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The hybrid event, moderated by Prof. Paul Kamau and Dr. Radha Upadhyaya, allowed friends, colleagues, and former students of Prof. McCormick from around the world to share their reflections on her work and life.

The overall goal of CAMA is to promote walking and cycling within sub-Saharan Africa. The aim is to better understand the walking and cycling needs in the African context and foster the exchange of knowledge between the local communities in Africa and Germany.

Through this courtesy call, Kenji Hayashi, the JICA Senior Representative, Kenya office, discussed the JICA Chair Program. The JICA Chair Program is an initiative geared to promote development experiences learning from the initiatives of Japan over time.

IDS seeks to generate knowledge, promote debate, and encourage utilisation of research findings in postgraduate teaching and training. Our core mandate is to shape the growth of development thinking, theory, and practice, particularly in Africa.

In this paper, we argue that the debate concerning aid in Somalia has concentrated on international organizations and underplays the complexity of humanitarian support. Focusing on mosques and kinship associations in Nairobi, we ask how Somalis in Kenya coordinate and administer humanitarian support for Somalia.

Present were H.E Muthomi Njuki, the Chair of the Council of Governors, officials from the Ministry of Health, IDS staff led by Prof. Karuti Kanyinga, Prof. Fumni Olonisakin, Vice President (International, Engagement & Service) at King’s College London, and scholars from Ghana and Nigeria.