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New Contree serves as a scholarly voice and platform for instilling and disseminating specific and comparative local and regional history debate in Africa and its value in broader (transnational contexts). View our Editorial Team.
New Contree serves as a scholarly voice and platform for instilling and disseminating specific and comparative local and regional history debate in Africa and its value in broader (transnational contexts). View our Editorial Team.
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Call for Papers: New Contree |
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New Contree seeks scholarly articles on local and regional histories in Southern Africa, Africa, and beyond. We welcome inclusive, multidisciplinary-like research that highlights community voices, explores comparative perspectives, and advances fresh methodological and historiographical approaches. Join the conversation on the rich interplay of local, regional, and global histories. Read the focus and scope. Watch this video for a step-by-step guide on submitting to the journal—while demonstrated on a different journal, the process remains the same! |
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Posted: 2025-07-01 | |
Notification: A must-read for researchers in Science, Engineering and Technology |
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We’re excited to share a compelling editorial by Karishma Singh: ‘Aligning conservation efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals’ in African Journal of Biodiversity Conservation. It explores the theological significance of launching the journal. Read the editorial. | |
Posted: 2025-06-02 | More... |
Book Release: Education and climate change: Discovering strategies for individual and collective action |
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Read the open-access book, Education and climate change: Discovering strategies for individual and collective action. This book positions education as a transformative force in climate action, advocating for inclusive, action-oriented learning to build resilience and drive sustainable change. | |
Posted: 2025-05-29 | |
Book Release: Oral history in South Africa: Autoethnography, methodologies and ethics |
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Read the open-access book, Oral history in South Africa: Autoethnography, methodologies and ethics. This book reimagines South African historical scholarship by elevating oral testimonies and advocating for Afrocentric, ethical approaches to oral history as vital tools for inclusive and transformative narratives. | |
Posted: 2025-05-27 | |
Book Release: Digital inequality in a developing context: A multifaceted approach |
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Read the open-access book, Towards the sustainable well-being of communities: Africa, the modern empire and Christianity. This book examines South Africa’s persistent digital divide across sectors like education, healthcare, and agriculture, highlighting how socio-economic, technical, and geographical factors—especially the urban–rural split—contribute to unequal digital access and outcomes. | |
Posted: 2025-05-22 |
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