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African Studies Internet Resources
"Electronic resources from Africa are organized by region and country. All materials are arranged to encourage an awareness of authorship, type of information, and subject. The scope of the collection is research-oriented, but it also provides access to other gopher and web sites with different or broader missions."
Includes online library catalogs, maps, electronic news archives, bibliographies, and more.
Maintained by Joseph Caruso, African Studies Librarian, Columbia University

Index on Africa
"A comprehensive guide to the continent on the Net."
Sections include News on Africa, Africa Update, Country Pages, Subject Pages, and Search Engines.
Maintained by the Norwegian Council for Africa.

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Africa
Companion site to the PBS broadcast.
Sections include: Explore the Regions ; Africa Challenge ; Photoscope ; Africa for Kids ; Teacher Tools ; Resources.

Africa Action
"Africa Action is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs. Our mission is to change U.S. Africa relations to promote political, economic and social justice in Africa. We provide accessible information and analysis and we mobilize popular support for campaigns to achieve this mission."

AfricaBib
"The site consists of two bibliographic databases covering Africana periodical literature (Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database) and African Women's literature (African Women's Database). You will also find a comprehensive bibliography on women travelers and explorers to Africa (Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa: 1763-2000: A Comprehensive English Language Bibliography).
By Davis Bullwinkle

AfricaFocus
Sights and Sounds of a Continent
"The immediate goal of this project is to provide the general public with a selection of the images and sounds that have been contributed over the years to the African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the hope that this will enhance the study and understanding of the many facets of the African continent. It brings together images captured on slides and in photographs as well as sound recordings on reel-to-reel and audio cassette that have been reproduced and stored on digital files accessible by any computer of a reasonable minimum capacity. This allows for patrons of the electronic library to experience these materials directly, or to use them to create presentations using a common digital format. It enables the academic and non-academic audience alike to move beyond the blackboard and the book as the primary means of conveying information and engenders an understanding that goes beyond the printed word."

Africa Resource Center
"...is a strategically managed organization that meets its objectives by dedicating resources and staff to the provision of information on and about Africa. In producing and disseminating materials on the various regions of Africa, Africa Resource Center encourages national, regional, continental and global debates on issues that are specifically pertinent to Africa. It brings together databases, streams of research analysis, and cultural productions that are largely separated from each other. In so doing, it promotes socioeconomic evaluations, and cultural and political interpretations with substantial African content."

Africa South of the Sahara
Selected Internet Resources
An annotated guide to Internet resources on Sub-Saharan Africa.
By Karen Fung, Head of the Africa Collection, Hoover Library, Stanford University

AfricaLog.com (French and English)
Sections include: News & Current Events ; Business & Economy ; Forum ; Entertainment ; Travel & Tourism ; Health ; Women ; Sports ; Services.

African Art on the Internet
By Karen Fung, Curator, African Collection, Stanford University Libraries

African Centered Rites of Passage
Includes Definitions, Research Papers & Resources, Links

African Heritage Architecture
"The mission of African Heritage Architecture, Inc. (AHA) is to re-establish the architectural traditions of West Africa as a central component of our everyday lives."

African Human Rights Resource Center
"This site is a joint project of the Makerere University Human Rights and Peace Center and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center."

African Initiated Churches (AIC)
 "These are Christian bodies in Africa that were established as a result of African initiative, rather than on the initiative of foreign missionary organisations. While most people agree on the initials, there is less agreement about what they stand for, and what the variations mean."
Southern African Missiological Society

African Languages
"The African Languages and Literatures collection at the George A. Smathers Libraries includes language materials from dozens of languages spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. The collection is focused primarily on the languages taught at the University. These include Akan, Shona, Swahili, Yoruba and Zulu."
University of Florida Libraries

African National Congress (ANC)
South Africa's National Liberation Movement

African Studies WWW
Sections include Africa Web Links: Annotated, African Studies Association, Black/African Internet Resources, Teaching & Learning about East Africa, and a couple of unique features such as Feeds from Africa, K-12 Africa, and Multimedia Archives.
Maintained by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Edited by Ali B. Ali-Dinar.

African Union (AU)
"The main objectives of the OAU were, inter alia, to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity among African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations."
Sections include: Member States ; AU Organs ; AU Commission ; Conferences ; Documents ; Discussions ; News.

African Virtual University (AVU) (English or French)
"The African Virtual University (AVU) is a first-of-its-kind interactive-instructional telecommunications network established to serve the countries of Africa. The objective of the AVU is to build capacity and support economic development by leveraging the power of modern telecommunications technology to provide world-class quality education and training programs to students and professionals in Africa."

