About the Journal

The African Journal of Political Science is the flagship publication of the African Association of Political Science. It is an open-access and strictly peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the study of the political in all its dimensions and permutations in African and black societies in general. It targets both academic and non-academic readers interested in various pe
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Current Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024)

Published: 02-09-2024

Editorial

Educate and Skill Africa

Siphamandla Zondi
Abstract 44 | PDF Downloads 31

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Articles

Lived Poverty and the Fate of African Democracies

Edson Ntodwa, Boniface Dulani, Mwayi Masumbu
Abstract 94 | PDF Downloads 74

Page 1-18

Effects of Ethiopia’s landlocked status on ties with its neighbours

Shimelash Dagnew, Tebarek Lika Megento
Abstract 106 | PDF Downloads 144

Page 19-30

Chinese Funding: A Curse to Africa

Chido T Chipfakacha
Abstract 79 | PDF Downloads 38

Page 31-36

Hegemonic Party System and Federalism

Yohannes Haile Getahun
Abstract 75 | PDF Downloads 51

Page 37-53

Africa-China Relations and the Issue of South-South Cooperation

Nana Kwame Nkrumah, Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi
Abstract 160 | PDF Downloads 85

Page 54-64

Land Question in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef
Abstract 204 | PDF Downloads 74

Page 65-79

The Fundamental Element of Social Contract In a Developmental State

Mbulaheni Mulaudzi
Abstract 86 | PDF Downloads 60

Page 80-92

You are too Black

Mark S Mngomezulu
Abstract 57 | PDF Downloads 45

Page 93-100

Elite Governance, Development, and Public Safety in Nigeria

Johnson Oluwole Ayodele, Jane Adebusuyi
Abstract 75 | PDF Downloads 35

Page 101-118

Essays

A Critical Review of Medemer from Ideological Perspectives

Tefera Assefa
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 156

Page 119-135

Book Reviews

We Can Fix Ourselves

Masilo Lepuru
Abstract 56 | PDF Downloads 65

Page 155-163

Township Politics

Mpho Moalamedi
Abstract 96 | PDF Downloads 42

Page 164-166

A Life Committed

Sbonelo Radebe
Abstract 38 | PDF Downloads 53

Page 167-168

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