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Central Africa (Africa, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Central Africa (Africa, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.95, median 43 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.69 – $20.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Africa (668), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Central Africa best sellers
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,287
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
by Susan Williams
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews451
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
by Siddharth Kara
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,468
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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#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,524
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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence – An International Bestseller Told Through the Voices of Africans
by Zeinab Badawi
- List rank#5
- Price$21.74
- Rating4.6
- Reviews956
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Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
by Michela Wrong
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews493
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The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
by Stuart A. Reid
- List rank#8
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews306
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
by Roméo Dallaire
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,156
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Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown
by Paul Theroux
- List rank#10
- Price$11.47
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,701
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Central Africa
FAQ
Is Central Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43 reviews and sells for $14.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Central Africa?
The median best seller has 43 reviews, and 68% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Central Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.69 and $20.99.
Can new books break into Central Africa?
2% 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.