African Writing Systems
Sections include: Introduction ; Syllographic Systems ; Alphabetic Systems ; Pictographic Systems ; Petrographic Systems ; Chromatographic Systems ; Philosophical Systems.
Created by Ayele Bekerie, Dept. of Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University

Africana.com
A large, well organized collection of general online resources on Africa and her Diaspora. A good source for daily news.

AFRILINE
Africa is Online
Sections include: Forum ; Events ; Innovations ; Directory ; Toolbox ("the toolbox includes resources in Swahili, Somali, Arabic and French").

Afrol.com
Categories include: Culture ; Economy ; Education ; Environment ; Groups ; Media ; Organizations ; Politics ; Reference ; Society ; Travel.

  • Sierra Leone
    Includes News, Links, Economic Indicators, Map, Gender Profile

[AIDS] - See our separate AIDS in Africa page.

BBC News - Famine in Africa
Sections include: Key Stories ; Aid Worker's Diary ; Hungry Planet ; African Voice ; Horn of Africa ; Southern Africa ; West Africa ; Changed Land ; Clickable Map ; Zambia's GM Debate.

BBC NEWS In Depth - Africa's Food Crisis
Section include: News ; Mapping the Crisis ; In Pictures ; West Africa ; Southern Africa ; East Africa ; Head-to-Head ; Race Against Time ; Key Facts and Figures.

BBC News - Kenya Terror Attacks (November 2002)
Sections include: Key Stories ; Analysis ; Talking Point ; Audio Video ; Internet Links.

Books Abroad
"We help to educate children worldwide be sending free school books that are carefully chosen to match the need of each school."
- UK Based Charity.

The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi, Africa
"More than 400 pages, 500 pictures, 380 species, 250 references, and 250 links."
"This is a scientifically oriented, noncommercial site devoted to a fascinating trove of tropical biodiversity ó both the largest lake-fish fauna and the largest vertebrate species flock on earth ó the cichlids of southeastern Africa's Lake Malawi. (It is Lake Nyasa or Niassa to the people of Tanzania and Mozambique, who share this giant rift lake with Malawi.)"
By Michael K. Oliver, Ph.D.

CNN.com - Africa

[Congo] Guardian Unlimited - Special Reports - Congo
Includes the latest news on reports of massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cultural Expressions
"Culturally rich multimedia site with information about African religion (Ifa), culture, art, song and theory."

Dawodu.com
Dedicated to Nigeria's Socio-Political Issues
Sections include: Articles ; News Sources ; Government Sites ; Nigeria Constitution ; General Links ; Archival Links ; Great Speeches ; Search.
By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Edo Nation
History and Culture of the Edo People.
"Nation of people who are mostly located in the Midwestern part of Nigeria, Western Africa."
Sections include: News Sources ; Government Websites ; Institute of Benin Studies ; Edoid Websites.
By Segun Toyin Dawodu

African Studies Companion:A Guide to Information Sources
"This directory of over 600 links and Internet resources...is a quick-access guide and pick-list to some of the best sites on Africa, African studies, and African publishing and the book trade. It also provides links to the home pages of African and Africanist journals, African newspapers, to Web sites of libraries in Africa and to some of the major Africana libraries in the countries of the North, as well as listings of the major publishers (outside Africa) with African studies lists."
Maintained by Hans Zell Publishing Consultants

[Eritrea] Council on Foreign Relations

ForFarmers

[Ethiopia] Council on Foreign Relations

[G8] G8 Gleneagles 2005
Sections include: News ; Events ; Media Information ; G8 in Pictures ; Summit Documents ; G8 Background & History ; Policy Issues ; Around Gleneagles.

[G8] CNN.com Specials - G8 Summit 2005
Gleneagles, Scotland
Sections include: News ; Top Stories ; Resources ; Live 8 ; Africa ; Video.

Guardian Unlimited - Special Reports - AIDS
Sections include: Latest ; Asia ; AIDS in the UK ; Europe ; AIDS Drugs ; India ; Africa ; Former Soviet Union ; China ; United Nations ; Mozambique ; Anglo American ; Comment and Analysis ; Treatment ; AIDS: The First 20 Years.

Human Origins and Evolution in Africa
"This page was established by Professor Jeanne Sept to maintain links to this constantly growing scientific database."
- University of Indiana

Ifa Link Homepage
 A multimedia presentation of the culture of Ifa/Orisa

[Kenya] Green Belt Movement (GBM)
"...is a grassroots non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Kenya that focuses on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building. Prof. Wangari Maathai [winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize] established GBM in 1977, under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya."

