African History in 2025

Habib Bourguiba, Islam and the Creation of Tunisia by Salem, Norma

Insurgent Nations: Rebel Rule in Angola and South Sudan by Roque, Paula Cristina

The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720-1940 by Reuther, Jessica Catherine

Imprisoning a Revolution: Writings from Egypt's Incarcerated by

The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720-1940 by Reuther, Jessica Catherine

South African Transitions: A Safundi Reader on Social, Political, and Intellectual Transformations, 1999-2024 by

Eritrea: QUEST FOR JUSTICE: Geopolitical landscape, and strategic relationship: historical development of American foreign poli by Teumzghi, Zemichael

South African Verses: Poetry and Short Stories by South African Writers by Haffner, Alta H.

The Exiled: The Incredible Story of the South Asian Exodus from Uganda to the UK in 1972 by Fulford, Lucy

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Badawi, Zeinab

Africa's Threatened Rhinos: A History of Exploitation and Conservation by Somerville, Keith

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Badawi, Zeinab

Black Folk Tales and Chronicles of South Carolina by Fordham, Damon L.

Bound by Faith A Rescue That Saved a Community by

The Wisdom of Ifá: An Ancient Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond by

{Code Names} Betsy and Babe by Allison, Linda Shields

Is African Catholicism a "Vatican II Success Story"?: Questioning the Conventional Narrative by Kwasniewski, Peter A., Salvucci, Claudio, Neumayr, George

Repeating Revolutions: The French Revolution and the Algerian War by Johnson, Timothy Scott

Empires in Friction: Egypt in the Sixteenth Century by Hanna, Nelly

The Many Lives of Ibrahim Nagui: A Journey with My Grandfather by Mehrez, Samia

Decolonizing Maasai History: A Path to Indigenous African Futures by Poole, Mary, Dapash, Meitamei Olol

Decolonizing Maasai History: A Path to Indigenous African Futures by Poole, Mary

Bulls, Bears, Boers and Brits: Finance and the Coming of War in Southern Africa, 1894-1899 by Phimister, Ian

Tobacco in Global Perspective, 1780-1960: Trade, Knowledge, and Labour by

The Ethiopian Labour Movement: Trade Unions, Collective Action, and Contestation, 1960-2020 by Admasie, Samuel Andreas

Shifting Sovereignties: A Global History of a Concept in Practice by Mulligan, Michael, Mihatsch, Moritz

The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century by Reid, Richard

The Western Sahara Deadlock: Understanding Algeria's Role and the Path to Resolution by Hasnaoui, Yasmine

Military Marxism: Africa's Contribution to Revolutionary Theory, 1957-2023 by Mayer, Adam

The Strategy to End the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Understanding the War in Kigali by Beloff, Jonathan R.

The Shamama Case: Contesting Citizenship Across the Modern Mediterranean by Marglin, Jessica

Reiseführer Auf Osmanisch: Hayrullah Efendis Yolcılıḳ Kitābı (1863-1865) by Hillebrand, Caspar

The Man Who Murdered Admiral Darlan: Vichy, the Allies and the Resistance in French North Africa by Vergez-Chaignon, Bénédicte

Biodiversity and Conservation Along an East African Railway: A Survey of the Dar Es Salaam-Makutupora Standard Gauge Railway, Tanzania by

The Making of a Political Reformer: Gandhi in South Africa, 1893-1914 by

Africa in Urban History by Njoh, Ambe J.

Mining and Financial Imperialism: The Central African Copper Bonanza, c. 1890-1970 by Särkkä, Timo

Africa in Urban History by Njoh, Ambe J.

British and Commonwealth Armies 1939-43 by Bevis, Mark

Forged in Battle?: Life in South Africa's 32 Battalion, 1975-1993 by Gordon, Will

The Peace Corps in Tanzania: A History by Mbogoni, Lawrence E. y.

The Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in the 1870s: Encounters at the Edge of Empire by Higgins, Joseph, Prior, Christopher

Pandemic Genres: Imagining Politics in a Time of AIDS by Hoad, Neville Wallace

Spying on Muslims in Colonial Mozambique, 1964-74 by

Ethiopian Americans: History, Culture, and Experiences by I, W. Gabriel Selassie

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile by Zarmati, Elio

The Deys and Beys of Tunis, 1666-1922: From Military Power to the Monarchy by Blili, Leïla Temime

Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt: Suzanne Voilquin, Ismayl Urbain, and Jehan d'Ivray by Ragan, John David

Elusive Histories: Mozambican Migrant Laborers in Rhodesia, Ca. 1900-1980 by Isaacman, Allen F., Isaacman, Barbara S., Chadya, Joy M.

