- A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review, by Lin Poyer. (1989)
- Advocates for African Food Security: Lessening the Burden for Women, by Bahá'í International Community. (1991-02-27) A joint statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Agenda Item 4: Monitoring the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
- Africa, by Hooper Dunbar. (1984-09-14) Stories of Dunbar's travels through Africa, its unique energy, and its place in the Bahá'í Faith.
- African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998-12) Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alcohol; hunting; initiation rites; the supernatural; tribal leadership; status of women.
- African religions; miracles; strange phenomena, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-08-06) Five questions: the religion of Santeria; relationship to Sabaeanism; Yoruba-based new world religions; visions and miracles of the Virgin Mary and Fatima; UFOs, aliens, and genetic engineering.
- Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections, by Layli Maparyan. (2020) The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the West; overcoming cosmological negation; the African worldview on nature, humanity, and creation; gendered expressions of African culture.
- Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall. Jonah Winters, ed. (2000) Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere.
- Bahá'í country notes: Africa, by Graham Hassall. (1999)
- Bahá'í Faith in Africa, The: Establishing a New Religious Movement, 1952-1962, by Anthony Lee. (2011) African presence in early Bábí and Bahá'í history; Bahá'í response to crises in Middle East and West Africa; histories of British Camaroons, Calabar. Studies of Religion in Africa series, vol. 39.
- Centering the "Pupil of the Eye": Blackness, Modernity, and the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, by Derik Smith. (2019) The "pupil of the eye" metaphor is a deeply consequential, distinguishing feature of the transformative social and spiritual system laid out in Bahá’u’lláh's Revelation.
- "Come Back, Africa": First commercial film mentioning the Bahá'í Faith, by Greg Watson. (2013) Context of a 1959 African documentary/drama film in which the Bahá'í Faith is discussed.
- Good Message, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (published as Rúhíyyih Rabbání). (1960/1961) A simplified rendering of themes in Shoghi Effendi's translation of Gleanings, used in Africa as a practical tool for achieving the central goal of Ruhiyyih Khanum's life: sharing the Baha'i teachings with others (Hutchison, 2000).
- Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum, The, by Violette Nakhjavani. (1970-1973) A diary of Ruhiyyih Khanum's travels through Africa. Serialized in Bahá'í News in 26 issues, from 1970 through 1973.
- Guardian's Wartime Travels, The, by Harry Liedtke. (2016) Brief chronology of world events 1938-1940 juxtaposed with Shoghi Effendi's travels in 1940, when he left Haifa for England nine months after the beginning of the war.
- Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude, by Roshan Danesh. (2012) The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Bahá’u’lláh speaks about the collective spiritualization of humanity — creating new patterns of community and social relations — as the "journey" of the human body politic.
- Monotheistic Religion in Africa: The Example of the Swazi People, by Margaret Pemberton-Pigott, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott. (2005) Similarities between the Bahá'í Faith and the ancient traditional beliefs of the Swazi people of Southern Africa.
- Mysticism in African Traditional Religion and in the Bahá'í Faith: Classification of Concepts and Practices, by Enoch Tanyi. (2002) Both African Traditional Religion and the Bahá'í Faith originate from God, but at different times in the evolution of humankind. Owing to this common origin, the two have much in common. Both are essentially mystic in nature.
- Paying Special Regard to Agriculture: Collective Action-Research in Africa, by Sanem Kavrul. (2021-05-07) On Bahá’í-inspired agricultural social action initiatives in Africa. Includes photo gallery of development and agricultural projects.
- Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab, by Moojan Momen. (2011) The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions; relevance to the performing arts; and the concept of refinement which comes across in both the person and the writings of the Báb.
- Pupil of the Eye, The: African Americans in the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice. Bonnie J. Taylor, comp. (1998) A compilation of references in the Bahá'í writings to African-Americans and those of African descent.
- Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Africa: Bahá'í Era 153, by Universal House of Justice. (1996) Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: Africa.
- Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The, by Universal House of Justice. (2012) Overview by the Research Department about the religion of the Sabaeans [aka Sabeans], and some indigenous practices in the southern Americas such as Yoruba, Santeria, and Brazilian Candomble.
- Short Obligatory Prayer in Many Languages, Author unknown, comp. (1981/1986/2016) Three files: Short Obligatory Prayer in 501 languages (as published in Bahá'í World), and in a collection of African languages.
- Tending the Garden: A Biography of Emeric and Rosemary Sala, by Ilona Sala Weinstein. (1998/2016) Detailed story of two pioneers from Canada to South America and Africa, told through reference to letters, papers, and archival documents.
- That Promising Continent: Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, the Writings and Letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Letters Written on his Behalf on Africa, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South Africa Johannesburg, comp. (1998) Updated version of "That Vast but Promising Continent," a compilation originally prepared by the UHJ and International Teaching Centre to stimulate among Bahá'ís in Africa a greater awareness of their high spiritual destiny, strengths, and opportunities.
- Three Talks in Africa, by `Alí Nakhjavání, Violette Nakhjavani. (2001) Three talks given in East London, South Africa circa August-September 2001, on personal reminiscences of Ruhiyyih Khanum and Enoch Olinga, some history of the Faith in Africa, and stages of spiritual growth and teaching.
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