Celebrating Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
January 5, 2023
Today we celebrate, with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, his 85th birthday, as one of Africa’s most articulate social critics and creator of a wonderful world of literature. Ngũgĩ is a Kenyan… READ MORE
Category: African Studies
Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in South Africa
July 22, 2022
I set out to research and write this book because no one else had written a comprehensive account of The National Peace Accord, and because the seed was planted in… READ MORE
Faith, Power and Family
June 21, 2022
Finalist for the 2019 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for Best Book in Africana Religions, Faith, Power and Family by Charlotte Walker-Said is a ‘valuable contribution to the rich literature examining… READ MORE
Walking in Encroached Pastoral Landscapes
May 25, 2022
Pokot Pastoralism: Environmental Change and Socio-Economic Transformation in North-West Kenya by Hauke-Peter Vehrs is the first book in Future Rural Africa, a new series from James Currey. Dr Vehrs shares… READ MORE
Red Road to Freedom
March 16, 2022
We are delighted to share a recent interview with Tom Lodge where he discusses his book Red Road to Freedom: A History of the South African Communist Party 1921 –… READ MORE
The Genocide against the Tutsi, and the Rwandan Churches
March 7, 2022
The question of the churches’ response to mass violence or mass oppression has been raised in many contexts. Think of the debate on Pope Pius XII’s silence on the Holocaust…. READ MORE
Decolonizing African Studies
February 8, 2022
Decolonizing African Studies answers a variety of questions: How can African Studies be Decolonized? In what ways are current scholarships responding to ideas around decoloniality? How is the academy responding… READ MORE
West African Soldiers in Britain’s Colonial Army, 1860-1960
December 6, 2021
Published this month, West African Soldiers in Britain’s Colonial Army, 1860-1960 by Timothy Stapleton, explores the history of Britain’s colonial army in West Africa, especially the experiences of ordinary soldiers… READ MORE
Women and Peacebuilding in Africa: Personal Journeys That Inspired the Book
November 22, 2021
The book, Women and Peacebuilding in Africa, (edited by Ladan Affi, Liv Tønnessen and Aili Tripp) looks at the cost of women’s exclusion and the strategies for inclusion of women… READ MORE
Books to Look out for in February 2023