Forthcoming Articles
Explore ORE of African History articles in progress, organized by subfield (note that articles may appear under more than one category). Projected publication dates are provided for articles in production. When available, linked titles will take you to an advance summary of the article.
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African Diaspora
Digital Sources for the Slave Trade (Érika Melek Delgado), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Slavery and Abolitionism in Sierra Leone (Mégane Coulon, Suzanne Schwarz), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Archaeology
Middle Stone Age to Later Stone Age Transition in Eastern Africa (Veronica Waweru), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Central Africa
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Colonial Conquest and Rule
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
East Africa and Indian Ocean
Slave Trade in Indian Ocean Africa (Rafael Thiebaut), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Economic History
Cash Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (Sara Berry), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Historiography and Methods
Digital Sources for the Slave Trade (Érika Melek Delgado), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Northeastern Africa
Precolonial History of South Sudan (Stephanie Beswick)
Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Political History
A History of African Women and the United Nations (Kathleen Sheldon), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Slavery and Slave Trade
Digital Sources for the Slave Trade (Érika Melek Delgado), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Female Slavery in East and Southeast Africa (Benigna Zimba), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Slave Trade in Indian Ocean Africa (Rafael Thiebaut), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Slavery and Abolitionism in Sierra Leone (Mégane Coulon, Suzanne Schwarz), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
West Africa
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Slavery and Abolitionism in Sierra Leone (Mégane Coulon, Suzanne Schwarz), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Women’s History
A History of African Women and the United Nations (Kathleen Sheldon), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
Swazi Women's Resilience Regarding Patriarchy, Marginalization, and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic (Betty Harris)
Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Apr-Jun 2025
