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 Jan-Mar 2025
Slavery and Abolitionism in Sierra Leone (Mégane Coulon, Suzanne Schwarz), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Archaeology

Middle Stone Age to Later Stone Age Transition in Eastern Africa (Veronica Waweru), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Central Africa

Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Colonial Conquest and Rule

Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

East Africa and Indian Ocean

Slave Trade in Indian Ocean Africa (Rafael Thiebaut), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
The History of Nairobi (Caleb Owen), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Economic History

Cash Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (Sara Berry), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Historiography and Methods

Digital Sources for the Slave Trade (Érika Melek Delgado), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Northeastern Africa

Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Political History

A History of African Women and the United Nations (Kathleen Sheldon), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Slavery and Slave Trade

Digital Sources for the Slave Trade (Érika Melek Delgado), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Female Slavery in East and Southeast Africa (Benigna Zimba), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Slave Trade in Indian Ocean Africa (Rafael Thiebaut), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Slavery and Abolitionism in Sierra Leone (Mégane Coulon, Suzanne Schwarz), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

West Africa

Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Slavery and Abolitionism in Sierra Leone (Mégane Coulon, Suzanne Schwarz), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
 

Women’s History

A History of African Women and the United Nations (Kathleen Sheldon), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Porterage in 19th Century Western Africa (Tristan Oestermann), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025
Women’s Organizing and Activism in Sudan Between the Mid-20th and Early 21st Centuries (Nada Mustafa Ali), forthcoming Jan-Mar 2025