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Iron Sharpens Iron

by Yanyin Zi

Social Interactions at China Shops in Botswana For centuries the continent of Africa has been characterised by negative images such as poverty, disease and…

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…

Anthropology Religion Social Sciences

Religion, Occult and Youth Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

by Edlyne E. Anugwom

The book examines the nexus between youth conflict and the occult drawing its insights from the oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria. It sees the…

Anthropology Environmental Management Nature and the Environment Social Sciences

Water and Soil in Holy Matrimony?

by Christopher Munyaradzi Mabeza

A smallholder farmer’s innovative agricultural practices for adapting to climate in rural Zimbabwe This book is a biography based on a qualitative ethnographic study…

Development Studies Economic Development Economics Social Sciences

Underdevelopment, Development and the Future of Africa

by Munyaradzi Mawere

In view of the resilience of Africa’s underdevelopment, what do Africans make of their determined aspirations for development? The continent of Africa has constantly…

ICTs Media & Communication Studies Migration Science, Technology, Medecine Social Sciences

Human Trafficking and Trauma in the Digital Era

by Mirjam van Reisen and Munyaradzi Mawere

The Ongoing Tragedy of the Trade in Refugees from Eritrea Eritrean refugees crisscross between countries in the Horn of Africa and North Africa in…

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.