Histories of state & society
Political formations, global connections, colonial conquest, resistance, nationalism, development and transformations of public authority.
Research questions & sourcesPurpose & programme
History, power & public knowledge
Current African affairs and global developments affecting African people: how decisions about conflict, debt, resources, citizenship, work and knowledge distribute power and shape everyday life. Historical evidence explains the institutions, continuities and turning points behind those decisions.
Who we serve
Readers across Africa and its diasporas, students, educators and civic communities seeking historically grounded explanations of authority and social change.
Three connected pillars
Researching Africa
Archives, oral evidence, qualitative inquiry, visual and material sources, research ethics and the politics of knowledge.
Research questions & sourcesThematic African worlds
Cities, security institutions, Pan-Africanism, slavery, popular culture and literature as sites of social and political change.
Research questions & sourcesHow the programme develops
Focused research & editorial publishing
Develop bounded studies through proposal assessment, source assembly, analysis, drafting and human editorial review. Engage African scholarship and comparative or historiographical debates. Documentary journal essays and selected news form the regular edition; original research follows a planned editorial review cycle.
Public history & research literacy
Make histories, concepts, sources and methods accessible through illustrated readings, guides and discussion materials. Journal essays provide accessible paths into the historical and methodological debates.
Read the journalSelected public-interest news
Follow current developments with documented significance for authority, rights, culture, social relations and African global connections. Keep institutional statements attributed and distinguish proposals, decisions and delivered outcomes.
Future funded work
A proposed first funded year would support 24 substantial, reviewed publications, six learning sessions and four multilingual resources. Two bounded documentary or oral-history projects would be developed with consent, ethical safeguards and agreed contributor roles.
These are planning targets, not secured funding, completed activities or confirmed partnerships. Research quality and participant safety govern delivery.
Read the working programme and budgetCurrent organisational responsibility
Eric Niyonkinzo is the Founder & Executive Director and contact person.
Legal registration, charitable status, a fiscal host, an oversight body and grant eligibility have not been confirmed here. Verified entity and governance details will be published when established.
Governance and financial commitmentsInstitutions as objects of inquiry
AU, UN and EU documents can supply evidence of commitments, procedures and policy choices. They are read alongside African scholarship, archives and other relevant sources. Institutional prestige or potential funding does not determine our conclusions or confer endorsement.
Read the editorial and research standards