The Toyin Falola Africa Book Award, established in 2005, honors Toyin Falola, one of Africa’s outstanding historians and intellectuals. The award, funded by Falola, is not restricted to AGSS members. Only monographs and similar original studies will be considered. Please do not submit anthologies or edited works.The first Falola Award was presented to Adam Ashforth for Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa. The winner of the award will receive a plaque and a monetary prize at the Awards Banquet at the annual conference usually held in October. To be considered for the award, please send a cover letter and a print copy of the book to the committee members no later than 15 June of the year for which the book is being considered. In 2026, books published between 2025 and June 2026 will be considered.
Falola Award Committee Members
Chair: José de Arimateia da Cruz
Department of Political Science and International Studies
Georgia Southern University
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31419
Member: Ishmael I. Munene
2840 N Elk Run St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Member: James T. Gire
403 Carroll Hall
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
Recent Award Winners
2022: Cati Coe, Changes in Care: Aging, Migration, and Social Class in West Africa
