Africa Spectrum
@africaspectrum.bsky.social
#OpenAccess journal @giga-hamburg.de publishing original research on politics, societies, and economics in Africa.
Publisher: SAGE Journals.
Editors-in-Chief: @maxinerubin.com and @marthacj.bsky.social
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/afr
Publisher: SAGE Journals.
Editors-in-Chief: @maxinerubin.com and @marthacj.bsky.social
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/afr
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Want to publish with The Conversation (@africa.theconversation.com) & reach broader, non-academic audiences?
➡️ Explore @sagepub.com's tips on writing high-impact submissions that link research to public debate through clarity, evidence, & relevance.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
📢Calling past authors!
Want to publish with The Conversation (@africa.theconversation.com) & reach broader, non-academic audiences?
➡️ Explore @sagepub.com's tips on writing high-impact submissions that link research to public debate through clarity, evidence, & relevance.
Link in the comments👇
Want to publish with The Conversation (@africa.theconversation.com) & reach broader, non-academic audiences?
➡️ Explore @sagepub.com's tips on writing high-impact submissions that link research to public debate through clarity, evidence, & relevance.
Link in the comments👇
🆕Yusra Abdullahi examines how Somali-Ugandans in #Uganda navigated the COVID-19 crisis through mutual aid grounded in Soomaaliniimo, highlighting the prominent role played by religious leaders & women-led initiatives when state infrastructure fell short.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
🆕Yusra Abdullahi examines how Somali-Ugandans in #Uganda navigated the COVID-19 crisis through mutual aid grounded in Soomaaliniimo, highlighting the prominent role played by religious leaders & women-led initiatives when state infrastructure fell short.
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Did you see our latest tip (below) for submitting to Africa Spectrum?
🎯Preparing your manuscript for an interdisciplinary journal like Africa Spectrum?
👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
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👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Did you see our latest tip (below) for submitting to Africa Spectrum?
📕Funda Baydar Yazan appraises @janahoenke.bsky.social @eric-cezne.bsky.social & Yifan Yang's Africa’s Global Infrastructures: South–South Transformations in Practice, recommending it to scholars interested in the politics of infrastructure beyond its technical dimension.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📕Funda Baydar Yazan appraises @janahoenke.bsky.social @eric-cezne.bsky.social & Yifan Yang's Africa’s Global Infrastructures: South–South Transformations in Practice, recommending it to scholars interested in the politics of infrastructure beyond its technical dimension.
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Call for Applications for MIASA Publishing Workshop on 9-10 March 2026 at the University of Ghana, in cooperation with CJAS (Institute of African Studies) and @africaspectrum.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de.
Application deadline: 19 December 2026
More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/cfa-pu...
Application deadline: 19 December 2026
More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/cfa-pu...
Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop on 9-10 March 2026 at the University of Ghana (Application deadline: 19 December 2025) - MIASA - Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa
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December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Call for Applications for MIASA Publishing Workshop on 9-10 March 2026 at the University of Ghana, in cooperation with CJAS (Institute of African Studies) and @africaspectrum.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de.
Application deadline: 19 December 2026
More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/cfa-pu...
Application deadline: 19 December 2026
More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/cfa-pu...
🔷Remember: Africa Spectrum is multidisciplinary. Your manuscript should clearly emphasise why it matters to the broader study of Africa, not only to your specific subfield or case study.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🔷Remember: Africa Spectrum is multidisciplinary. Your manuscript should clearly emphasise why it matters to the broader study of Africa, not only to your specific subfield or case study.
➡️Follow Africa Spectrum for more tips!
CC: @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com @maxinerubin.com @marthacj.bsky.social
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🤔 Before you submit your article, ask yourself:
1️⃣Is your research relevant to more than a single discipline or case study?
2️⃣How does it contribute to one or more broader debates in African Studies?
3️⃣Does your manuscript have wider theoretical, comparative, or regional implications?
1️⃣Is your research relevant to more than a single discipline or case study?
2️⃣How does it contribute to one or more broader debates in African Studies?
3️⃣Does your manuscript have wider theoretical, comparative, or regional implications?
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🤔 Before you submit your article, ask yourself:
1️⃣Is your research relevant to more than a single discipline or case study?
2️⃣How does it contribute to one or more broader debates in African Studies?
3️⃣Does your manuscript have wider theoretical, comparative, or regional implications?
1️⃣Is your research relevant to more than a single discipline or case study?
2️⃣How does it contribute to one or more broader debates in African Studies?
3️⃣Does your manuscript have wider theoretical, comparative, or regional implications?
🎯Preparing your manuscript for an interdisciplinary journal like Africa Spectrum?
👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
A Thread 🧵
👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
A Thread 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🎯Preparing your manuscript for an interdisciplinary journal like Africa Spectrum?
👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
A Thread 🧵
👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
A Thread 🧵
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Are you an African scholar looking to publish your #research?
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.
➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.
➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Publishing Workshop for African scholars, jointly organised by Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, will take pl...
www.giga-hamburg.de
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Are you an African scholar looking to publish your #research?
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.
➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.
➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
➡️Has this issue already piqued your interest?
If yes, consider following us also on #LinkedIn & #X for updates on our latest #OnlineFirst articles and upcoming issues.
@africaspectrum.bsky.social is a peer-reviewed #OpenAccess journal based @giga-hamburg.de & published @sagepub.com.
If yes, consider following us also on #LinkedIn & #X for updates on our latest #OnlineFirst articles and upcoming issues.
@africaspectrum.bsky.social is a peer-reviewed #OpenAccess journal based @giga-hamburg.de & published @sagepub.com.
2️⃣Haijie Wang and Jordy Orel Konda review Elias Phaahla's "The Political Economy of Divergent Welfare State in the Global South," praising its contribution to our understanding of welfare-state development in the #GlobalSouth.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
2️⃣Haijie Wang and Jordy Orel Konda review Elias Phaahla's "The Political Economy of Divergent Welfare State in the Global South," praising its contribution to our understanding of welfare-state development in the #GlobalSouth.
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📕Book review section:
1️⃣Danladi Abah appraises Jennifer Riggan & Amanda Poole's "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence", highlighting its potential for progressive policy reforms.
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1️⃣Danladi Abah appraises Jennifer Riggan & Amanda Poole's "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence", highlighting its potential for progressive policy reforms.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📕Book review section:
1️⃣Danladi Abah appraises Jennifer Riggan & Amanda Poole's "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence", highlighting its potential for progressive policy reforms.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
CC: @marthacj.bsky.social
1️⃣Danladi Abah appraises Jennifer Riggan & Amanda Poole's "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence", highlighting its potential for progressive policy reforms.
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CC: @marthacj.bsky.social
7️⃣Vlastimil Fiala & Lucie Tungul investigate presidential constitutional engineering across sub-Saharan Africa, classifying how leaders manipulate term limits, change electoral systems & candidacy rules to retain power legally.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
7️⃣Vlastimil Fiala & Lucie Tungul investigate presidential constitutional engineering across sub-Saharan Africa, classifying how leaders manipulate term limits, change electoral systems & candidacy rules to retain power legally.
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6️⃣Erick Sourna Loumtouang analyses #Cameroon's failed 1984 coup, revealing how it enabled President Biya to consolidate power, control key institutions, & push 🇨🇲 towards authoritarianism through measures that suppress the opposition & prevent future coups.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
6️⃣Erick Sourna Loumtouang analyses #Cameroon's failed 1984 coup, revealing how it enabled President Biya to consolidate power, control key institutions, & push 🇨🇲 towards authoritarianism through measures that suppress the opposition & prevent future coups.
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5️⃣Kevin Anthony Oduor, Martin Ouma & Edwin Abuya show how faith-based organisations in Kakuma Refugee Camp, #Kenya, ease pressure on host states & communities by supplementing refugee services and fostering peaceful coexistence.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
5️⃣Kevin Anthony Oduor, Martin Ouma & Edwin Abuya show how faith-based organisations in Kakuma Refugee Camp, #Kenya, ease pressure on host states & communities by supplementing refugee services and fostering peaceful coexistence.
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4️⃣Kwame Adovor Tsikudo explores labour agency at #BuiDam, analysing how Ghanaian workers engage with Chinese employers and how history, socio-political factors, and institutions shape a more balanced relationship.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
4️⃣Kwame Adovor Tsikudo explores labour agency at #BuiDam, analysing how Ghanaian workers engage with Chinese employers and how history, socio-political factors, and institutions shape a more balanced relationship.
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3️⃣Romanus Aboh & Isaac Ishamali examine how young #Nigeria's hip-hop artists instrumentalise music to critique power, injustice & systemic failure, voicing youth demands for accountability and social change in the post-1999 democratic era.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
3️⃣Romanus Aboh & Isaac Ishamali examine how young #Nigeria's hip-hop artists instrumentalise music to critique power, injustice & systemic failure, voicing youth demands for accountability and social change in the post-1999 democratic era.
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2️⃣Eyo Mensah et al. explore how heterosexual Igbo women in southeastern #Nigeria use praise names to navigate gender boundaries, sometimes reinforcing, sometimes resisting patriarchy, while shaping their visibility, self-worth, and social identity.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
2️⃣Eyo Mensah et al. explore how heterosexual Igbo women in southeastern #Nigeria use praise names to navigate gender boundaries, sometimes reinforcing, sometimes resisting patriarchy, while shaping their visibility, self-worth, and social identity.