[Kenya] Kenyaweb
"Kenya's Definitive Internet Resource"
Sections include: Business ; History ; Students ; Politics ; Travel ; Virtual Nairobi ; Economy ; Sports ; Media ; Regions ; Agencies ; Health ; Government ; Education ; Horticulture ; People ; Computers ; Agriculture ; Exhibitions ; Kids ; Services ; Transport.

[Kenya] The Nobel Peace Prize

  • 2004 Wangari Maathai
    "...for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."

[Kenya] Wakuluzu: Friends of the Colobus Trust
"...is a conservation organisation designed to promote the conservation, preservation and protection of primates like the rare Angolan Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) and its coastal forest habitat in Southern Kenya."

Kingdom of the Zulu
The KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority

Match Tours - Moroccan Land and History
Includes: Moroccan History ; Moroccan People ; Beliefs and Customs ; Moroccan Music ; Map of Morocco.

Musicians of African Descent
Examples From Three Centuries
Brief entries for the following musicians: Eleanor Alberga ; George Bridgetower ; Paul Freeman ; Francis Johnson ; Tania Leon ; Thomas Wiggins.

National Geographic Channel - Journey of Man
Website companion to the TV broadcast.
"Dr. Spencer Wells takes his own incredible journey as he hunts down DNA clues to solve one of the big mysteries of the human race. Where do we come from? Spencer seeks blood samples to prove his theory that we all descended from a single man in Africa around 60,000 years ago."
Sections include: Genetics ; The Journey ; Background ; Build a Face.

North Africa Research Group GeoNet (English, Arabic or French)
"A platform for the exchange of ideas and information about geology and exploration in North Africa"

North Africa Research Group (NARG)

Nubian Poets
"...a tribute to legendary poets of African descent, such as Langston Hughes, Sonia Sanchez, Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, Countee Cullen, and other noteworthy poets displayed on our opening page. In addition to the aforementioned, the goal is to also highlight the talents of up and coming poets. With the offering of our Poetry Contests, Discussion Board, and Featured Poets, it is our intention to form a bonding on-line interactive poet community."

PBS - Independent Lens - The New Americans (March 2004)
Companion website to the PBS series.
"Follow a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new Americans in the 21st century."
The New Americans include: The Ogoni Refugees ; The Palestinian Bride ; The Dominican Baseball Players ; The Mexican Laborer ; The Indian Technical Worker.

PBS - Frontline - Ghosts of Rwanda (April 2004)
"How could it happen that America and the West stood aside and did nothing to stop the slaughter of 800,000 human beings over 100 days? On the 10th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the powerful story of those who participated in the world's failure to act, those few who stood up and tried to save lives, and all who are still deeply haunted by what they did."
Sections include: Analysis ; Interviews ; Timeline ; Rwanda Today ; Links & Readings ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - Global Connections
"...is the online home to a family of sites created to help teachers, students, and the general public learn more about events around the world through readings, lesson plans, links, timelines, and maps."

  • Liberia
    "Liberia: America's Stepchild - looks at the shattered land that once had the closest relationship with the U.S. in all of Africa."

PBS - NOVA - Lost Tribes of Israel
"Welcome to the companion Web site to 'Lost Tribes of Israel,' originally broadcast on February 22, 2000. The program follows anthropologist Tudor Parfitt's riveting journey to find both the lost city of the Lemba and the truth behind their claim to an ancient Jewish heritage."
Sections include: Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? ; Tudor Parfitt's Remarkable Journey ; Mystery of Great Zimbabwe ; Build a Family Tree ; Resources ; Transcript.

PBS - NOVA - Volcano Above the Clouds (November 2003)
"Join a scientific expedition to the glacier-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain."
Sections include: Vanishing Into Thin Air [re: Kilimanjaro's shrinking glaciers] ; Tour Kilimanjaro ; The Seven Summits ; Mountain Weather ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide.

Peace Corps World Wise Schools
"...the global education program of the Peace Corps, created especially to engage American students in inquiry about the world, themselves and others in order to promote peace through understanding and friendship. WWS lesson plans, Destination videos/study guides, classroom speakers, primary resources, and correspondence matches introduce current, authentic, real-world experiences into the classroom in ways unmatched by textbooks."

  • Water in Africa
    "...included the collection of resources from over 90 Volunteers serving in African countries, the preparation of those photos and stories, and the creation of standards-based learning units for K-12 students."

Peoples and Cultures of Africa (Anthropology 267)
"This Web page has been an ongoing semester project for Franklin and Marshall Anthropology/Africana Studies 267 class. The goal of this project is to create an informative web site that will provide insight into many of the wonderful aesthetics, beliefs, and histories of West African cultures. All articles on this site have been written by students..."

