This study sheds light on the current state of history education in
Africa and reflects on its potential to prepare this continent's
learners for the challenges of learning to live together. Drawing on an
examination of school curricula and the experiences of educational
stakeholders, it identifies trends in the processes and outcomes of
recent curricular revisions, and discerns key challenges relating to the
teaching and learning of history across Africa. It scrutinises the place
afforded to history within African education systems, and surveys
related contents and pedagogies. While it identifies African history as
a fundamental yet sensitive and controversial subject, it also
illustrates examples of present-day curricular strategies to integrating
a concern for promoting a culture of peace.