from its North American Distributor, Michigan State University Press African Books Collective The African Books Collective (ABC) is an organization of over 100 independent and autonomous African publishers, founded, owned, and governed by African publishers. ABC Participating Publishers Benin Centre Panfricain de Prospective Sociale/Pan-African Social Prospects Centre, Porto-Novo Botswana Foundation for Education with Production, Gaborone Lightbooks Publishers, Gaborone Pyramid Publishing, Gaborone Cameroon Department of Women & Gender Studies, Univ. of Buea Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group, Bamenda Eritrea HDRI Publishers, Asmara Ethiopia Addis Ababa Univ. Press, Ethiopia Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF), Addis Ababa Forum for Social Studies, Addis Ababa Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), Addis Ababa Ghana Afram Publications (Ghana) Ltd., Accra Africa Christian Press, Accra Association of African Universities Press Blackmask, Accra Freedom Publications, Accra Ghana Universities Press, Accra Nissio Fiagbedzi Sankofa Educational Publishers, Accra Sedco Publishing, Accra SEM Financial Training Centre Ltd., Accra Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra Third World Network – Africa, Accra Woeli Publishing Services, Accra Kenya Academy Science Publishers, Nairobi Chrisley Ltd. East African Educational Publishers, Nairobi Focus Publications, Nairobi Kwani Trust, Nairobi University of Nairobi Press, Nairobi LawAfrica, Nairobi P-J Kenya, Nairobi Solidarity for African Women’s Rights coalition, Nairobi Twaweza Communications Zand Graphics, Nairobi Lesotho Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho, Roma Malawi Central Africana Chancellor College Publications, Zomba E & V Publications, Blantyre Kachere Series, Zomba WASI (Writers Advisory Services International), Zomba Namibia Reader in Namibian Sociology, Windhoek University of Namibia Press, Windhoek Nigeria African Heritage Press, Lagos Apex Books, Lagos The Book Company Ltd., Lagos Compumetrics Solutions, Lagos College Press Publishers, Ibadan Concept Publishers, Oyo State CSS Ltd., Lagos Dokun Publishing House, Ibadan Enicrownfit Publishers, Ibadan Fourth Dimension Publishing Co. Ltd., Enugu Handel Books Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria) plc, Ibadan Humanities Publishers Ibadan Cultural Studies Group, Ibadan Ibadan University Press, Ibadan Kraft Books, Lagos Maiyati Chambers, Lagos Malthouse Press Ltd., Lagos New Horn Press, Ibadan Niyi Osundare Obafemi Awolowo University Press, Ile Ife Onyoma Research Publications, Port Harcourt Opon Ifa Readers, Lagos Saros International Publishers, Port Harcourt Spectrum Books Ltd., Ibadan Statco Publishers University of Lagos Press, Lagos University Press Ltd., Ibadan Urhobo Historical Society, New York & Lagos West African Book Publishers, Ltd, Lagos Women’s Heath & Action Research, Benin City Yintab Books, Lagos Senegal African Renaissance, Dakar Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar Union for African Population Studies, Dakar Sierra Leone PenPoint Publishers, Freetown  South Africa Africa Institute of South Africa, Pretoria Brenthurst Collection/Frank Horley Books, Johannesburg Idasa, Cape Town Ikhwezi Afrika Publishing, East London Mail and Guardian Books, Johannesburg Umsinsi Press, Cape Town University of South Africa Press (Unisa Press), Pretoria Swaziland Academic Publishers (Swaziland) JAN Publishing Centre, Mbabane TTI Publishing Ltd. (Swaziland)  Tanzania Centre for Energy, Environment, Science & Technology (CEEST), Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam University Press, Dar es Salaam E & D Ltd., Dar es Salaam Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, Dar es Salaam Tanzania Publishing House, Dar es Salaam Uganda Fountain Publishers Ltd., Kampala FEMRITE (Uganda Women Writers’ Association), Kampala  Zambia Bookworld Publishers, Lusaka Image Publishers, Lusaka Multimedia Zambia, Lusaka University of Zambia Press (UNZA Press) Zambia Women Writers Association Zimbabwe Africa Community Publishing & Development Trust, Harare amabooks, Bulawayo Baobab Books, Harare GALZ, Harare Kimaathi Publishing House, Harare Mambo Press, Gweru Southern Africa Printing and Publishing House/SAPES Trust, Harare Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), Harare Southern and Eastern African Trade, Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI), Harare University of Zimbabwe Publications, Harare Weaver Press Ltd, Harare Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Trust, Harare Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust, Harare Zimbabwe Publishing House, Harare Zimbabwe Women Writers, Harare