La médiatisation des accusations de viol -une pratique de violence sexuelle des plus ignobles- devient, à l’échelle de toute la planète beaucoup plus courante…
The launch of the Langaa book on “Covid Stories from East Africa and Beyond” took place online on March 6, 2021.For those who couldn’t…
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Distinguished International Lecture by Prof. Francis B. Nyamnjoh gave at Kobe University on the Drinking from the Cosmic Gourd book
This is a distinguished lecture Prof. Francis B. Nyamnjoh gave at Kobe University on the Drinking from the Cosmic Gourd book
By Itaru Ohta and Francis B. Nyamnjoh The African Potentials Series is a co-publication initiative between Langaa and the Center for African Area Studies…
Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of…
“Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs”. This lecture explores what we could learn about being…
This is a call for book chapter abstracts regarding the #EndSARS movement. We seek the reflective recounting of experiences as well as analysis. The…
Identities are singular and plural, fixed and mobile, conferred and constructed, even when those who claim and deny them tend to focus on the…
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Book Review: Authenticity, Violence, and the Spirit of Elimination in Francis B. Nyamnjoh’s #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa
Professor Francis B. Nyamnjoh’s Twitter-inspired title, #RhodesMustFall, describes the ugly head of racism and oppression embedded in persistent colonial thoughts, representations, and practices in…
A story about Covid-19 has won this year’s BBC Hausa short story contest for women. Rai da Cuta (Life & Sickness) by Maryam Umar,…