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Consensus as Democracy in Africa

Some philosophers on the African continent and beyond are convinced that consensus, as a polity, represents the best chance for Africa to fully democratise. In Consensus as Democracy in Africa, Bernard Matolino challenges the basic assumptions...

Unshared Identity – a new book in the African Humanities Series

Babajide Ololajulo, wanted to contribute to scholarship about Africa, written by Africans. His book, “Unshared Identity: Posthumous Paternity in a Contemporary Yoruba community” forms part of the African Humanities Series which covers topics in African...

Call for Papers - Drought Special Issue

General call to submit a manuscript for the Drought Special Issue of the African Journal of Range and Forage Science.   Guest Editors: Justin du Toit, William Bond, Johan Malherbe   The African Journal of Range & Forage Science...

Grass patch heights supporting herbivores

Rina Grant drove around the Kruger National Park and found it curious that one seems to always find animals on the short grass areas rather than areas where there is lots of grass. In her...

Ostrich: Best Student Research

The best student paper published in Ostrich in 2018 was awarded to Bukola Braimoh for her paper examining human disturbance of birds in Amurum Forest Reserve, Nigeria, and its surrounding habitats, the results of which...