Media Resources
A pan-African digital media organisation based exclusively on social-media platforms. It is focused on giving a voice to Africans both at home and abroad through cutting-edge, African-centred content.
The pan-African magazine brings you the best in news, analysis, features, investigations, essays and more from Africa.
FLIA’s media partner on The Climb podcast, ChannelsTV is an independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria.
This podcast series examines philosophy originating from Africa and the African diaspora. Beginning with the origins of humanity in Africa and philosophical literature in ancient Egypt, it goes all the way to present day.
Zeinab Badawi travelled across more than thirty countries in Africa and explored the continent’s history from the beginning of time to the modern era with the goal to 'set history straight' for this BBC documentary series.
A series about the history of Africa with Basil Davidson produced by Channel 4 and the Nigerian Television Authority in 1984.
Academic Resources
Below is a list of some of the most prestigious journals focused on the study of Africa.
Africa is the premier journal devoted to the study of African societies and culture. Editorial policy encourages an interdisciplinary approach, involving humanities, social sciences, and environmental sciences. Africa aims to give increased attention to African production of knowledge, highlighting the work of African thinkers and writers, and links between local and national levels of society. At the same time, it maintains its commitment to the theoretically informed analysis of the realities of Africa's own cultural categories. Find out more .
African Affairs is published on behalf of the African Royal Society and is the top ranked journal on African Studies. It is an inter-disciplinary journal, with a focus on the politics and international relations of sub-Saharan Africa. It also includes sociology, anthropology, economics, history, literature, art, music and more. Find out more .
The African Journal of Political Sciences is published by the African Association of Political Science, with the aim of providing a platform for African perspectives on issues of politics, economy and society in Africa. It is published twice a year - in June and December, and targeted at the social science community, policy-makers, and university students. Contributions are in either English or French. Find out more .
African Research Review (AFRREV) is a Peer Reviewed Multi-Disciplinary Journal of the International Association of African Researchers and Reviewers (IAARR) with its head office in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Its aim is to publish scholarly research outputs in and on Africa. Its focus is on the broad areas of Africa Development. .
African Studies is an international interdisciplinary journal which aims to publish high quality conceptual and empirical writing relevant to Africa. Significant disciplines include but are not limited to: anthropology, critical race, gender and sexuality studies, geography, history, literary, cultural and media studies, sociology, and politics. Find out more .
African Studies Review (ASR) is the flagship scholarly journal of the African Studies Association (USA). The ASR publishes the highest quality African studies scholarship in all academic disciplines. The ASR’s rigourous interdisciplinary peer review seeks to contribute to the development of scholarly conversations of interest to the diverse audience of the Association&