The ''African Geographical Review'' is a biannual
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published by
Taylor & Francis
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on behalf of the
American Association of Geographers
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'
Africa Specialty Group
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.
The journal was originally established in 1963 at
Makerere University
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(
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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) as the ''East African Geographical Review''. Due to political turmoil in Uganda, the journal had to suspend publication for a number of years. It was renamed as the ''African Geographical Review'' in 2000.
Since 2012 it is published by Taylor & Francis.
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