Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré, Ph. D (1967), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, is Tenured Scientist of Anthropology at Barcelona (IMF). She has published monographs, edited books and articles on Morocco, Equatorial Guinea and Europe, including In the Footsteps of Spanish Colonialism in Morocco and Equatorial Guinea (2018).

• Introduction: Cities at the decolonial margins1. Al-Hoceima and Bata: Local histories, glocal impacts2. Colonial imprints in African city formation3. Cities after colonial independence: The search for collective affirmation and decolonial contestation4. Conclusions: African cities asserting themselves in a global world5. Primary and secondary sources consultedList of tablesList of photographsIndex

Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré, Ph. D (1967), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, is Tenured Scientist of Anthropology at Barcelona (IMF). She has published monographs, edited books and articles on Morocco, Equatorial Guinea and Europe, including In the Footsteps of Spanish Colonialism in Morocco and Equatorial Guinea (2018).

• Introduction: Cities at the decolonial margins1. Al-Hoceima and Bata: Local histories, glocal impacts2. Colonial imprints in African city formation3. Cities after colonial independence: The search for collective affirmation and decolonial contestation4. Conclusions: African cities asserting themselves in a global world5. Primary and secondary sources consultedList of tablesList of photographsIndex

Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré, Ph. D (1967), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, is Tenured Scientist of Anthropology at Barcelona (IMF). She has published monographs, edited books and articles on Morocco, Equatorial Guinea and Europe, including In the Footsteps of Spanish Colonialism in Morocco and Equatorial Guinea (2018).

• Introduction: Cities at the decolonial margins1. Al-Hoceima and Bata: Local histories, glocal impacts2. Colonial imprints in African city formation3. Cities after colonial independence: The search for collective affirmation and decolonial contestation4. Conclusions: African cities asserting themselves in a global world5. Primary and secondary sources consultedList of tablesList of photographsIndex