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African Studies Development Studies Social Sciences

Development and Subsistence in Globalising Africa

by Motoki Takahashi, Shuichi Oyama and Herinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison

Beyond the Dichotomy In Africa, people striving to live and survive under the complex relationship between development and subsistence have been directly or indirectly…

African Studies Education and Teaching Social & Political Aspects Social Sciences

Knowledge, Education and Social Structure in Africa

by Shoko Yamada and Akira Takada

In searching for the potential that lies in African societies, the chapters of this volume consider relationships between knowledge, education and social structure from…

African Studies Social Sciences

Global Capital’s 21st Century Repositioning

by Rewai Makamani, Artwell Nhemachena and Oliver Mtapuri

Between COVID-19 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Africa What happens at the interface between Afrocentricity and COVID-19 is cause for wonder in a…

African Studies Social Sciences

African Politics of Survival Extraversion and Informality in the Contemporary World

by Mitsugi Endo, Michael Neocosmos and Ato Kwamena Onoma

This volume addresses two primary research concerns: first, considering extraversion (or extroversion) as a term for characterizing a region that is “mobilizing resources from…

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,…

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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.