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African Studies

#EndSARS Social Movement: Reflections

by Ukaiko A. Bitrus-Ojiambo, Oby Obyerodhyambo and Ayodele John Alonge

EndSARS was the most publicized and mediatized homegrown, Nigerian youth protest of our times. This book takes the reader inside the movement. In each…

African Studies Social Sciences

Seeing the World through the Onomastic Lens: Xitsonga Anthroponyms and Toponyms

by Mkhacani Thomas Chauke and Munyaradzi Mawere

Originating from discussions at the 2018 Names Society of Southern Africa (NSSA) Conference, the scholarly work Seeing the World through the Onomastic Lens: Xitsonga…

African Studies Social Sciences

Spaces of Insurgency: Petro-Violence and the Geography of Conflict in Nigeria

by Elias Edise Courson

The dominant scholarly and policy discourse on the insurgencies and conflicts in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta has been significantly shaped by the ‘resource curse’…

African Studies Social Sciences

Fair Data Fair Africa Fair World: Internationalisation of the Health Data Space

by Mirjam de Bruijn, Samson Yohannes Amare, Lauren Maxwell and Munyaradzi Mawere

FAIR Data FAIR Africa FAIR World: The Internationalisation of the Health Data Space is a pivotal work that highlights the transformative power of FAIR…

African Studies Social Sciences

Reimagining African Scholarship

by Francis B. Nyamnjoh

A Convivial Approach Beyond the Single StoryThis book reimagines African scholarship by challenging the enduring influence of Eurocentric paradigms and advocating for a decisive…

African Studies Social Sciences

Bhakita Today

by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui

The Experience of a low-income cadre health caregiverInspired by Saint Josephine Bakhita’s journey from slavery to freedom, Bakhita Today offers a poignant glimpse into…

African Studies Social Sciences

Soomaali Mi’yaa?

by Billan Omar

“Soomaali Mi’yaa?” invites you to explore what it means to be Somali in South Africa. This captivating ethnography is a deep dive into the heart…

African Studies Social Sciences

Resilient Social Networks and Mobility Strategies among Migrants in Cape Town

by Tamuka Chekero

How do migrants forge resilience in the face of exclusion and precarity in a global city? In “Resilient Social Networks and Mobility Strategies among Migrants…

African Studies Social Sciences

Modern Business and Financial Risk Management

by Ephraim Matanda

A Sustainable Development ApproachThis book is on business and financial risk management in all forms of business organisations, both public and private in nature.…

African Studies Social Sciences

“Finding the Goalposts”: Masculinities through Sports Clubs in Upington

by Samuel Julius

“Finding the Goalposts” explores how sports clubs in Upington, South Africa, become dynamic spaces where young Black men actively shape and reshape ideals of…

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