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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In "Making Southern Province Palatable," @utoronto.ca's Husseina Dinani explains why southern administrators in colonial Tanganyika implemented food rations on sisal plantations amid precarious food conditions and why their efforts failed. Read it on open-access here muse.jhu.edu/pub/19/artic...

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This week at ASA-UK @durham.ac.uk AEH editors Mariana Candido @araujohistorian.bsky.social will be showcasing the latest research in African economic history and holding a roundtable on Saturday 12 Sept from 2-3:30pm on how to publish with AEH! See the panels and come join us! We hope to see you!

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In this article from our #openaccess issue Teferi Bekele shows how government interventions aimed at improving stabilizing the market since the mid-twentieth century, failed to achieve their goals and excessively burdened farmers and the agricultural sector. Read it here muse.jhu.edu/pub/19/artic...

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Celebrating🥳 our latest issue by highlighting Crislayne Alfagali's, "Seguindo Veias Auríferas, Formas de Trabalho e Trajetórias de Vidas Que Cruzam o Atlântico Sul." It examines 18-19thC gold prospecting in Angola and the role of African workers. It is #OpenAccess here muse.jhu.edu/pub/19/artic...

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In, "La société agraire du sultanat de Sennar" University of Quebec's Gabriel Beauchamp analyzes how the Sennar Sultanate was organised around the practice of agriculture and the control of agriculture. Read the #openaccess article in issue 53.2 here muse.jhu.edu/article/986545

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SOAS History @soashistory.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In "The Two Quilengues and the Baculamento Taxation System," @soashistory.bsky.social's Esteban Salas traces the entanglements of two African chiefdoms with the expansion of Portuguese colonialism, slavery and taxation in 18th c Angola. Read the #openaccess article here: muse.jhu.edu/article/986544

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In AEH 53.2, Dr. Adeyinka Banwo shows how local farmers in Ilorin, Northern Nigeria grew food crops instead of cash crops despite efforts by British administrators and how "food itself became a cash crop." Read the article available on #openaccess here muse.jhu.edu/article/986543

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Anjuli Webster @anjuliwebster.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The latest issue of @africaneconhist.bsky.social is out now Open Access! Our first issue with a book reviews section, including a review of Richard Reid's new book by @araujohistorian.bsky.social and of Jody Benjamin's new book by Eguono Lucia Edafioka. Enjoy! 📚🤓 muse.jhu.edu/issue/56637

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Project MUSE - African Economic History-Volume 53, Number 2, 2025

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

We are pleased to highlight Dr. Cheikh Sene's new article, "Organiser et Réguler les Marchés de Captifs et de Gomme Arabique en Sénégambie." It is available in open access here: muse.jhu.edu/article/986542 Dr. Sene is a postdoctoral research fellow at @gettymuseum.bsky.social

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Our new issue 53.2 is out🥳 We will be highlighting the articles and celebrating the authors in our upcoming posts!!!

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Interesting article about why Ashanti (in modern-day Ghana) didn't mint coins, though they mined gold, were familiar with coins and had the skills to mint coins. Instead, the kingdom adopted gold dust – weighed precisely for transactions – as currency: aeh.uwpress.org/content/53/1...

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War, Finance, and Monetary Reform in Ashanti, 1807–1935

Gold dust was introduced as legal tender in Ashanti during Osei Tutu’s reign, which ended around 1712. During the nineteenth century, gold dust ran short in Ashanti principally because of the changing...

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

CFP: AEH welcomes submissions in English, French and Portuguese from all disciplines that relate to the economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. AEH is also interested in proposals for thematic special issues. Please send us your work!

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Attending @asanewsonline.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Keep an eye out for AEH Editor and 2023 ASA Best Book Prize winner Mariana Candido. Inquire about submitting the work you'll be presenting to AEH and organising special issues with us! We hope to see you there!

