Arts & Books

The Nordic Africa Institute organises, in co-operation with Dag Hammarskjold Foundation and Council for Economic and Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA) a panel debate on the topic 'Has Africa got anything to say?' Academic cultural and publishing perspectives at Frankfurt Book Fair, Internatio

Hunter-Gault, Charlayne. (2006). New news out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance. (New York: Oxford University Press), ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517747-3
Reviewed By Tanja E. Bosch, PhD

Where to begin? When we tell stories about Africa we can’t speak without an imported frame of reference, carving up the years into the pre-colonial, the post-colonial era: once upon a time in the golden age, once upon a time in the dark ages that followed.

The Bottom Billion and Christian Aid’s Trade Policy

Paul Collier devoted 3 pages of his book, the “Bottom billion”, rubbishing Christian Aid, calling it a “headless heart”, either uninformed about trade or misled by Marxist advisors.