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A-Z of African Studies on the Internet - Guide to Internet sites and email/discussion list addresses and any other e-resources of relevance to Africa or African studies.
AdmiNet - Africa - Directory of links organized by country and topic.
Africa Action - The work of Africa Action is grounded in the history and purpose of its predecessor organizations, the American Committee on Africa (ACOA), The Africa Fund, and the Africa Policy Information Center (APIC), which have fought for freedom and justice in Africa since 1953. Continuing this tradition, Africa Action seeks to re-shape U.S. policy toward African countries.
Africa Confidential - News and reporting on significant political, economic and security developments across the continent. One of the longest-established specialist publications on Africa - over 50 years.
Africa Intelligence -
A portal gathering exclusive, strategic news and actionable intelligence from five newsletters.
Africa South of the Sahara - Extensive selected Internet resources. Prepared by Karen Fung for the Information and Communication Technology Group (ICTG), African Studies Association, USA.
African Diplomacy - A world-class multimedia portal providing newsa and information to a diverse multicultural community of African diplomats, African community, and Diaspora around the world.
African National Congress (ANC) - South Africa's governing left-wing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. A national liberation movement formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change. The Freedom Charter, which was adopted by the Congress of the People in 1955, remains the basic policy document of the ANC. See more Documents.
African Renewal - Information program, produced by the Africa Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information, provides up-to-date information and analysis of the major economic and development challenges facing Africa today. Among the major items it produces is the renowned magazine, Africa Renewal (formerly Africa Recovery), which first appeared in 1987.
African Resource Center - Informational products and services on Africa, including compilation of online African newspapers, newsweeklies and monthly magazines, bibliographic listings of published articles by African scholars, web links to Internet sites in various African countries and regions, and more.
African Studies Internet Resources - Columbia University's collection of African Studies Internet Resources is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. 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 web sites with different or broader missions.
African Union -
Seeking to achieve greater unity and solidarity between the African countries and the peoples of Africa and to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States.
AfricaFiles - A network of volunteers committed to promoting African perspectives and alternative analyses for human rights and economic justice in Africa.
AfricaOnline - Gateway to, from and within Africa.
AfricaFocus - African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison project brings together images captured on slides and photographs and sound recordings on reel-to-reel and audio cassette that have been reproduced and stored on digital files accessible by computer.
Africast.com - Africa information gateway illustrating Africa's news, culture, history, art, travel, and entertainment
afrika.no: Index on Africa - Extensive resources on Africa, including links, news, information, opiinion, and debate.
AfricaMediaOnline - Enabling African media professionals, media organisations, and archival collections to tell Africa's story in the African and international media, with emphasis on photography and phtographic essays.
allAfrica.com - Africa news service that includes strategic alliances with such as Comtex News Network, Radio France Internationale, and the BBC to extend allAfrica's global reach.
Ananzi - South Africa search engine and directory.
Centre for Civil Society - Promotes the study of civil society in South Africa. Research projects on the nature of philanthropy in South Africa; on economic marginalisation and contemporary social movements and a project on civil society and African integration.
Contemporary Africa Database - Current information concerning prominent Africans, African organisations, and dates in the African calendar.
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (Codesria) - An independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent.
Center for Research and Dialogue Somalia - An independent not-for-profit corporation aimed to promote the social, economic & political rebuilding of Somalia. The Centre utilises Participatory Research as a means to facilitate processes of dialogue, consensus building, policy development and institutional capacity building at the national and local levels.
CSIR - Central scientific research and development resource for South Africa. Provides technology solutions and information, establishes ventures and licenses intellectual property.
CSIS Africa Program - Research and published analysis on U.S. policy toward Africa.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC-Nigeria) -
The preponderance of economic and financial crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), money laundering, etc., has had severe negative consequences on Nigeria, including decreased Foreign Direct Investments in the country and tainting of Nigeria's national image. The menace of these crimes and the recognition of the magnitude and gravity of the situation led to the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The legal instrument backing the Commission is the attached EFCC (Establishment) Act 2002 and the Commission has high-Ievel support from the Presidency, the Legislature and key security and law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.
Also see Wikipedia article on Nuhu Ribadu, outgoing Executive Chairman on Nigeria's EFCC. Under Ribadu's administration, the EFCC has charged prominent bankers, former ministers, Senate presidents, high-ranking political party members and large-scale 419 gang operators. On October 20, 2006, Ribadu told the BBC that over 380 billion dollars has either been stolen or wasted by Nigerian governments since independence in 1960. In December 2007, Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro ordered that Ribadu temporarily removed from the position of EFCC chairman and ordered him to attend the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State for a mandatory one-year course. The decision was criticized by, among others, academic Wole Soyinka, House of Representatives members, and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) national chairman Edwin Ume-Ezeoke as politically motivated and/or likely to set back the fight against corruption. On December 22, 2008, as widely predicted, he was dismissed from the Nigerian Police force by the Nigerian Police Service Commission (PSC).
Egypt Independent -
Independent Egyptian media organization established in 2003. The organization issues Al-Masry Al-Youm daily newspaper, Egypt's foremost Arabic-language independent daily.
Forest Action Network (FAN) - A networking NGO with head offices at Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 1995, FAN has since worked with local communities, policy makers and researchers to develop a niche in advocating for an improved policy and legislative climate to support the sustainable management of natural resources.
Friends of the Congo (FOTC) - An advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The FOTC was established at the behest of Congolese human rights and grassroots institutions in 2004, to work together to bring about peaceful and lasting change in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire.