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Read Leigh Gardner's article, "Trade and Money in British West Africa" a monetary history of the seasonal demand for currency and how multiple currencies existed in West Africa beyond the establishment of colonial rule and colonial currencies. The article appears in our #OpenAccess issue 53.1.

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It was an exciting time at the 18th African Economic History Network Annual Meeting in Maseru, Lesotho📷 with the theme "Disruptions and Resilience in African Economic Transformations." The conference attracted over a hundred scholars of African Economic History.

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

We're gearing up for the 18th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network in Maseru🇱🇸 from 30-31st Oct next week! Our editorial assistant Rene Odanga (LEFT) will be there looking forward to meeting with scholars of African Economic History. Reach out to him about submitting work to AEH!

A photo of the African Economic History journal team. From Left to Right, editorial assistant Rene Odanga, Editor Mariana Candido, Journal Manager Chloe Lauer, and UW Press Journals Director Toni Gunnison at the African Studies Association Conference in Chicago 2024.

A close-up photo of AEH editorial assistant Rene Odanga. He is wearing a blue shirt, and smiling.

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Read the article "Crises and Adaptation" by Prof. Ayodeji Olukoju of The University of Lagos. It studies the transition to colonial currencies and how various actors responded and adapted in early 20th Century Nigeria. It is from our latest #OpenAccess issue 53.1. Access the article t.co/MfNizcGy6n

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We are proud to spotlight "Crossing Borders, Counting Coins" by Domenico Cristofaro of @unibo.it and Seiji Nakao of Kyoto University from our #OpenAccess issue 53.1. It focusses on the consequences of colonial fiscal policies on cross-border African monetary practices.

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

As we continue to spotlight work from our latest #OpenAccess issue 53.1, please make sure to submit your work in African Economic History to AEH! We would like to publish your work! We publish in English, French, and Portuguese!

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Submit your work to African Economic History! CFP: AEH welcomes submissions in English, French and Portuguese from all disciplines that relate to the economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. AEH is also interested in proposals for thematic special issues.

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Read our guest editor Toyomu Masaki @toyomumasaki.bsky.social article, "The French Invasion of the Upper Senegal River and Payment Issues, 1880-1900" on colonial money supplies in 19th Century West Africa. Issue 53.1 is #OpenAccess thanks to the support of Dr. Masaki and Kanazawa University

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We are pleased to announce our new Special Issue 53.1 which is #OpenAccess thanks to support from Kanazawa University Our guest editors @gareth-austin.bsky.social and @toyomumasaki.bsky.social on Currency Transitions in West Africa. We will be highlighting articles from it in the coming days!

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

African Economic History publishes scholarly essays in English, French, and Portuguese on the economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. Send us your work! aeh.uwpress.org

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Our first issue of 2024 is out now! muse.jhu.edu/issue/52590 Special Issue - 'Economic Sovereignty in South Africa' edited by Ndumiso Dladla and @anjuliwebster.bsky.social

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The Journal of African History @thejah.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Read the new piece by @anjuliwebster.bsky.social in #HistoryMatters on #FirstView: bit.ly/3T1QTPQ #water #rivers #SouthernAfrica

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 24/01/2024

BIG PICTURE Hot and bothered: High among the rocks on Mount Kenya lies the Lewis Glacier. It’s one of 11 glaciers on Africa’s second-highest peak. Each is melting rapidly thanks to humans burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees and destroying life as we know it. 📸 Ed Ram/Getty Images

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

African Economic History 51.2 is out now via Project Muse! muse.jhu.edu/issue/51777 Keep an eye out for profiles of the exciting authors and new research on topics from African agriculture and road infrastructures to tobacco and tax in the coming weeks!

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Zecharias Zelalem @zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Great addition to Bluesky is The Continent (@thecontinent.bsky.social) Africa's leading weekly digital newspaper. Follow them for reporting from Africa's best journalists every week, an enhanced understanding of our continent, and 10/10 magazine cover art. Catch my reporting there from time to time.

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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

African Economic History is now skeeting ! 🗃️

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