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CODESRIA E-newsletter No. 9: November 2014
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CODESRIA E-newsletter No. 9: November 2014 |
| 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 West Africa.
Au cours de ces dernières années, le continent africain a connu des crises variées - à la fois environnementales, économiques, (...)
FEATURES AND OPINIONS / CHRONIQUES ET OPINIONS 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 Sankara avait choisi ce mois pour prononcer son premier discours d'orientation politique. Le second événement symbolique concerne son assassinat (...)
Spectre of Ebola ProtectionismA 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 interacting with the rest of the world.
The protectionist measures range from exit and entry controls, such as temperature checks and (...)
 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).
The author, Ousmane Kane was at that time Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is now teaching at (...)
CODESRIA RECENTLY / CODESRIA RECEMMENT  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 maladie à virus Ebola en Afrique de l'Ouest continue de mobiliser le personnel de santé, les chercheurs, la société civile, les spécialistes (...)
UPCOMING EVENTS / ÉVENEMENTS A VENIR Postponing the Scientific Conference of the CODESRIA 14th General Assembly
Report de la Conférence scientifique de la 14ème Assemblée Générale du CODESRIAAs CODESRIA members and friends are aware, the eruption of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in some countries of West Africa has provoked a major health crisis in the region. Although the modes of transmission (direct physical contact with bodily fluids emanating from people who are suffering from the disease) are now well known, and the international response to the crisis is evolving, it still cannot be said that EVD has been brought under control and that the crisis will soon be over. (...)
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 2015The 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 higher education in Africa," says Dr Tendai Murisa, director of the summit's lead organiser TrustAfrica.
The African Higher Education Summit to (...)
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