Gamal Abdel Nasser - Nasser was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. Along with Muhammad Naguib, the first President, he led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of modernization, and socialist reform in Egypt together with a profound advancement of pan-Arab nationalism, including a short-lived union with Syria.
Ghana.com - Directory, news, and information from Ghana.
Guinea -
Officially Republic of Guinea, a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea (Guinée française). Africa's west coast is now ripe for oil development, and Guinea is actively being courted in this endeavor. Hyperdynamics Corporation (Sugarland, TX) and Guinea signed a production sharing agreement in 2006, and have been diligently exploring. Also see Guinea Human Rights (Amnesty International) and Guinea (Human Rights Watch).
Heal Africa - Heal Africa’s hospital and community development work address the root causes of illness and poverty for the people of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The hospital and the 28 women’s houses in Maniema and North Kivu have provided a safe place for many victims of the war, and have been a motor for combating poverty and promoting community cohesion over the past 14 years.
Horace Campbell -
Noted international peace and justice scholar and Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Born in 1945 (Montego Bay, Jamaica), he has been involved in Africa's Liberation Struggles and in the struggles for peace and justice globally for more than four decades. From his years in Toronto, Canada, to his sojourns in Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom and parts of the Caribbean, he has been an influential force offering alternatives to the hegemonic ideas of Eurocentrism.
IC -
market intelligence on Africa and the Middle East.
Interim Transitional National Council, The (Libyan Republic) -
Official site. This is the body formed by anti-Gaddafi rebels during the 2011 uprising in Libya. Its formation was announced in the city of Benghazi on 27 February 2011 and its intended purpose is to act as the "political face of the revolution". On 5 March 2011, the council issued a statement in which it declared itself to be the "sole representative of all Libya".
Also see Wikipedia.
Maghreb -
Refers generally to five countries located in North Africa, although it is most commonly used for French North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia). It is an Arabic word, literally meaning "place of sunset" or "the west" (from an Arabian perspective). The term is now generally used, mainly by Arabs, to refer collectively to the African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara. However, before the establishment of modern nation states in the region in the 20th century, "Maghreb" signified the smaller area that lies between the high ranges of the Atlas Mountains in the south, and the Mediterranean Sea in the north, thus excluding most of Libya and all of current Mauritania. Sometimes, after Islam entered the region, the term has included the previously Muslim Andalusia, Sicily, and Malta.
Mbendi - A leading business website for Africa, focusing on mining, energy and international trade.
Modern Ghana -
Ghana’s leading general news and information destination online.
MONUC - UN mission in the Congo.
The United Nations Security Council established MONUC to facilitate the implementation of the Lusaka Accord signed in 1999. With a budget exceeding one billion dollars, it is the largest and most expensive mission in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO).
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) - Zimbabwe opposition political party. MDC has a srtrong foundation in the labour movement, but it is also backed by business, church and women's organisations as well as student leaders, human rights and civic groups, and representatives of the impoverished rural population.
Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) - A leading left journal on Africa examining: the politics of imperialism; development; agrarian, popular and democratic struggles; class, gender and social justice.
Somalia (UNICEF) - Since the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, UNICEF has continued to render services to children and women in Somalia. UNICEF works with local administrations where they exist, Somali communities, local and international NGOs and other UN agencies to help deliver services.
South Africa - A country study. Library of Congress area handbook series.
South Africa.info - Official gateway. Country information for investors, tourists, citizens and South Africans abroad.
South African History Online (SAHO) - A non-partisan people's history project. SAHO's mission is to break the silence of our past and to create the most comprehensive online encyclopedia of South African history and culture. SAHO has committed itself to involve heritage and academic institutions as well as ordinary South Africans in rewriting South Africa's history and in that way contributing to reconciliation, the building of a common humanity and a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) - Set up by the Government of National Unity to help deal with what happened under apartheid. The conflict during this period resulted in violence and human rights abuses from all sides. No section of society escaped these abuses.
Southern African Development Community (SADC) -
Member States are Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Several protocols have been developed and signed in the areas of Shared Water Course Systems, Energy, Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, Transport, Communication and Meteorology, Trade, Education and Training, Mining, Immunities and Privileges, Health, Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement, Tribunal and Legal Affairs. Most of these have been ratified and are at various stages of implementation.
Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) - SARDC is an independent regional information resource centre involved in the collection, production and dissemination of information about the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, with offices in Harare and Maputo.
Story of Africa - Tells the history of the continent from an African perspective.
Sudan Information Gateway - Maintained by the Office of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sudan.
This Day Live - Business and political reporting on Nigeria.
TransAfrica Forum - A major research, educational, and organizing institution for the African-American community offering constructive analyses of issues concerning U.S. policy as it affects Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) Website - Official South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) website. The TRC was set up by the Government of National Unity to help deal with what happened under apartheid. The conflict during this period resulted in violence and human rights abuses from all sides. No section of society escaped these abuses.
UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) - Established in 1958, ECA is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations (UN) headquarters. As the regional arm of the UN in Africa, it is mandated to support the economic and social development of its 53 member States, foster regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development. Also seeUNECA's Information Resources on Good Governance in Africa.
Voices from Africa - This series of publications, with one edition published every 12-18 months, is conceived as a vehicle to enable African NGOs and development activists to present their experiences, views and proposals to the international community regarding Africa's development "problematique ". Each edition is constructed around a broad theme.
With This Ring - In 1948, the De Beers company began to use the slogan, "A Diamond Is Forever", and touched off the romance of the century. In this documentary from American RadioWorks, follow the international diamond trail from the buckets of child miners in war-torn Western Africa to America's jewelry counters.
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