Recently published journal articles

The ASCL list of recently published journal articles is published weekly. It provides an overview of journal articles on Africa in the field of the social sciences and the humanities published by Taylor & Francis, Wiley, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Cairn, Sabinet and African Journals Online.
The articles on Portuguese history in Africa, and on African Studies in general, are selected by Pedro Pinto for AfricaBib.

Retrieved week 16 2024

Archive

Africa
DIOP, S., ASONGU, S. A. & TCHAMYOU, V. S. 2024. Mitigating the macroeconomic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa: policy synergies. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):59-72.
Keywords: Africa ; economic growth ; Natural disasters ; O17 ; O55 ; P1 ; Q54
https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2024.2317366

Africa
SABELA, P. T., MASUKU, M. M. & MLAMBO, V. H. 2024. Unleashing the development potential of Africa’s women through African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):1-17.
Keywords: Development ; free trade agreement ; gender sensitivity ; unleash
https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2023.2206599

Algeria
BAHRA, N. 2024. The other MSA: non-Aterian lithic assemblages in Algeria, characteristics and attribution. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 59 (1):22-52.
Keywords: lithic artefacts ; Middle Palaeolithic ; Mousterian ; MSA ; nomenclature ; North Africa
https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2024.2306094

Burkina Faso
BELEM, A. A. 2024. China in Africa, environmental governance and civil society: the case of the Kua Forest in Burkina Faso. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):39-59.
Keywords: activism ; activisme ; Burkina Faso ; China in Africa ; Chine en Afrique ; civil society ; environmental protection ; protection environnementale ; société civile
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2245929

Cameroon
KOJOUÉ, L. 2024. Sortir de l’ombre, défier la peur : opportunités et défis des technologies numériques pour les minorités sexuelles et de genre au Cameroun. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):23-38.
Keywords: Cameroon ; Cameroun ; citizenship ; citoyenneté ; espace public ; homosexualité ; homosexuality ; Internet ; public space ; queer ; réseaux sociaux ; social networks
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2213352

Central Africa
TAYLOR, N. 2024. ‘What sort of thing is an elephant?’ Reviewing the evidence for a ‘generic’ MSA in Central Africa. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 59 (1):53-75.
Keywords: chronostratigraphy ; Congo Basin ; Lupemban ; Middle Stone Age
https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2024.2306075

Côte d'Ivoire
BAMBA, A. B. 2024. De l’ancrage d’une ville africaine : Abidjan, la mondialisation et le colonialisme tardif en Côte d'Ivoire. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):1-21.
Keywords: Abidjan ; circulation ; colonialisme tardif ; cosmopolitanism ; cosmopolitisme ; globalization ; late colonialism ; mondialisation
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2229914

Democratic Republic of Congo
KATZ-LAVIGNE, S. 2024. Framing spaces as (il)legitimate: “dirty” cobalt and the (mis)uses of artisanal and small-scale mining sites in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):109-131.
Keywords: cadrage ; chaînes d’approvisionnement en cobalt ; cobalt supply chains ; Democratic Republic of Congo ; extractive industries ; framing ; industries extractives ; knowledge production ; production de connaissances ; République démocratique du Congo
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2273500

East Africa
BASELL, L. S. & SPINAPOLICE, E. E. 2024. Time, the Middle Stone Age and lithic analyses following the Third Science Revolution. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 59 (1):140-159.
Keywords: Eastern Africa ; human evolution ; lithic artefacts ; Middle Stone Age ; Palaeolithic
https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2023.2285167

East Africa
SHEA, J. J. 2024. A generic MSA: what problems will it solve and what problems will it create? Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 59 (1):160-172.
Keywords: ‘generic MSA’ ; Eastern Africa ; lithic analysis ; Middle Stone Age
https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2024.2306078