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile by Zarmati, Elio

New Sudans by Kindersley, Nicki

The Two Princes of Mpfumo: An Early Eighteenth-Century Journey Into and Out of Slavery by O'Neill, Lindsay

An African People's Quest for Freedom and Justice: A Political History of Eritrea, 1941-1962 by Tesfai, Alemseged

Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic by Fandos-Rius, Juan, Bradshaw, Richard

Labor Against the Regime: Workers' Mobilization in Egypt, 2004-2011 by Abdalla, Nadine

The Origins of Spanish Colonialism in Morocco, 1859-62: A Global Feminist Microhistory by Goikolea-Amiano, Itzea

Academic Xenophobia: African Scholars in South African Universities by Simba, Precious, Walters, Cyrill, Jansen, Jonathan D.

The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule by Siollun, Max

White Mischief: The Murder of Lord Erroll by Fox, James

Frequencies of Deceit: How Global Propaganda Wars Shaped the Middle East by Peacock, Margaret Elizabeth

Children's Picture Books and Contemporary Egyptian Society by Motawy, Yasmine

Black 1968 by

Geohistory, Capitalist Development, and South Africa: From Racial Domination to Zim-Lite by R. Cox, Kevin

Dogon Songs of Life and Death: A Performance of the Baja Ni Funeral Cycle in Tireli, Mali by Van Beek, W. E. a., Ongoiba, Oumarou S., Saye, Atimè D.

Geopolitics and Governance in North Africa: Local Challenges, Global Implications by

The Chameleon and the Fly: The Amandebele War of 1893 by Snape, David

Algeria: History, People and Political Struggle by Layachi, Azzedine

Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre by Ross, Kenneth R.

Death and Display: Kuba Funerary Art from the Congo River Basin by Corbey, Raymond

Economic Development of Africa, 1880-1939 by Sunderland, David

New Perspectives in Global Latin: Second Conference on Latin as a Vehicle of Cultural Exchange Beyond Europe by

Dividing Dar: Race, Space, and Colonial Construction in German Occupied Daressalam, 1850-1920 by Hege, Patrick Christopher

Water Into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Pluralism in Northern Madagascar by Nourse, Erin K.

Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa by Morris, Rosalind C.

Baden Powell's Fighting Police - The Sac: The Boer War Unit That Inspired the Scouts by Ross, Hamish

Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism: The Ghost of the Slave Press by Botma, Gawie

Visions for an African Valley: Histories of Development in Kilombero, Tanzania Since 1877 by Jackson, Jonathan M.

Malaria on the Move: Rural Communities and Public Health in Zimbabwe, 1890-2015 by Manamere, Kundai

Rethinking South Africa's Past: A Safundi Reader on Comparative, Regional, and Transnational Connections, 1999-2024 by

Brief Histories: Ancient Egypt by Price, Campbell

The World of Songye by Buchhart, Dieter

In My Time of Dying: A History of Death and the Dead in West Africa by Parker, John

Rough Diamonds: A History of South African Baseball by Snyders, Hendrik

Dangerous Spirit of Liberty: The Politics of Slaves and Rebels in Early America and the West Indies, 1688-1748 by Pope, Justin James

Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Phosa, Nakedi Mathews

Dangerous Vagabonds: French Senegal and Resistance to Slave Emancipation by Hardy, Robin A.

Playing with Apartheid: Racism, Australian Sport & South Africa by Bell, Roger

An Ethos of Transdisciplinarity: Conversations with Toyin Falola by Osha, Sanya

Welcome to Paradise by Binebine, Mahi

Tutankhamun's Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King's Tomb by Wilkinson, Toby

Alexandria: The City That Changed the World by Issa, Islam

The Jew Who Would Be King: A True Story of Shipwreck, Survival, and Scandal in Victorian Africa by Rovner, Adam Laurence

African Venice: A Guide to Art, Culture and People by Kaplan, Paul, Bassi, Shaul

A Training School for Elephants by Roberts, Sophy

Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Swindled the World by Yeebo, Yepoka

