Memorial Service in Honour of the Late Dr Roseline Achieng

It is with deep regret and sorrow that we share the shocking news of the unexpected departure of Dr Roseline Achieng (TMALI Senior Lecturer). This is a significant loss to the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI) and University of South Africa (UNISA). Dr Achieng was also involved in the TMALI’s mentorship programme for emerging scholars and...

National Working Groups: Research Methodology Workshop

Kampala, Uganda , 8-9 December 2014 Conformément à sa stratégie de renforcement des groupes nationaux de travail (GNT), le CODESRIA sollicite chaque année des candidatures de chercheurs et universitaires africains pour la constitution de GNT. Les équipes sont invitées à entreprendre des études sur des thèmes identifiés comme prioritaires dans leurs pays...

CODESRIA E-newsletter No. 9: November 2014

Editorial

The African continent has, in the last few years, been besieged by crises in various forms –environmental, economic, health, social and political. Perhaps, the greatest challenge confronting the continent is the unmitigated spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which, according to the World Health Organisation, has claimed over 5000 lives mainly in...

Soulèvement populaire burkinabè : Seul Blaise est Surpris !!!

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...

Spectre of Ebola Protectionism

A new kind of protectionism is haunting the world: the spectre of ebola protectionism. As the ebola virus disease ravages the societies of the Mano River Union (MRU) states of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, there are increasing calls from conservative politicians, right-wing groups, and sections of the media to prevent people from MRU states from...

Summit to forge the future of African higher education: 10-12 of March 2015
Sommet pour bâtir l’avenir de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique : Dakar du 10 au 12 mars 2015

The African Higher Education Summit to be held in March 2015 in Senegal will provide an energising space for African political and university leaders, experts and organisations – and friends of the continent – to revitalise interest in the sector and talk about the future. “This is a call to action. The summit will mark the beginning of a new agenda for...

Book Review by Pape Chérif Bertrand Bassène, Ph.D
Note de lecture par Dr. Pape Chérif Bertrand Bassène

Ousmane Oumar Kane, Non-Europhone Intellectuals. Victoria Bawtree (trad.). Dakar: CODESRIA, 2012, 75 p. This book was originally published in French as Intellectuels non-Europhones by CODESRIA in 2003. Cette réflexion a été publiée en français en 2003 par le CODESRIA (Nous utilisons ici la version anglaise traduite du français par Victoria Bawtree)....

Comparative Research Network: Research Methodology Workshop

Yaoundé, Cameroon 26 – 28 November 2014 Within the framework of the Comparative Research Network (CRN) Programme, CODESRIA is pleased to announce the Methodology Workshop scheduled in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 26 -28 November 2014. You can find the programme and list of participants on the pdf...

L’Impression de Sada Kane revient sur l’ouvrage « Non-Europhone Intellectuals » de Prof. Ousmane Oumar Kane

Une très belle note de lecture de Bassène à partir de la 37ème minute sur la vidéo.