Routledge Contemporary Africa
Youth Employment Programs in Africa
1st Edition
Edited
By Ramos E. Mabugu, Lucas Ronconi
September 30, 2025
This book investigates youth employment programmes across nine African countries, providing important insights into the world’s youngest continent by population, in which 60% of people are aged under 25. By 2050, the labour force in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to be almost double the size of ...
Apartheid and Fragmented Protest in Contemporary Southern Africa: Life Goes On
1st Edition
By Cuthbeth Tagwirei
September 29, 2025
Apartheid and Fragmented Protest in Contemporary Southern Africa examines protest movements through the lens of Apartheid Studies, the first general theory of apartheid which explores how oppression, harm, injustice, poverty, loss, and inequality persist. The book argues that apartheid, which ...
Civil Society in Zimbabwe: Insights from Matabeleland
1st Edition
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By Mandlenkosi Mpofu, Dion Nkomo, Kirk Helliker
September 01, 2025
This book considers the historical and spatial dimensions of civil society in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region, an area suffering from severe development and democratic deficits over many decades. Transcending an organisational conception of civil society and a simplistic state-civil society dualist ...
The Civilian Joint Task Force in Nigeria: Counterterrorism from Below
1st Edition
By J. Tochukwu Omenma, Cheryl Hendricks
September 01, 2025
This book highlights the role of local non-state security actors in the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria. The book examines the Civilian-JTF’s operational, strategic and tactical engagement with the state security forces as well as how they counter insurgent groups at community levels. The ...
Monuments and Memory in Africa: Reflections on Coloniality and Decoloniality
1st Edition
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By John Sodiq Sanni, Madalitso Zililo Phiri
July 31, 2025
This book investigates how monuments have been used in Africa as tools of oppression and dominance, from the colonial period up to the present day. The book asks what the decolonisation of historical monuments and geographies might entail and how this could contribute to the creation of a ...
African Women and Intellectual Leadership: Life Stories from Western Kenya
1st Edition
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By Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi, Emily Achieng’ Akuno, Humphrey J. Ojwang, Dannica Fleuss
June 27, 2025
This book highlights the pioneering roles of African women as leaders and role models in Kenya, providing examples taken from across education, health, business, and a range of other sectors. Drawing on authentic first-hand accounts and narratives from key women in leadership positions, and those ...
Legalization of Human Rights in Africa: The Institutionalization of Laws Prohibiting State-Sanctioned Violence and Torture
1st Edition
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By Stacey M. Mitchell, Veraline Nchotu, Lem Lilian Atanga
June 02, 2025
Most countries on the African continent have ratified or acceded to several human rights treaties, including the Torture Convention and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. This book assesses the progress African countries have made in institutionalizing human rights laws prohibiting ...
African Constructions of China: Insights from Ghana and Kenya
1st Edition
By Kwaku Opoku Dankwah
May 06, 2025
Marking a constructivist turn in Africa-China scholarship, this book explores African constructions of China. Using Ghana and Kenya as case studies, the book outlines the role of diverse state and non-state actors in defining what China represents to the region, and how it compares to Western ...
The Horn of Africa since 2018: Continuities, Transformations, and Prospects
1st Edition
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By Jan Záhořík, Aleksi Ylönen
April 15, 2025
This book takes stock of developments in the Horn of Africa since 2018, a key time of political turbulence marked by revolution, military coups, and civil war as well as alliances, peace deals, reforms, and reconciliation processes. Bringing together a group of experienced and younger scholars from...
African Fans of European Football: Cultural Globalisation in Kenya and Zimbabwe
1st Edition
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By Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Solomon Waliaula
March 26, 2025
This book examines the increasing influence of European football in African societies, considering the processes and significance of being a fan and what this means for the wider globalisation of popular culture. Focussing on fan cultures in Kenya and Zimbabwe, the book argues that instead of ...
The Africa Rising Discourse: Tropes, Trophies and Social Actors
1st Edition
By Tracy Tinga
February 14, 2025
Over the last 25 years, the "Africa Rising" discourse has been used to signify hope and promise for the continent, marking a break from previous pessimistic portrayals. This book critically examines that discourse, analyzing recurring themes, tropes, metaphors, and imagery. It traces the evolution ...
Cinematic Portrayals of African Women and Girls in Political Conflict
1st Edition
By Norita Mdege
January 30, 2025
This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the cinematic representations of the experiences of African women and girls in situations of political conflict. The role of cinema is important in providing information about the situation of women and girls in situations of political conflict...