Call for papers for the 6th International conference of the Afrika History Education Association
The Department of History in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buea, Cameroon, in partnership with
the African Association for History Education (AHE-Afrika) located at the University of Pretoria, South Africa,
is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 6th AHE-Afrika History Education International
Conference which will be held at the University of Buea on 27-29 August 2025.
We invite all stakeholders in History Education in and on Africa ⸺ including academics, researchers,
teachers, policy-makers, textbook writers and publishers and other interested persons ⸺ to submit an
abstract related to the past(s), present(s) and future(s) of History Education in Africa, focusing on any of
the conference sub-themes outlined below. In the spirit of African optimism we particularly encourage
contributions, exchanges and reflections that go beyond sombre assessments of History Education in Africa
as a discipline in crisis and that aim to look to and work towards envisioned futures that recognise and
celebrate the potential of the pluriverse world of History Education in Africa.
AHE-Afrika remains the most significant avenue for scholarly conversations, policy advocacy, and
dissemination of knowledge and research on the teaching and learning of history on the African continent.
Like the previous ones, the 2025 conference promises to be an opportunity for stakeholders to exchange
and reflect on key issues and questions pertinent to the field.
Abstract submission deadline: 1 April 2025
Registration deadline: 30 June 2025
Conference dates: 27-29 August 2025