constitutive element of the broader anti-colonial/decolonial humanism underpinned by ubuntu....
The brutal murder of a young Congolese man, Masonda Ketanda Oliver, has blown the lid off a simmering pot of resentment against the treatment of African migrants in India, especially the large student community. Africans come to India for various reasons: informal trade, higher education and healthcare. Medical tourism is marketed aggressively...
By Dr. Ebrima Sall and Dr. Ibrahim Oanda Introduction This paper draws on and summaries research findings from the CODESRIA Higher Education Leadership Programme (HELP). HELP is one of the most recent initiatives included on the council’s research activities as a special Programme. With the support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the programme...
Keynote Lecture delivered at the National Dissertations Workshop Organised by the National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) of South Africa Johannesburg, 29-30 July 2015 Ebrima Sall CODESRIA, Dakar DRAFT • Dr Sarah Motsoetsa, CEO of NIHSS • Professor Sitas and Dear Brother • My Brother Professor Adam Habib • Professor Nhlanhla...
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...
I no longer recall when exactly I met Sam. Maybe it was in the late 70s at CODESRIA, or in the early 80s at the Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies. The late 1990s, though, was the time we truly got to work together, closely and intensely. The two of us were at the helm of CODESRIA’s leadership, as President and Vice President. The next two years...
The news of the untimely passing on of Professor Abubakar Momoh came as a shock to the CODESRIA community. On behalf of the Executive Committee, CODESRIA’s overall membership, and colleagues in the Secretariat in Dakar, we write to reiterate our deep shock and the sense of loss following this untimely departure on 29th May 2017. We join you in this...
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...