Liberia: Zero Ebola Cases By X-Mas? Complacency Compounds Liberia’s Reality

Addressing the nation last week, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf targeted December 25th, 2014, Christmas Day as a national goal for the possible elimination of the deadly Ebola virus from Liberia’s soil as she announced an extension of a curfew imposed as a result of the outbreak and the lifting of the State of Emergency. Said Sirleaf: "This...

Lutte contre la maladie à virus Ebola : Le socio-anthropologue Cheikh Ibrahima Niang appelle à l’unité des communautés

La peur, la panique, le manque de confiance, le faible plateau technique des structures de santé, le déficit de personnel de santé sont, entre autres, les éléments qui ont favorisé la propagation du virus Ebola. En animant une conférence, jeudi dernier, le socio-anthropologue Cheikh Ibrahima Niang a appelé à une mobilisation internationale. La lutte contre la...

CODESRIA E-newsletter No. 8: October 2014

Note on the South South Institute

The VII South-South Institute started on the 3rd of November 2014 in the capital city of Bangkok, Thailand. Organized by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), in collaboration with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the International Development Economic Associates (IDEAs), on the theme...

Editorial N 8

After an unfortunate break, for which the editorial team apologizes, we are pleased to welcome you to Issue 8 of the CODESRIA Newsletter. This issue is being released at an important moment for our continent and for the world... Après une regrettable interruption pour laquelle l’équipe éditoriale s’excuse, nous sommes heureux de vous accueillir pour le...

Address delivered by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, House of Commons, Parliament of Great Britain, Committee Room 14, July 16, 2014

The issue of reparations for past abuses including slavery reminds us that discussions concerning international criminal justice should not be limited to current abuses. La question des réparations pour les violations passées, y compris l’esclavage nous rappelle que les discussions relatives à la Justice Pénale Internationale ne devraient pas se limiter...

I accuse Isreal

Boaventura de Souza Santos (Professor at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and Director of the Center for Social Studies). Boaventura de Souza Santos (Professeur à l’Université de Coimbra au Portugal et Directeur du Centre d’études sociales). Boaventura de Souza Santos (Professor at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and Director of the Center for...

Africa’s immunity controversy

Chidi Odinkalo (Juriste principal du Programme Afrique de l’Open Society Justice Initiative) Chidi Anselm Odinkalu (Senior Legal Officer for the Africa Program of the Open Society Justice Initiative) Chidi Anselm Odinkalu (Senior Legal Officer for the Africa Program of the Open Society Justice Initiative) Chidi Anselm Odinkalo reflects on the...

The Ebola Effect: A Cameroon-Nigeria Border Experience: Ms. Patricia Nkweteyim Temeching’s experience from August 20-22nd, 2014

Patricia Nweteyim reflects on her experience of a personal experience of ebola control measures at the Cameroon-Nigeria border and some of the shortcomings of the measures put in place by many African countries in the face of an expanding epidemic. Patricia Nweteyim réfléchit sur son expérience personnelle des mesures de contrôle du virus d’Ebola à la...

Africa: citizens call to action on ebola-petition

A petition calling for concerted in the struggle to contain the EVD epidemic in West Africa. It suggests concrete courses of action that stray away from isolationist measures and that display solidarity with the affected countries. Une pétition appelant à la concertation dans la lutte pour contenir l’épidémie de FHV en Afrique de l’Ouest. Elle propose des...