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African Studies

African Studies in the Academy

by Munyaradzi Mawere and Tapuwa Raymond Mubaya

The Cornucopia of Theory, Praxis and Transformation in Africa? For a long time, African Studies as a discipline has been spearheaded by academics and…

African Studies Agriculture Development Studies Science, Technology, Medecine Social Sciences

GMOs, Consumerism and the Global Politics of Biotechnology

by Munyaradzi Mawere and Artwell Nhemachena

Rethinking Food, Bodies and Identities in Africa’s 21st Century Despite sustained continental and national struggles for autonomy, sovereignty and independence in postcolonial Africa, the…

African Studies Development Studies Political History & Theory Politics Social Sciences

The African Conundrum

by Munyaradzi Mawere, Tapuwa Raymond Mubaya and Jowere Mukusha

Rethinking the Trajectories of Historical, Cultural, Philosophical and Developmental Experiences of Africa The African conundrum… is rooted out of the historical, philosophical and cultural…

African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

Africa at the Crossroads: Theorising Fundamentalisms in the 21st Century

by Artwell Nhemachena and Munyaradzi Mawere

Theorising Fundamentalisms in the 21st Century This volume interrogates and theorises various forms of fundamentalism and fetishism that impinge on Africa and the African…

African Studies Anthropology History & Criticism Literature

Drinking from the Cosmic Gourd

by Francis B. Nyamnjoh

How Amos Tutuola Can Change Our Minds This book questions colonial and apartheid ideologies on being human and being African, ideologies that continue to…

African Studies Anthropology Social Sciences

Relationality and Resilience in a Not So Relational World?

by Artwell Nhemachena

Knowledge, Chivanhu and (De-)Coloniality in 21st Century Conflict-Torn Zimbabwe This book critically examines the relevance of the increasingly popular theories on relationality by interfacing…

African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

African Virtues in the Pursuit of Conviviality

by Itaru Ohta, Motoji Matsuda and Yntiso Gebre

Exploring Local Solutions in Light of Global Prescriptions African societies have rich histories, cultural heritages, knowledge systems, philosophies, and institutions that they have shaped…

African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

Theorising Development in Africa

by Munyaradzi Mawere

Towards Building an African Framework of Development How come Africa is so underdeveloped when it is one of the richest continents on earth? The…

African Studies History & Criticism Literature Social Sciences

The Repressed Expressed

by Bill F. Ndi, Adaku T. Ankumah and Benjamin Hart Fishkin

Novel Perspectives on African and Black Diasporic Literature Through multiple points of resistance, The Repressed Expressed underscores how hard it is to build a community in…

African Studies Development Studies Political History & Theory Politics Social Sciences

Development Perspectives from the South

by Munyaradzi Mawere

Troubling the Metrics of [Under-]development in Africa Not so long ago, The Economist described Africa as a hopeless continent. This damning description specifically referred to the…

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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.