Programme for Traditional Resources Rights (PTRR)
"...dedicated to furthering the rights of all 'indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles' (as identified in the Preamble to the Convention on Biological Diversity). By acting as a base for information, research and publicity the Programme aims to extend to Indigenous peoples and local communities knowledge of appropriate mechanisms for protecting the integrity of their knowledge and resources."

Rwanda - See our separate Rwanda Studies page.

[Somalia] Council on Foreign Relation

[Somalia] U.N. Security Council

[South Africa] FUNNEL
"Proudly searching ONLY South Africa!"

[South Africa] South Africa Government Online

[South Africa] South African Languages Web
"Website dedicated to the eleven official languages of South Africa."
By Jako Olivier

Sudan - See our separate Sudan Studies page.

 

Tutu, Desmond, 1931-

Biography of Desmond Tutu
From the Nobel e-Museum

Desmond Tutu Peace Centre (Cape Town, South Africa)
"...will be a premier, world-class African landmark bringing together a rich mix of technology, education, entertainment and research."

Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation USA (Seattle)
"...to advance the philosophy and practices of Archbishop Desmond Tutu through leadership academies in the United States and Africa. The academies focus on developing emerging leaders who act for peace, reconciliation and restorative justice."

"Nobel Laureate Tutu Discusses Middle East Conflict"
By Rima Arnaout
The [MIT] Tech, April 19, 2002
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UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

United Nations in Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

  • ReliefWeb
    "Serving the Information Needs of the Humanitarian Relief Community"
    Sections include: Latest Updates ; Complex Emergencies ; Natural Disasters ; By Country ; Background ; Financial Tracking ; UN Appeals ; Map Centre ; Library.

U.S. Dept. of State - Bureau of African Affairs

  • Signing of the Naivasha Protocols(May 26, 2004)
    "...signing of three protocols by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Peopleís Liberation Movement. These protocols, taken together with the agreements reached previously, resolve the outstanding substantive issues that were at the heart of Sudanís civil war."

U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Malaria Genetics & Genomics (MGG)
    "...provides data and information relevant to malaria genetics and genomics. These resources include organism specific sequence BLAST databases (Plasmodium falciparum only, all Plasmodium), genome maps, linkage markers, and information about genetic studies. Links are provided for other malaria web sites and genetic data on related apicomplexan parasites."

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  • MIMCom - Malaria Research Resources
    "The objective is to support African scientists and malaria researchers in their ability to connect with one another and sources of information through full access to the Internet and the resources of the World Wide Web, as well as create new collaborations and partnerships."
    Sections include: Internet Resources ; Databases ; Publications & Document Delivery ; Medical Reference Resources ; Miscellaneous.

USAID Disaster Assistance - Horn of Africa - Complex Emergency Index

Virtual Developing Country - Zambia - (dead link)
"This site introduces you to many of the issues and ideas that are of interest in the field of development economics. You can take a series of virtual field trips throughout Zambia visiting a number of places and people. At each stop on the way you will be able to gain access to key data and economic theory, a glossary, pictures and have the opportunity to complete worksheets."
From Biz/ed

Water and Sanitation Program (English, French or Spanish)
"...is an international partnership of the world's leading development agencies concerned with water and sanitation services for the poor. Its mission is to alleviate poverty by helping the poor gain sustained access to improved water and sanitation services."

World Bank Group

World Food Programme (WFP)

World Wildlife Fund Expeditions - Central African Republic
"...a team of some of the world's most experienced field biologists conducted a biological inventory -- essentially a census -- of the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve in the Southwestern Central African Republic (CAR). Working deep inside the rainforest, often at night, the researchers analyzed the threats and opportunities facing one of the world's few remaining undisturbed lowland tropical forests."
Sections include: Dispatches from the Field ; Animals in the Region ; About the Scientists ; Map of the Region ; Fact Sheets.

Yenza!
"...which means "do it" in isiXhosa and isiZulu - is a guide to using the Internet for research and teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities...Materials on the site comprise a mixture of annotated links to resources in South Africa and elsewhere, and materials developed specifically for Yenza!"

[Yoruba] The World of the Yoruba
"Yoruba is the second largest language group in Africa, consisting of over 20 million people. The term 'Yoruba' encompasses about twenty-five separate groups, each one culturally different from the next. Islam, Christianity, and the 'traditional' Yoruba pantheon, the orisa, are all embraced in Yorubaland. The bond shared by all Yoruba peoples is the centrality of ritual to special occasions, as well as to everyday life."
All articles written by students in Anthropology/African Studies, Franklin & Marshall College.