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African scholarship plays an important role in representing the continent’s lived realities and reflecting them within academic discourse. We are pleased to bring you three journal offerings journeying from Nigeria, Tanzania, to Botswana.
See latest issues of International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies, International Journal of Cuban Studies & Journal of Indentureship and Its legacies. Read new AJI issues: Ibadan Journal of Sociology, Zamani and Botswana Notes and Records.
Africa Day & AJI Call for New Journals. On May 25 2026, Africa Day was celebrated globally.. We are looking to partner with more journals published from the African continent for 2027. Applications are open here. The deadline is 30 September 2026.
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