East Africa
TIMBRELL, L. 2024. Ecology and demography of early Homo sapiens: a synthesis of archaeological and climatic data from eastern Africa. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 59 (1):76-110.
Keywords: complex fitness landscape ; ecological refugia ; lithic technology ; Middle Stone Age ; Modern human evolution ; palaeoenvironmental change
https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2024.2307790

East Africa
TIMBRELL, L., HABTE, B., TEFERA, Y., MAROMA, C., NDIEMA, E., PLOMP, K., BLINKHORN, J. & GROVE, M. 2024. Stone point variability reveals spatial, chronological and environmental structuring of eastern African Middle Stone Age populations. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 59 (1):111-139.
Keywords: early Homo sapiens ; eastern Africa ; geometric morphometrics ; Middle Stone Age ; stone tool technology
https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2023.2268986

Ethiopia
RANJAN, A. 2024. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute: implications, negotiations, and mediations. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):18-36.
Keywords: African Union ; Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ; Nile River ; United Nations Security Council
https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2023.2287425

Ghana
DADSON, I. Y. 2024. Sediments Composition and Morphology of the Fosu Lagoon Barrier Beach, Bakaano, Cape Coast, Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):91-127.
Keywords: Bakaano ; Barrier beach ; Cape Coast ; Coarse sand ; Sediments composition
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2780

Ghana
ODAME, P. K. 2024. Exploring the Nature of Road Safety Education in Basic Schools and School Children’s Travel Mode Options in Winneba, Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):128-161.
Keywords: children ; quantitative ; Road safety education ; school ; Winneba
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2781

Ghana
ANSAH-MENSAH, K. 2023. Seasonal Differences in Rainfall Distribution Within the Bawku Area in the Savanna Belt of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):196-222.
Keywords: Anomalies ; Evapotranspiration ; Rainfall ; Savannah ; Seasonal Variations
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2625

Ghana
ASIEDU, E. 2023. Studying Bankline Migration of the Lower Pra Basin using Remote Sensing and GIS. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):88-109.
Keywords: bank erosion ; bankline migration ; channel morphology ; Geographic Information System ; Pra River ; remote sensing
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2447

Ghana
BUKARI, F. I. M. 2023. The Role of Non-Governmental Sector in Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies and Services in North- Western Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):1-32.
Keywords: Hygiene ; Rural Communities ; Sanitation ; Schools ; Water
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2444

Ghana
ESSIEN, R. S. 2023. Towards an Integrated Approach to Solid Waste Management in Ghanaian Cities. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):33-60.
Keywords: Accra ; informal sector ; integration ; market ; solid waste management ; switch waste contracts
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2445

Ghana
KANDILIGE, L. 2023. Multi-stakeholder approach for dealing with Trafficking in Persons: The case of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):92-126.
Keywords: Collaboration ; Exploitation ; Ghana ; Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue ; Trafficking in Persons
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2622

Ghana
KISSI, B. A. 2023. Barriers Affecting Retention of Girls in Schools in the Amasaman Circuit in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):61-87.
Keywords: Dropout ; financial problems ; girl-child ; retention ; teenage pregnancy
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2446

Mozambique
DE ARAÚJO, C. S. 2024. Subjects without history? Sexual citizenship, queer temporality, and postcoloniality in Mozambique. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):181-198.
Keywords: citoyenneté sexuelle ; decriminalisation ; dépénalisation ; histoire queer ; Mozambique ; queer history ; sexual citizenship ; sexualité ; sexuality
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2288901

Nigeria
ADEDOTUN, S. B. 2024. Analysis of Households’ Water Access and Consumption in Differential Urban Neighbourhoods of Osogbo, Nigeria. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):256-283.
Keywords: Households ; public health ; residential density ; water consumption ; water supply

Nigeria
AHMED, Y. A. 2024. The Challenges of Deforestation and Management in Nigeria: Suggestions for Improvement. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):193-220.
Keywords: Deforestation ; Degradation ; Environment ; Government ; Illegitimate royalty

