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Dwelling in Drifting: Kenya–China Life
This article analyzes Deng Changwu’s memoir Feipiao (Drifting in Africa), showing how it stages Chinese identities in Kenya while offering advice and coining “Feipiao” as an identity marker. It highlights literary narrative as knowledge production, mapping translocal networks and transcending traditional China–Africa–Europe frameworks.

Practising Pluriversalism in Africa
This special section explores how African, Chinese, and Western actors co-produce knowledge through pluralistic encounters. Emphasizing pluriversalism over Eurocentric universalism, it uses case studies from Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya to highlight diverse epistemologies and advance decolonized, post-Western International Relations theory.

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Local Aspirants and Politicised Chieftaincy Disputes: Evidence from Northern Ghana
Why do some traditional leadership disputes become political? This article explores two cases in Northern Ghana where local politicians are also royal claimants. It shows how they use their political power to influence chieftaincy conflicts. The story uncovers why some disputes turn political—and others don’t. A must-read for understanding power, tradition, and politics in Ghana!

Memory-Making in an Urban Park: Colonial and Contemporary Uses of Kumase’s Jackson Park
Discover how a colonial-era park in Kumase, Ghana, became a living archive of football dreams, Muslim prayers, and political moments. This article reveals how Jackson Park shaped—and was shaped by—the memories of a city, blending archival research with local voices. A must-read for anyone curious about urban space, memory, and African histories.

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Dwelling in Drifting: Kenya–China Life

This article analyzes Deng Changwu’s memoir Feipiao (Drifting in Africa), showing how it stages Chinese identities in Kenya while offering advice and coining “Feipiao” as an identity marker. It highlights literary narrative as knowledge production, mapping translocal networks and transcending traditional China–Africa–Europe frameworks.
Practising Pluriversalism in Africa

This special section explores how African, Chinese, and Western actors co-produce knowledge through pluralistic encounters. Emphasizing pluriversalism over Eurocentric universalism, it uses case studies from Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya to highlight diverse epistemologies and advance decolonized, post-Western International Relations theory.
Homegrown Internationalism? Challenging Epistemic Dialogue in Africa's Development Cooperation

This article examines Ghana’s Sankofa-inspired diaspora forum and Rwanda’s Imihigo-based donor forum as homegrown concepts in development co-operation. While aligning with existing norms, they subtly contest Western epistemologies, showing both the potential and limits of indigenous frameworks in advancing Global South agency.