Hub for African Thought
The Hub for African Thought showcases the work of African academics both on the continent and in the diaspora. It uses the LSE’s platform to promote African authors and their contribution to global knowledge creation.
Profiles
Kwame Nkrumah
from LSE to the presidency
Frantz Fanon
The psychiatrist of de-colonialism
Thandika Mkandawire
The developmentalist’s developmentalist
Wangari Maathai
The mother of trees
Sophie Oluwole
Synthesise knowledge to yield wisdom
Abdul Raufu Mustapha
Africa on African terms
Q&As
Robtel Neajai Pailey
Citizenship and development
Hakim Adi
History matters
Akosua Adomako Ampofo
Activism and masculinity
Teferi Mergo
Demography and development
Mai Hassan
Mobilsation and repression
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Investigating decoloniality
Eliza Ngutuku
Voice and childhood
Gedion Onyango
Policy with purpose
Reading Lists
African literature reading list
by Jane Plastow
Writing reading list
by Shola Adenekan
Sudanese fiction
by The Gilded Acorn
Trade reading list
by David Luke
Sustainable finance reading list
by Desné Masie
Borders reading list
by Wafula Okumu
Artificial intelligence reading list
by Kojo Apeagyei
Epistemology reading list
by Liam Kofi Bright
Personhood reading list
by Peter Geschiere
Post-colonial philosophy reading list
by Katrin Flikschuh
Queer African studies reading list
by S.M. Rodriguez
Transitional justice reading list
by Philip Ademola Olayoku
Reparative justice
by Kofi Mawuli Klu
Africa@LSE blog
Current affairs and cutting edge research
LSE Library
Explore the LSE Library's African Archive
Resources
Continue the journey with these online resources
History of LSE and Africa
Africa at the LSE
