Africa Spectrum
@africaspectrum.bsky.social
#OpenAccess journal @giga-hamburg.de publishing original research on politics, societies, and economics in Africa @sagepub.com.
Editors-in-Chief: @maxinerubin.com, @marthacj.bsky.social & Dr. Kendra Dupuy
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/afr
Editors-in-Chief: @maxinerubin.com, @marthacj.bsky.social & Dr. Kendra Dupuy
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/afr
📕Haijie Wang et al. review Mudavanhu et al.’s Decolonising Media and Communication Studies Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, describing it as a cornerstone contribution that combines rigorous critical analysis with actionable decolonial strategies.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📕Haijie Wang et al. review Mudavanhu et al.’s Decolonising Media and Communication Studies Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, describing it as a cornerstone contribution that combines rigorous critical analysis with actionable decolonial strategies.
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Happy to announce my latest open access pub w/ Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Haynes at @africaspectrum.bsky.social, wherein we use RAS4 data to examine correlates of governmental religious discrimination v. religious minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990-2023.
Happy reading!
Happy to announce my latest open access pub w/ Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Haynes at @africaspectrum.bsky.social, wherein we use RAS4 data to examine correlates of governmental religious discrimination v. religious minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990-2023.
Happy reading!
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February 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Happy to announce my latest open access pub w/ Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Haynes at @africaspectrum.bsky.social, wherein we use RAS4 data to examine correlates of governmental religious discrimination v. religious minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990-2023.
Happy reading!
Happy to announce my latest open access pub w/ Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Haynes at @africaspectrum.bsky.social, wherein we use RAS4 data to examine correlates of governmental religious discrimination v. religious minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990-2023.
Happy reading!
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Our book was reviewed in @africaspectrum.bsky.social. I was not here for a while - belated thanks for engaging with the work and the generous remarks!
📕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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February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Our book was reviewed in @africaspectrum.bsky.social. I was not here for a while - belated thanks for engaging with the work and the generous remarks!
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It is exciting to announce that this year is Africa Spectrum's 60th anniversary!
We've had a lot of fun planning some things to celebrate the journal's 60th year, so keep an eye on our socials to stay up to date!
We've had a lot of fun planning some things to celebrate the journal's 60th year, so keep an eye on our socials to stay up to date!
🎉Africa Spectrum turns 60!🎉
This week, we kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of African studies scholarship.
Expect more posts, reflections & highlights throughout the year. Keep an eye on our social media platforms!
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This week, we kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of African studies scholarship.
Expect more posts, reflections & highlights throughout the year. Keep an eye on our social media platforms!
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February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
It is exciting to announce that this year is Africa Spectrum's 60th anniversary!
We've had a lot of fun planning some things to celebrate the journal's 60th year, so keep an eye on our socials to stay up to date!
We've had a lot of fun planning some things to celebrate the journal's 60th year, so keep an eye on our socials to stay up to date!
🎉Africa Spectrum turns 60!🎉
This week, we kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of African studies scholarship.
Expect more posts, reflections & highlights throughout the year. Keep an eye on our social media platforms!
CC: @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
This week, we kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of African studies scholarship.
Expect more posts, reflections & highlights throughout the year. Keep an eye on our social media platforms!
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February 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
🎉Africa Spectrum turns 60!🎉
This week, we kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of African studies scholarship.
Expect more posts, reflections & highlights throughout the year. Keep an eye on our social media platforms!
CC: @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
This week, we kick off our 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of African studies scholarship.
Expect more posts, reflections & highlights throughout the year. Keep an eye on our social media platforms!
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Congratulations on this exciting addition to the @africaspectrum.bsky.social editorial team. Welcome on board, Kendra Dupuy! 🎉
👏 We’re pleased to welcome our former Associate Editor, Dr. Kendra Dupuy, in her new role as Co-Editor-in-Chief.
