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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government
- Regions: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa
- Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Population (1999): 797 million (2000 est.)
- Total area: 30,302,000 sq. km
- Languages: Over 1000 different languages spoken in Africa, including Swahili (spoken by more than 50 million), Hausa and
Yoruba (each spoken by more than 20 million)
- Religions: Indigenous beliefs, Islam, Christianity, Judaism
Sources
- Index on Africa - a comprehensive guide to the African continent from the Norwegian Council for Africa
- U.S. State Department | Bureau of African Affairs
- U.S. State Department | background notes - Africa
- World Bank | Africa Statistics
- World Bank | Global Economic Prospects 2001 Report - Sub-Saharan Africa
- GeographyIQ World Atlas | Africa
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient - North Africa and the Middle East
- Africa Intelligence - Indian Ocean, Maghreb, people, energy, mining, telecoms
- Human Rights Watch | Regional Overview - Africa
- OneWorld.net | country database - Africa - news articles on Africa selected from around the world
- ReliefWeb - Humanitarian Relief
- Political Resources | - Africa
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- Africa Online
- Africa Guide
- Africa Intelligence
- Channel Africa.com
- MBendi - business directory
- New Africa - news, information, business, travel
- Orientation Africa
- WoYaa! African Internet Portal
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) - office of the General Secretariat
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (Lusaka, Zambia)
- Organization of African Unity (OAU) - aims to promote the unity and solidarity of the African States, defend the sovereignty of
members, eradicate all forms of colonialism, promote international cooperation, and coordinate and harmonize Member States'
economic, diplomatic, educational, health, welfare, scientific and defense policies
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Africa - aiming to reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Directories:
- Africa Analysis - fortnightly newsletter analysing trends in politics, business, economics, development issues and policy in
Africa
- African Associations & Organizations (NigeriaInfoNet.com)
- Nigrizia - Italian review dedicated to Africa
- One World Photo - news wire service, photography and documentary production company covering human rights issues, politics
and conflicts
- SANGONeT (Johannesburg, RSA) - facilitator in the use of information communication technology (ICT) tools by development
and social justice actors in Africa, which aims to share information, build capacity and link people and organisations through the
use of ICTs
- Walta Information Center (Ethiopia) - Africa news and information service
- Activism
- Africa Action (Washington, DC) - national organization that works for political, economic and social justice in Africa, mobilizing
public pressure to change the policies and policy-making processes of U.S. and multinational institutions toward Africa
- Education & youth
- African Youth Foundation (AYF) (Germany) - promotes youth education for African Nationals abroad and in Africa, as well as
gender equality, with a view to mobilising and developing the talents of the youth to contribute more meaningfully to national and
global development
- NairoBits Project (Internet Kids in Nairobi) - promotes personal expression and cultural exchange between Africa and the rest of
the world
- Development & assistance
- ACP Business Forum - business representatives from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) aiming to promote
cooperation among business and private sector groups
- African Academy of Sciences - fostering excellence in scientific and technological endeavours in direct support of social and
economic development
- Africa Action (incorporating the American Committee on Africa, the Africa Fund, and Africa Policy Information Center) -
addresses Africa's priority issues by providing information and mobilizing for action to help shape new US and multilateral
policies to support Africa's efforts to achieve economic, political and social justice in the 21st century
- African Development Institute Inc. (New York) - policy research institute aimed at practical, alternative solutions to Africa's
development crisis
- African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) (United Kingdom) - connects Africans and their organisations with organisations
involved in the processes of development on the continent and develops the skills and abilities of African peoples, either
temporarily or permanently away from Africa, in ways that will contribute to Africa's development and enhance Africa's
contribution to global development
- African Health Crisis Intervention Project (AHCIP)
- African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) - Africa's largest indigenous health charity, empowers disadvantaged
people in Africa to enjoy better health by helping them establish their own self-sustaining health systems
- Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) (New Delhi)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Africa Program - aimed at improving access for African
researchers to scientific and technical information, encouraging scientific capacity-building, articulating research and policy
agendas for critical African science and society issues, and promoting productive collaborative ties between US and African
scientists and their institutions
- ANAIS - African-European network for information and sharing of experiments on the uses of the Internet for development
- CABI International (Nairobi) - a leading global not-for-profit organisation specialising in sustainable solutions for agricultural and
environmental problems
- Chiama l'Africa (Italy) - propone come un punto di riferimento in Italia per approfondimenti e adesioni di gruppi e persone
interessato ad impegnarsi sui temi del continente africano
- Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) (Senegal) - international association of autonomous entities
which collaborates with grassroots groups in search of alternative development models on the basis of the experience,
expectations and objectives of marginalised peoples
- European Union Development Programme in Africa, the Caribbean, and the islands of the Pacific
- Fahamu (United Kingdom) - a small core of highly skilled and experienced staff in the UK and South Africa committed to
supporting progressive social change in the South through information and communication technologies
- Foundation for International Community Assistance Africa (FINCA) (US-based, regional office in Kampala, Uganda) - provides
financial services (small loans, Village Banking) to the worlds poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise
household incomes, and improve their standard of living, delivering these services through a global network of locally managed,
self-supporting institutions
- Inter-African Network for Human Rights and Development (AfroNet) (Lusaka, Zambia) - believes that the solution to the perennial
problems of the African continent rest mainly in the observance of the rule of law, which in essence, calls for transparency and
