CIJKAD–NLAS* Press Release on the Occasion of the Birth Centenary of Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Joseph Ki-Zerbo would have been 100 years old this 21 June 2022. We thank the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the University of Abomey Calavi for having dedicated a colloquium to him. On the occasion of Joseph Ki-Zerbo's centenary, we would like to pay tribute to the figures and
Call for ABSTRACTS for 2023 AGENDA Journal
TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD, ECOLOGY AND THE ANTHROPOCENE Contributors are invited to submit manuscripts on the above topic from the point of view either of researchers or activists. Abstracts and contributions must be written in English and in a style accessible to a wide audience. Please submit abstracts to louhaysom@mweb.co.za or
A Kind of Farewell to Ato Kwamena Onoma
Godwin R. Murunga Executive Secretary CODESRIA Our colleague, Ato Kwamena Onoma, has served CODESRIA for a period of just under a decade, starting from November 2013 to end of May 2022. He served two full terms as Senior Programme Officer from 2016 to 2022, having previously worked with the Council as Programme
CODESRIA hosts Norad at its offices in Dakar
CODESRIA receives in its premises Grete Benjaminsen from Norad to discuss ways of improving the partnership between our two institutions.
In Memory of Thandika Mkandawire
This article by Fantu Cheru, forthcoming in Africa Development vol. 47, No. 2, 2022, is shared with you in memory of Thandika Mkandawire, former Executive Secretary of CODESRIA. Vol. 47 No. 2 (2022): Forthcoming Issue - On Resuscitating the Aborted National Project: A Retrospective and Prospective View (Notes from my Last
Public Humanities: Thinking freedom in the Africa University
For those interested in the questioning of the humanities, this is a significant contribution for rethinking the university in the Global South and in the corporatized Western academy. It is a strong critique of neo-liberal policies and practices that, together with colonial legacies and authoritarian rule, plague African higher education.
Micere Githae Mugo
Micere Githae Mugo is a distinguished professor, playwright, poet, author, activist, and literary critic from Kenya. She is an Emerita Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Syracruse Uinversity. Prof Micere Mugo attended Makerere University, Uganda where she received her B.A in 1966 and the University of New
Bouchra Sidi Hida, Speaker African Research Matters
Bouchra Sidi Hida est administrateure de programme Recherche au Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (Codesria). Elle était chercheure senior au Centre d’études et de recherche en sciences sociales (CERSS) et enseignante au département de sociologie à la Faculté des Lettres et des sciences
