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African (International & World Politics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for African (International & World Politics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.57, median 396 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.68 – $18.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 27% of the parent category International & World Politics (1,490), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has 396 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 African best sellers
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#1
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
by Susan Williams
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews451
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- List rank#4
- Price$13.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,287
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- List rank#5
- Price$13.03
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,118
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Cobalt Red
by Siddharth Kara
- List rank#6
- Price$14.80
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,468
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We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- List rank#7
- Price$6.42
- Rating4.6
- Reviews27,012
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Bestselling Backlist)
by Philip Gourevitch
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,524
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
by Walter Rodney
- List rank#9
- Price$14.67
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,277
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Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
by Howard W. French
- List rank#10
- Price$20.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,079
FAQ
Is African a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 396 reviews and sells for $14.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in African?
The median best seller has 396 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do African best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.68 and $18.73.
Can new books break into African?
5% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.