Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement

Aims & Scope

Africa Development (ISSN 0850 3907) is the quarterly bilingual journal of CODESRIA published since 1976.

It is a social science journal whose major focus is on issues which are central to the development of society.

Its principal objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among African scholars from a variety of intellectual persuasions and various disciplines.

The journal also encourages other contributors working on Africa or those undertaking comparative analysis of developing world issues.

Africa Development welcomes contributions which cut across disciplinary boundaries.

Articles with a narrow focus and incomprehensible to people outside their discipline are unlikely to be accepted.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• 5- Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Understanding the Complex Drivers of Violent Oil-related Conflict

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Cyril

• 1 - Linguistic Diversity, Pluralism and National Development in Africa

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Beban Sammy

• 3 - The Informalization of Belonging: Igbo Informal Enterprise and National Cohesion from Below

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Kate

• Maladjusted African Economies and Globalisation

  Citation: 24

  Authors:

• 5 - Humanitarian Aid and the Biafra War: Lessons not Learned

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Marc-Antoine

• 1 - Land in the Political Economy of African Development: Alternative Strategies for Reform

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Sam

• 4 - Fanon and Development: A Philosophical Look

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Lewis R.

• 6 - L’Islam et la femme dans l’espace public au Niger

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Mahaman

• 8 - A Relevant Education for African Development—Some Epistemological Considerations

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Francis A.

• 3 - Gender Division of Labour and Women’s Decision-Making Power in Rural Households in Cameroon

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Fondo