Ufahamu : A Journal of African Studies is an interdisciplinary journal of African Studies. Named after the Swahili word for comprehension, understanding or being,
Ufahamu : A Journal of African Studies is committed to publishing views
about social issues, addressing both the general reader and the scholar.
Since its establishment in 1970, Ufahamu : A Journal of African Studies
continues to challenge and correct misconceptions about Africa, thereby
creating relevant criteria for African Studies. It publishes material
supportive of the Africa and socially significant works of African
history, politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, law, planning and
development, literature, culture, and other topics about the continent
and the African Diaspora. e-ISSN 2150-5802 1970-