Voicing African Voices

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The Tragedy Of The Stupid Nation

The Tragedy Of The Stupid Nation retraces three decades of political instability during which the people of the Central African Republic suffered from several…

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.…

Literature Poetry

Things Left Unsaid

by Rosabelle Boswell

In South Africa issues of identity remain a pressing concern and preoccupation. For some, the experience of feeling that one does not belong in…

Literature Poetry

Sacred Songs

by Bill F. Ndi

Bill F. Ndi’s Sacred Songs is a collection of 95 sonnets deeply rooted in the tradition of spiritual testimony of faith. The personae in…

Language and Linguistics Media & Communication Studies Social Sciences

Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives of Youth Language Practices in Africa: Codes and Identity Writings

by Gratien G. Atindogbé and Augustin Emmanuel Ebongue

With the demographic explosion of young people in major African cities, we are witnessing the emergence of youth languages and new speech forms. In…

Development Studies Economic Development Economics Law Social Sciences Taxation

Financing Africa

by Attiya Waris

Financing Africa’s development requires ingenuity, discipline, and an understanding of fiscal systems – the entirety of government revenues and expenditures, including taxation and debt.…

Dictionaries Language and Linguistics Reference Books West Africa

English – Lekongho Dictionary

by Sentemong Mehpah

In 2005, a United Nations study reported that half of the world’s languages (estimated at 6,000) would disappear by the end of this century.…

Media & Communication Studies Migration Social Sciences

Mobile Africa

by Mirjam van Reisen, Munyaradzi Mawere and Kinfe Abraha Gebre-Egziabher

Human Trafficking and the Digital Divide What happens at the nexus of the digital divide and human trafficking? This book examines the impact of…

Media & Communication Studies Migration Social Sciences

Roaming Africa

by Mirjam de Bruijn, Munyaradzi Mawere and Mia Stokmans

Migration, Resilience and Social Protection What happens when digital innovation meets migration? Roaming Africa considers how we understand modern-day mobility in Africa, where age-old routes strengthen…

Development Studies Economic Development Economics Environmental Management Nature and the Environment Social Sciences

Natural Resource Endowment and the Fallacy of Development in Cameroon

by Lotsmart Fonjong

Cameroon is rich in petroleum, minerals, tropical forests, wildlife, water systems, fertile lands, and much more. Paradoxically however, most citizens live in abject poverty…

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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.