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1️⃣Silas Udenze reflects on #Nigeria's #EndSARS protest anniversaries (2021–2023), showing how they blend collective memory, unresolved challenges & future aspirations for justice and social change.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
1️⃣Silas Udenze reflects on #Nigeria's #EndSARS protest anniversaries (2021–2023), showing how they blend collective memory, unresolved challenges & future aspirations for justice and social change.
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📢Our new Issue is out!
Issue 60(3) tackles a diverse range of topics, featuring new scholarship on #protest memory, #gendered #identities, #labour dynamics, #refugee support, political power, #constitutional engineering, & more.
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Issue 60(3) tackles a diverse range of topics, featuring new scholarship on #protest memory, #gendered #identities, #labour dynamics, #refugee support, political power, #constitutional engineering, & more.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📢Our new Issue is out!
Issue 60(3) tackles a diverse range of topics, featuring new scholarship on #protest memory, #gendered #identities, #labour dynamics, #refugee support, political power, #constitutional engineering, & more.
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/toc/afra/60/3
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Issue 60(3) tackles a diverse range of topics, featuring new scholarship on #protest memory, #gendered #identities, #labour dynamics, #refugee support, political power, #constitutional engineering, & more.
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/toc/afra/60/3
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▶️Do you have a draft article that you're intending to submit to an African studies journal?
▶️Does your manuscript explore a theme within sustainability - broadly defined?
▶️Are you a scholar from Africa?
✅If yes, consider applying for the MIASA publishing workshop 👇
▶️Does your manuscript explore a theme within sustainability - broadly defined?
▶️Are you a scholar from Africa?
✅If yes, consider applying for the MIASA publishing workshop 👇
🔈Call for applications: @miasa-ug.bsky.social's 2026 publishing workshop for early-career #Africanstudies scholars. Our co-editors-in-chief @maxinerubin.com & @marthacj.bsky.social will also be there, providing their insights and feedback.
Apply: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...
@giga-hamburg.de
Apply: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...
@giga-hamburg.de
Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Publishing Workshop for African scholars, jointly organised by Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, will take pl...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
▶️Do you have a draft article that you're intending to submit to an African studies journal?
▶️Does your manuscript explore a theme within sustainability - broadly defined?
▶️Are you a scholar from Africa?
✅If yes, consider applying for the MIASA publishing workshop 👇
▶️Does your manuscript explore a theme within sustainability - broadly defined?
▶️Are you a scholar from Africa?
✅If yes, consider applying for the MIASA publishing workshop 👇
🔈Call for applications: @miasa-ug.bsky.social's 2026 publishing workshop for early-career #Africanstudies scholars. Our co-editors-in-chief @maxinerubin.com & @marthacj.bsky.social will also be there, providing their insights and feedback.
Apply: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...
@giga-hamburg.de
Apply: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...
@giga-hamburg.de
Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Publishing Workshop for African scholars, jointly organised by Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, will take pl...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🔈Call for applications: @miasa-ug.bsky.social's 2026 publishing workshop for early-career #Africanstudies scholars. Our co-editors-in-chief @maxinerubin.com & @marthacj.bsky.social will also be there, providing their insights and feedback.
Apply: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...
@giga-hamburg.de
Apply: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca...
@giga-hamburg.de
🆕Julien Durand de Sanctis & Jean-Noël Ferrié analyse shifting Morocco–France relations. They juxtapose France's decreasing presence in Africa with Morocco’s renewed African engagement to explore both countries’ foreign policies in Africa.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🆕Julien Durand de Sanctis & Jean-Noël Ferrié analyse shifting Morocco–France relations. They juxtapose France's decreasing presence in Africa with Morocco’s renewed African engagement to explore both countries’ foreign policies in Africa.
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Highly relevant 🆕 article by Erick Sourna Loumtouang looking at Cameroon's President Biya just published by
@africaspectrum.bsky.social
Details below ⬇️ access is free, as always
@africaspectrum.bsky.social
Details below ⬇️ access is free, as always
➡️Recently, #Cameroon's President Biya secured his 8th term in office, making him the world's oldest president.
Erick Sourna Loumtouang analyses Cameroon's failed 1984 coup to show how President Biya consolidated power, silenced opposition, & more.
#OpenAccess
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Erick Sourna Loumtouang analyses Cameroon's failed 1984 coup to show how President Biya consolidated power, silenced opposition, & more.
#OpenAccess
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Highly relevant 🆕 article by Erick Sourna Loumtouang looking at Cameroon's President Biya just published by
@africaspectrum.bsky.social
Details below ⬇️ access is free, as always
@africaspectrum.bsky.social
Details below ⬇️ access is free, as always