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The book features a diverse collection of scholarly articles exploring various aspects of African cultures, languages, and histories. Erdmute Alber examines the shifting power dynamics between farmers, chiefs, and colonial authorities in Northern Dahomey from 1900 to 1950. Thomas Bearth discusses J.G. Christaller's contributions as a tonologist, while Sebastian K. Bemile addresses multilingualism in Ghana. Elena Bertoncini-Zúbková highlights the work of Charles Mungoshi, a bilingual novelist from Zimbabwe. Václav Blazek conducts a lexicostatistical analysis of Mokilko within the Chadic language family. Other contributions include Siegmund Brauner's early historical sources on the Schona, and Hans W. Debrunner’s insights into the Ba-Mbombok and Basaa. Csaba Ecsedy explores the organizations of medicine men in Sudan, and Ines Fiedler analyzes the formation of the progressive tense in Aja. Further articles delve into the development of the Oromo written language, African wisdom philosophy, and the emergence of the locative suffix in Baatonum. The collection also addresses issues of race, class, and status in colonial Uganda, medical traditions among the Twareg, and the role of oral traditions in West Africa. Other topics include educational challenges faced by Maasai nomads in Tanzania and the impact of independent African churches on the Boer War. The book ultimately reflects a rich tapestry of African intellectual and cultu