Ireland's Opportunity: Global Irish Nationalism and the South African War by Lynn, Shane

The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes by Storey, William Kelleher

Malawi: Enduring Concerns and New Directions by

The Prince and the Plunder: How Britain Took One Small Boy and Hundreds of Treasures from Ethiopia by Heavens, Andrew

China and Africa in the Middle Ages by Filesi, Teobaldo

The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial African Historiography by

The Routledge Handbook of Subalterns Across History by

Preparing the Modern Meal: Urban Capitalism and Working-Class Food in Kenya's Port City by Smart, Devin

Women in Africa by Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke, Falola, Toyin

Women in Africa by Falola, Toyin, Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke

Maritime Insurance, Risk and Seafarer Security: Navigating Piracy in the Indian Ocean by Simonds, Jessica Kate

Peace Not War: Traditions of Restorative Justice in Imperial Ethiopia, 1769 - 1960 by Schaefer, Charles

Water and Land in the Sahel: Mapping the Flow by

The Slave Trade in Africa: An Ongoing Holocaust by Webb, Simon

New Directions in African Military History by Stapleton, Timothy J.

Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Scheele, Judith

When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors by Akpan, Paula

Jewish Books in North Africa: Between the Early Modern and Modern Worlds by Sienna, Noam

An Unformed Map: Geographies of Belonging Between Africa and the Caribbean by Janzen, Philip

Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The Shadow of a Young Woman by Johnson, Rachel E.

Daily Life in Postcolonial Africa by Falola, Toyin

Criminalizing the Casbahs: Policing North Africans in Marseille and Algiers, 1918-1954 by Beaujon, Danielle

Pasajes de la Guerra Revolucionaria by Guevara, Ernesto Che

Global Trade in the Premodern World: Thematic Perspectives on Routes, Realms and Networks by Smith, Edmond, Smith, Richard L.

The Conference of Carthage in 411 by Hermanowicz, Erika, McLynn, Neil

The Years of the Infidels: African Latin Christianity from the Vandals to the Almohads by Cristini, Marco

Jan Smuts, 1870-1950: A Photobiography by

The Long Obedience: The Political Career of Zach de Beer, 1953-1994 by Mouton, Alex

Managing Paperwork in Mamluk Cairo: Archives, Waqf and Society by Livingston, Daisy

Symbols and Sacrifice in War: National Identity and the Will to Fight by Brathwaite, Kirstin J. H.

Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition by Ferreira, Roquinaldo

Pathos and Power: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Widowhood in Africa, Past and Present by

Conquest and Resistance in West Africa: The Jeandet Affair and the Illusion of Colonial Justice by Ginio, Ruth

Orchards of Privilege: Water, Oranges, and Race in the Gamtoos Valley of South Africa, 1700-2023 by Ross, Robert

Female Voices and Egyptian Independence: Marginalized Women in Egyptian and British Fiction by Mahmoud, Rania M.

Al-Hakim Mosque: Religion and Propaganda in Fatimid Egypt by Shehada, Housni Alkhateeb

The Fatimids: Portrait of a Dynasty by Cortese, Delia

Policing, Race, and the Formation of Nineteenth-Century British Colonial Natal: Badges and Knobkerries by Ivey, Jacob

Africa - In the Line of Fire: Jihadist-Sponsored Conflicts Within Africa and the Security Implications Beyond the Continent by Venter, Al J.

Fitters in the Middle East: Sukhoi Su-7/17/20/22 in Service in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, 1967-2022 by Cooper, Tom, Sipos, Milos

Koevoet Volume 2: South West African Police Counter Insurgency Operations During the South African Border War, 1985-1989 by Crump, Steve

Canadians on the Veldt: Canada and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 by McNicholls, Paul

The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade by Rooks, A. E.

South African Horror Cinema: From Apartheid to District 9 and Beyond by Waddell, Calum

Gastrofascism and Empire: Food in Italian East Africa, 1935-1941 by Cinotto, Simone

Modern Nigeria by Asakitikpi, Alex Egodotaye, Asakitikpi, Aretha Oluwakemi

Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence: National, International, and Transnational Perspectives by

Children and Freedom in the Cape Colony: Age, Labour and Apprenticeship in the Post-Emancipation British Empire' by Swartz, Rebecca