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Madagascar

Betafo is a rural community in central Madagascar. The descensants of the community are divided between that of nobles and...

Women and Gender, Malawi

Born under British colonial rile, even as a child Chirwa was aware the the injustice she faced as an African...

Malawi

A modern version of the popular Malawian folktale, 'The Orphan and the Slave.' The modern and tradtional version work alongside...

Food, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Gabon

In Libreville, the capital of Gabon, the colonial past and French influence is still very much alive in the present...

Mali

This epic seeks to explain the creation of the Malian empire of Timbuktu fame. Sundiata's legendary rise to power is...

Gabon

First published 1905. An indispensable anthology of stories and legends from the Fang people of Gabon. It was collected by...

Human Rights, Cape Verde

Halter apperas very knowledgable of the culture, struggles and thoughts of generations of Cape Verdians. It is apparent she went...

Equatorial Guinea

An investigation of the unfortunate paradox that exists at the root of Gulf of Guinea politics. The government crisis that...

Equatorial Guinea

Selected as one of the six best non-fiction books of 1990 by the New York Times Book Review, this is...

Mali

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Mali Midwife is the inspiring story of Monique Dembele, an accidental...

Books