Nigeria
AYODELE ONANUGA, P. & OLAJUMOKE ONANUGA, A. 2024. Talking back: linguistic exploration of female artistes’ ‘responses’ to patriarchy and stereotypes in Nigerian hip-hop. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):37-58.
Keywords: gender studies ; Nigerian hip-hop ; patriarchy ; re-appropriation ; Talking back

Nigeria
FOLORUNSHO, A. 2024. Severe Cold Harmattan Events in the Northwestern Region of Nigeria from 1961 to 2020. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):59-90.
Keywords: Decadal ; Harmattan Season ; Minimum Temperature ; Northwestern Nigeria ; Standard Anomaly Index

Nigeria
ILECHUKWU, V. 2024. COVID–19 Impacts: Government Interventions and Residential Housing Prices in Lagos Metropolis. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):221-255.
Keywords: COVID-19 cases ; difference-in-difference ; government interventions ; housing prices ; Lagos Metropolis
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2784

Nigeria
KASIM, O. F., OLATUBARA, C. O., IPINGBEMI, O., ODUNOLA, O. O., OMIRIN, O. J., OJOLOWO, S. K. & AUDU, A. A. 2024. Determinants of housing and environmental conditions in a medium-sized city in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):73-87.
Keywords: development plan ; environmental condition ; Housing condition ; logistic regression ; medium-sized city ; Southwestern Nigeria

Nigeria
OGUNBODE, T. 2024. Household Water Use Efficiency and its implication for Sustainable Accessibility: A Case Study. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):1-27.
Keywords: households ; Indoor water use ; water accessibility ; water demand ; water use efficiency
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2777

Nigeria
ROTIMI, F., OLUBIYO, S., AGBONLAHOR, M. & ADEOGUN, S. 2024. Determinants of loan repayment among agricultural beneficiaries of public funded credit scheme in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):88-103.
Keywords: credit agency ; Loan beneficiaries ; micro credit ; repayment ; smallholder crop farmers

Nigeria
TUNDE, A. M. 2024. Perceived Effects of Drought on Urban and Peri-urban Crop Production in Nigeria: Farmers’ Adaptation Measures. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):162-192.
Keywords: Climate ; Crop Production ; Drought ; Precipitation ; Urban Agriculture

Nigeria
ADEMOLA, A. 2023. Spatiotemporal Variability of Rainfall as an Evidence of Changing Climate over the Nigerian Niger Delta. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):212-238.
Keywords: Coefficient of Variation ; Precipitation concentration index ; Rainfall ; Seasonality index ; Spatial ; Temporal

Nigeria
EGHAREVBA, J. O. 2023. Rental and Tenement Housing Problems in Sapele Local Government Area, Delta State. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):127-164.
Keywords: accessibility ; affordability ; rental housing ; Tenancy ; Urbanisation
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2623

Nigeria
EKPENKHIO, E. 2023. Responses of Selected Soil Properties to Mixed Tree Plantation and Cassava Land Use in Southern Nigeria. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):110-131.
Keywords: cassava ; land use type ; mixed tree plantation ; Odighi ; response ; soil properties

Nigeria
NWAEZEIGWE, J. 2023. Effect of Solid Waste Disposal on Chemical Quality of Groundwater in Ife North Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria: A GIS-Based Assessment. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):132-161.
Keywords: assessment ; chemical ; dumpsite ; ground water ; Nigeria ; Solid waste

Nigeria
OLANREWAJU, S. 2023. Distribution and Access to Public Pipe-Borne Water in Urban Areas of West Africa: A Case of Ilorin-West Local Government Area, Nigeria. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):162-183.
Keywords: Developing countries ; Sanitation ; Urban Health ; Water

Nigeria
RIPIYE, A. E. 2023. Domestic Water Conservation in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria: Perceptions and Practices. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):165-195.
Keywords: FCT ; rainwater harvesting ; water conservation ; water scarcity

Nigeria
UMAR, J. U. 2023. Environmental Effect of Quarry Site on the Adjoining Neighborhood in Oluyole Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):223-257.
Keywords: adverse impact ; environment ; Quarrying activities ; residential building

