Great African Reads discussion

Our next nonfiction subject is a bit open: picking a single nonfiction book published by an African publisher. Any nonfiction is fair game: history, politics, commentary, theory, science, journalism, anthropology/ethnography, arts, etc.

Please share Africa-based publishing houses below, and pick one or a few specific book ideas! Please check the availability of the books for your location to make sure we end up with a readable option.

"Second" the books that pique your interest-- if we get more than a handful of suggestions, then only the "seconded" ideas will make it to the poll. We'll vote on a book the last week of September.

I found this great website selling books by African publishers internationally, with a huge nonfiction selection: https://www.africanbookscollective.com/

Here's one I found from that website that I'd like to read:
Hopes and Dreams That Sound Like Yours: Stories of Queer Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa / https://www.africanbookscollective.co... /

We are currently reading nonfiction from Cassava Republic (Formation: The Making of Nigeria From Jihad to Amalgamation) but could always choose another: https://cassavarepublic.biz/product-c...
Perhaps: Female Fear Factory / https://cassavarepublic.biz/product/f...

Another interesting publisher I found:
https://witspress.co.za/our-catalogue/

Any other catalogues or specific books to share?

Thank you, Tinea. I second your nomination!

I am asking around a bit to find a few African more publishers that sell internationally.

This one has a lot of interesting stuff, many that step outside of the types of books we've read for this project so far: https://jacana.co.za/shop/

A few gems I found:
- African Muckraking: 75 Years of Investigative Journalism from Africa
- Rethinking Africa: Indigenous women re-interpret Southern African pasts
- The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar (nature writing)
- A Brief History of South Africa: From Earliest Times to the Mandela Presidency
- All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa (graphic novel)

Jacana doesn't seem to ship internationally but I did find a few of these titles on other websites and Amazon (search for "Jacana Media").

It's mostly fiction so not eligible for this project, but I have to share the title of this anthology: The Beautyful Ones Have Just Been Born: The Gerald Kraak Anthology

These Jacana books look really great!

Jacana is very good.

This was in the local news today in South Africa:
https://www.news24.com/fin24/companie...

Probably some ideas here: https://johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/

Another SA publisher: https://www.nb.co.za/

Anyone have a specific book they'd like to read or should we do a free for all?

Thanks Tinea, for coming up with all these links! This is a treasure trove!!
I guess it will be a free for all?!? I have been so very busy lately that I have not been reading much and neglecting goodreads a bit, but this will probably change soon :))
I am fine with whatever you pick!