Mainly between 2008 and 2015. I lived in East Africa from 2008 to 2011 but continued to travel and work across Africa for years after.

You have now! Much of it is buried in the archives of news articles and research papers. Generally, contemporary African history isn’t something the big publishers care to cover. I learned that firsthand.

All copies of Code Switch will begin shipping by February 2023.

The book is complete and has been since 2020. The pre-order period is just the period in which the new publisher prints and ships. It takes a bit of time for them to do that for the first time (about 60 days).

Email me and if it’s something useful for everyone, I’ll post it here. You can send all questions to codeswitch@southboxent.com