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African Studies

African Studies Anthropology Social Sciences

From Handmaiden of Colonialism to Esteemed Discipline

by Paul Nchoji Nkwi

Professor Paul Nchoji Nkwi on the Reinvention of Anthropology in Africa This book documents key features in the life of the father of anthropology…

African Studies Social Sciences

People, Predicaments and Potentials in Africa

by Takehiko Ochiai, Misa Hirano-Nomoto and Daniel E. Agbiboa

The term ‘African Potentials’ refers to the knowledge, systems, practices, ideas and values created and implemented in African societies that are expected to contribute…

African Studies Anthologies & Collections Literature Social Sciences

Covid Stories from East Africa and Beyond

by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui, Roopal Thaker and Kathryn Toure

Lived Experiences and Forward-Looking Reflections The coronavirus has rattled humanity, tested resolve and determination, and redefined normalcy. This compelling collection of 29 short stories…

African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

The Future of Africa

by John W. Forje

Reform, Development, Progress or Progressive Decline This provocative book on The Future of Africa addresses fundamental genealogical developmental challenges of vital concern to Africa’s…

African Studies Anthropology Social Sciences

Securitising Monstrous Bottoms in the Age of Posthuman Carnivalesque?

by Artwell Nhemachena and Munyaradzi Mawere

Decolonising the Environment, Human Beings and African Heritages Placing security studies in the context of contemporary discourses about the “colonial comeback” and posthumanism, this…

African Studies Social Sciences

Decolonising Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in an Age of Technocolonialism

by Artwell Nhemachena, Nokuthula Hlabangane and Joseph Z. Z. Matowanyika

Recentring African Indigenous Knowledge and Belief Systems Positing the notions of coloniality of ignorance and geopolitics of ignorance as central to coloniality and colonisation,…

African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

The Challenge of African Potentials

by Motoji Matsuda and Yaw Ofosu-Kusi

Conviviality, Informality and Futurity This collection of articles is based on presentations and discussions at the 2018 African Potentials Forum, held in Accra, Ghana.…

African Studies Social Sciences

Land, the State and the Unfinished Decolonisation Project in Africa

by Horman Chitonge and Yoichi Mine

Essays in Honour of Professor Sam Moyo This book focuses on the work of one of the leading African scholars on the land question…

African Studies Economic Development Economics International Relations & Diplomacy Politics Social Sciences

Zimbabwe Will Never be a Colony Again!

by Munoda Mararike

Sanctions and Anti-Imperialist Struggles in Zimbabwe This is a thought-provoking original book, based on a wealth of empirical case studies of how Zimbabwe experienced…

African Studies Anthropology Political Activism & Participation Politics Social Sciences

Citizenship in Motion

by Itsuhiro Hazama, Kiyoshi Umeya and Francis B. Nyamnjoh

South African and Japanese scholars in conversation Anthropological reflections on citizenship focus on themes such as politics, ethnicity and state management. Present day scholarship…

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The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.