Rwanda
HABAKUBAHO, T. 2023. Investigating Indigenous Knowledge Developed by Agro- Pastoralists to Cope with Climate Change and Variability in the Agro-Pastoralism Region of Rwanda. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):48-91.
Keywords: Adaptation ; Agro-pastoralism ; Climate change ; Indigenous knowledge
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2621

South Africa
MORANGE, M. & DIDIER, S. 2024. Governing street trading in post-apartheid Cape Town: neo-colonial or neo-liberal order? Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):157-180.
Keywords: Cape Town ; Commerce de rue ; espace public ; gouvernementalité ; governmentality ; Le Cap ; neo-colonial ; neo-liberalisation ; néo-libéralisation ; néocolonial ; public space ; Street trade ; temporalités ; temporalities
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2286227

Subsaharan Africa
DIM, E. E. 2024. How gender and political ideology impact women-focused aid to sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 42 (1):104-119.
Keywords: aid to Africa ; Foreign donations ; political behaviour ; political ideology ; sub-Saharan Africa
https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2024.2320770

Subsaharan Africa
SEWORDOR, E. S. K. & DAUDI, F. 2024. Diamonds, risk and insurance practices in British Africa, with an emphasis on the Gold Coast and Tanganyika. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):133-156.
Keywords: Afrique britannique ; assurance ; British Africa ; Côte de l’Or ; Diamants ; Diamonds ; Gold Coast ; insurance ; risk ; risque ; sécurité ; security ; Tanganyika
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2288157

Tanzania
MSONGALELI, B. 2024. The Contribution of Climate-Smart Agriculture to Reducing Climate-Related Risks to Rain-Fed Maize Production: Insights from Tanzania’s Semi-Arid and Sub-Humid Regions. Ghana Journal of Geography, 16 (1):28-58.
Keywords: agro-climatic zones ; climate change ; Emergent adaptation responses ; panel data ; plot management level
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2778

Tanzania
TEMBA, A. N. 2023. Small-holder Farmers’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Climate Change on Maize Crop in Dodoma, Tanzania. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (2):184-211.
Keywords: Climate Change ; Maize crop ; Perception ; smallholder farmers
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2452

Uganda
BAREEBE, G. 2024. Controlling consent, dealing with dissent, and planting misinformation: how the Museveni regime stifled Bobi Wine's youth movement in Uganda. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):87-107.
Keywords: coercion ; coercition ; démocratie électorale ; désinformation ; electoral democracy ; misinformation ; mouvement de la jeunesse ; Ouganda ; participation politique ; political participation ; Uganda ; youth movement
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2268751

West Africa
KEMA, C. A. N.-K. 2023. The African Manatee (Trichechus Senegalensis, link 1795) in the Ramsar site of Setté Cama: Case at Lake Cachimba. Ghana Journal of Geography, 15 (3):26-47.
Keywords: African Manatee ; Cachimba lake ; Gabon ; Ramsar site of Setté Cama
https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/gjg/article/view/2620

West Central Africa
CASTILLO-RODRÍGUEZ, S. 2024. Spreading the word of God and Benga: the Presbyterian Church in Corisco Bay. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):61-86.
Keywords: Afrique centrale occidentale ; Corisco Island ; Église presbytérienne ; Groupe Ndowe ; Île de Corisco ; Linguistique missionnaire ; Missionary linguistics ; Ndowe group ; Presbyterian Church ; West Central Africa
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2253336

Zimbabwe
CHADAMBUKA, P. & HELLIKER, K. 2024. Culture, politics and material landscaping as strategies of belonging: the case of ex-farm workers of foreign origin in Bushu communal areas, Zimbabwe. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 58 (1):199-216.
Keywords: anciens ouvriers agricoles ; appartenance ; belonging ; Bushu ; ex-labourers ; fast-track land reform ; réforme agraire accélérée ; Zimbabwe
https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2023.2299834