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About this journal

Africa Spectrum is published by the GIGA Institute for African Affairs (IAA) in Hamburg since 1966. It is a peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to original research on the politics, societies, and economics of sub-Saharan Africa. As a multidisciplinary journal, Africa Spectrum welcomes submissions employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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We are pleased to announce that the new submissions site for Africa Spectrum has just launched!

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Please click below for more information on how to submit.

Wishing a warm welcome to Jeffrey Paller as Book Review Editor and Antje Daniel, Martha Johnson and Ken Opalo as Associate Editors for Africa Spectrum!

Funding for the GIGA Journal Family is kindly provided through the GIGA by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Ministry of Science, Research, Equalities and Districts of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

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  • Julia Grauvogel

     GIGA German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Germany

  • Leonardo R. Arriola

    University of California, Berkeley, USA

 

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