Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III’s scholarship, creative writing, publishing, and preservation work connect African knowledge with critical study of Germany’s colonial history. This guide brings together publisher-listed books and routes into his research; it includes work in German, French, English, and African languages.
Start with these themes
- Germany, Cameroon, and colonial power: Das Deutsche Kaiserreich in Kamerun and Ach, Kamerun!
- National Socialism, race, and North–South relations: Nationalsozialismus und Apartheid.
- Knowledge and German Studies: Was hat denn Goethe in Afrika verloren?
- Memory and restitution: Restituez à l’Afrique ses objets de Pouvoir, de Culte et d’Art !, oral-history publications, and the foundation’s research activities.
- Creative writing: plays, poetry, short fiction, and the Hickory Town series.
Publisher-listed books
The list below gathers 31 titles from AfricAvenir Berlin’s two author-related book categories, checked in October 2026. It is a catalogue access list, not a claim to be a complete lifetime bibliography. Some titles are edited works or collections; consult the linked record for the precise edition, language, authorship, and availability.
- 50 Ans déjà ! Quand cessera enfin votre indépendance-là ???
- Ach, Kamerun!
- Afrika erobert seinen Platz zurück
- Afrika ist im Aufbruch, Afrika ist die Zukunft
- Das Deutsche Kaiserreich in Kamerun
- Das Fest der Liebe
- Kafra Biatanga – Tragödie Afrikas
- Krisenprävention. Ein möglicher Weg aus Krieg und Genozid
- L’Afrique s’annonce au rendez-vous, la tête haute!
- Lumumba II.
- Nationalsozialismus und Apartheid
- Vous avez dit Démocratie? Le processus de Démocratisation au Cameroun
- Was hat denn Goethe in Afrika verloren?
- Wettkampf um die Globalisierung Afrikas
- Amilcar Cabral ou la tempête en Guinée Bissao
- Au nom d’une race
- Dimbámbɛ́ ́lá Sáwá. Mambéndá másū na ɓeɗɛmo ɓásū 1920-1930
- Engomè, La Fille Du Prêtre Ou Le Combat Pour La Dignité
- Hickory Town. Des palabres et des hommes. Tome I
- Hickory Town. L’Impuissance De La Puissance Protectrice. Tome Ⅳ
- Hickory Town. La Grande Fussilade. Tome Ⅴ
- Hickory Town. Lock Priso: Descendez-Moi Votre Drapeau-Là! Tome Ⅲ
- Hickory Town. Pax Germanica. Tome VI
- Hickory Town. Provoquer un lion qui dort… Tome Ⅱ
- La Bible et les Canons
- Miníá má Sáwá – Ɓetélédí na Ɓetɛ́sédí ɓá Ɓolóɓa
- Moi, Kum’a Ndumbe III. 1968-2018: Jubilé de 50 ans d’écriture
- Nouvelles Interdites
- Paradis D’enfer. Hell’s Paradise
- Quand les racines chantent
- Restituez à l’Afrique ses objets de Pouvoir, de Culte et d’Art ! – Reconstituons notre mémoire collective africaine !
Bibliography, catalogues & PDFs
Start with AfricAvenir’s publication list, 1968–2024 (PDF, 22 pages). This chronological bibliography covers books, articles, lectures and other writings across several languages. The document describes itself as a summary extract; it is the broadest bibliography located for this update, rather than a verified inventory of every surviving text.
- Éditions AfricAvenir catalogue, 1985–2023 (PDF) — books, language editions and oral-history publications, including the When the Elders Speak / Quand les anciens parlent / Jetzt berichten afrikanische Zeitzeugen series. A publisher catalogue includes works by other authors as well.
- Biography in science and literature (PDF) — AfricAvenir’s biographical document.
- Ein Blickwinkel aus Afrika (2025, German PDF) — paper for the April 9, 2025 discussion Gemeinsam erinnern at Munich’s Museum Fünf Kontinente; addresses colonial violence, historical memory and African perspectives.
- Se réconcilier avec son passé grâce à sa langue… (French PDF) — Akofena, hors-série 5, pp. 13–18; language, identity and AfricAvenir’s publishing experience.
- Les données d’une politique économique de l’Allemagne nazie en Afrique (1974) — article, pp. 21–39, available through Persée’s document reader.
- Call for the Preservation and Consolidation of our Heritage — English text of his August 21, 2013 appeal, published online in 2014.
- AfricAvenir Berlin’s Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III archive — further speeches, statements, interviews and research updates.
- Persée / SUDOC bibliography and Bibliothèque nationale de France author record — additional editions and earlier titles, searchable under Alexandre Kum’a N’Dumbe as well as Kum’a Ndumbe III.
PDF links lead to documents made available by their publishers or hosting institutions. Bibliographies and catalogues describe publications; they are not full-text copies of all the books. Consult each publisher for print, ebook and purchase options.
Wider catalogue and research collections
Éditions AfricAvenir catalogue, 1985–2023 (PDF) includes further publications, language editions, and the series Quand les anciens parlent / When the Elders Speak / Jetzt berichten afrikanische Zeitzeugen. The publisher’s catalogue is the route to the wider body of work beyond the Berlin shop.
Research, public statements & restitution work · 2024 public discussion on cultural restitution · His scholarly and literary legacy in Berlin
How this connects with BGHRA
These materials support study of colonial memory, the authority to narrate history, and the recovery of knowledge held by communities and descendants. They offer a wider historical context for BGHRA’s work on Black German lives, family histories, and recognition, while preserving the distinctions between colonial dispossession and postwar adoption.
AfricAvenir organization profile · Berlin guide · Books & Reading