She is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, researching energy, natural resources, environmental management & climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
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She is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, researching energy, natural resources, environmental management & climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
@giga-hamburg.de
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Congratulations on this exciting addition to the @africaspectrum.bsky.social editorial team. Welcome on board, Kendra Dupuy! 🎉
👏 We’re pleased to welcome our former Associate Editor, Dr. Kendra Dupuy, in her new role as Co-Editor-in-Chief.
She is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, researching energy, natural resources, environmental management & climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
@giga-hamburg.de
She is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, researching energy, natural resources, environmental management & climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
@giga-hamburg.de
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
👏 We’re pleased to welcome our former Associate Editor, Dr. Kendra Dupuy, in her new role as Co-Editor-in-Chief.
She is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, researching energy, natural resources, environmental management & climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
@giga-hamburg.de
She is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, researching energy, natural resources, environmental management & climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
@giga-hamburg.de
🆕Through the perspectives of Ghanaian peacekeepers, Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah analyses why UN peacekeeping operations faltered in #Mali, identifying that misaligned #MINUSMA mandates clashed with local realities.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
🆕Through the perspectives of Ghanaian peacekeepers, Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah analyses why UN peacekeeping operations faltered in #Mali, identifying that misaligned #MINUSMA mandates clashed with local realities.
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🚨 #JobAlert: We are looking for a #StudentAssistant (m/f/d) to support @africaspectrum.bsky.social. As part of the team, you will assist with managing manuscripts, social media accounts and inboxes, and more.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🚨 #JobAlert: We are looking for a #StudentAssistant (m/f/d) to support @africaspectrum.bsky.social. As part of the team, you will assist with managing manuscripts, social media accounts and inboxes, and more.
➡️ For more details and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/st...
➡️ For more details and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/st...
🆕Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn examine land cartels in #Nairobi’s largest informal settlements, showing how they sustain authority & shape urban development through performative politics that mask systemic failures.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🆕Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn examine land cartels in #Nairobi’s largest informal settlements, showing how they sustain authority & shape urban development through performative politics that mask systemic failures.
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🆕 Eria Serwajja & Muhamed Lunyago examine how "informal" land demarcation systems in post-war northern #Uganda's Acholi subregion help de-escalate land conflicts, showing how community-led initiatives foster peaceful coexistence & conflict resolution.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
🆕 Eria Serwajja & Muhamed Lunyago examine how "informal" land demarcation systems in post-war northern #Uganda's Acholi subregion help de-escalate land conflicts, showing how community-led initiatives foster peaceful coexistence & conflict resolution.
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🆕Daniel Kwame Blija et al. analyse migrant housing pathways in #Ghana, showing how translocal migrants in Kumasi rely on ethnic networks, arguing for housing policies that recognise migrants’ dual lives shaped by home ties & urban housing markets.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🆕Daniel Kwame Blija et al. analyse migrant housing pathways in #Ghana, showing how translocal migrants in Kumasi rely on ethnic networks, arguing for housing policies that recognise migrants’ dual lives shaped by home ties & urban housing markets.
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🆕Laura Guntrum, Emile Sunjo & Lynn Cockburn explore how women peacebuilders used ICTs during Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis, showing how low-tech tools like WhatsApp enabled participation, protection & peacebuilding amid digital & structural constraints.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
🆕Laura Guntrum, Emile Sunjo & Lynn Cockburn explore how women peacebuilders used ICTs during Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis, showing how low-tech tools like WhatsApp enabled participation, protection & peacebuilding amid digital & structural constraints.
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🆕 Suzanne Francis, Michael Francis & Andrew Okem examine how the ≠Khomani San Living Museum in South Africa resists development logics, reclaims and reconnects with the past & centers reparative justice beyond imposed “traditional/modern” binaries.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
🆕 Suzanne Francis, Michael Francis & Andrew Okem examine how the ≠Khomani San Living Museum in South Africa resists development logics, reclaims and reconnects with the past & centers reparative justice beyond imposed “traditional/modern” binaries.
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📢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👇
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.
A Thread 🧵
👉 One common reason for desk rejection is a lack of engagement with broader debates in African studies.
A Thread 🧵
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
Call for Applications
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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...
🎯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...
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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...
📢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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