accountability on the part of leadership
- Kabissa - non-profit capacity-building organisation that seeks to further democratic change and social justice in Africa by
providing a space on the Internet for the African non-profit sector
- Kazi Mingi Foundation (UK) - education for Africa
- Near East Foundation (NEF) in Africa (USA, regional office in Cairo) - private nonprofit development agency which provides
agricultural specialists and technical assistance for rural development in five African countries: Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Sudan,
and Swaziland
- SANGONeT (South Africa) - facilitator in the effective and empowering use of information communication technology (ICT) tools
by development and social justice actors in Africa, with the aim of sharing information, building capacity and linking people and
organisations through the use of ICTs
- Solidarity Voice for Africa Development (SVAD) (United Kingdom) - international organisation that seeks to keep Africa on the
World Agenda and to mobilise international support for Africa's development aspirations and efforts, working towards improving
the living conditions and personal, economic, social, cultural and political situation of African people
- Environment
- African Conservation Foundation (ACF) - helps conserve the wildlife and flora of Africa through capacity-building, training and
education
- African Wildlife Foundation - works at the grass roots with park managers and communities to ensure the wildlife and wild lands
of Africa will endure forever; working to safeguard wildlife and wilderness areas, helping African nations design successful
long-term strategies for conserving their magnificent natural treasures
- Conserve Africa International (CAI) (United Kingdom) - international environmental organisation set up by a network of NGOs,
public institutions and individuals in Africa and in the North, which aims to advance sustainable use and conservation of natural
resources by implementing partnership field projects and activities and by conducting advocacy, capacity-building, policy
analysis, networking, education, research, exchange and dissemination of information
- Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (Atlanta) - dedicated to the conservation of gorillas and their habitats in Africa through
anti-poaching, regular monitoring, research, education and support of local communities
- Empowerment for African Sustainable Development (EASD) (South Africa) - private non-profit corporation focussing on the
empowerment of African people and institutions operating in the area of environmental management and sustainable
development
- Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) (Senegal) - international association of autonomous entities
which collaborates with grassroots groups in search of alternative development models on the basis of the experience,
expectations and objectives of marginalised peoples
- Food and Trees For Africa (FTFA) (Gallo Manor, South Africa) - actively engages in the development, management and
promotion of greening programmes, including sustainable land use management and food security through permaculture
- NativeWeb Resources - dedicated to providing information about all native, aboriginal, and indigenous nations and peoples of the
world
- Gender issues
- ABANTU for Development - aims to empower African women to participate at all levels in making decisions that affect their lives
enabling action for change
- New Onyx Woman Online
- Synergy Gender and Development (SYNFEV) (Senegal) - aims at the dynamisation of woman and gender components within
the activities of ENDA Third World, in partnership with associations, groups and networks active in the same fields, through
networking
- Gender and Trade in Africa (GENTA) (Johannesburg, RSA) - gender advocates who actively work to promote equitable, social,
and sustainable trade, utilizing research, advocacy and economic literacy to address the specific trade issues of the African
region
- Human rights & civil liberties
- Afronet - Inter-African Network for Human Rights & Development
- Behind The Mask - promotes gay and lesbian rights in Africa
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - Africa - New York based organisation which monitors abuses against the press and
promote press freedom around the world
- Consumers International (CI) - Africa Region (Harare, Zimbabwe) - supports, links and represents more than 260 consumer
groups in almost 120 countries and agencies worldwide, striving to promote a fairer society through defending the rights of all
consumers, including poor, marginalized and disadvantaged people
- Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme (UIDH) (Interafrican Union of Human Rights) (Burkina Faso) - Pan-African
organization working to defend and promote human rights, democracy and development
- Labour & workers rights
- Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
- Peace & conflict resolution
- African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) - works throughout Africa to bring appropriate African
solutions to the challenges posed by conflict
- Politics & governance
- Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) (London) - promotes the values of democracy, peace and human rights in Africa
and especially in the West African sub-region
- Democrat Union of Africa - parties affiliated with the IDU
- Organisation of African Liberal Parties (OALP) - belief in human rights, democracy, social justice, tolerance, equality, market
economy, and free trade
- Organisation of African Liberal Youth (OALY) - brings together African Liberal Youth Organizations to advance the cause of
liberalism on the African continent
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Association of African Universities (AAU) (Association des Universités Africaines) (Accra, Ghana) - international
non-governmental organisation set up by the universities in Africa to promote cooperation among themselves and between them
and the international Academic community
- SchoolNet Africa (African Education Knowledge Warehouse) - pan-African education portal which services practitioners,
policymakers and school-based communities on ICTs in education across Africa
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- African Heritage Architecture
- AfricanCraft.com - arts craftspeople, artists, shops, books, educational materials...
- Afromix (Paris) - promotion of Afro-Caribbean culture by means of its music
- Journal of Cultural Studies (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria) - independent resource for research development in Africa
published by African Cultural Initiatives (ACI), which explores cultural and development issues in Africa and the varied
socio-cultural experiences of the African peoples through various academic disciplines
- People of Africa - profiling the lives and work of individual Africans
- Worldwide Nubian Organization - a people have their origins in pre-colonial Uganda, Sudan and Egypt
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- BackPack Africa
- Ok Raids Agence de Voyage - West African travel specialists
- Camp Amalinda & Africa Under Canvas
- African Game Reserves (M.R. Hotels Ltd)
- African National Parks (M.R. Hotels Ltd)
- Airlines:
- Africa West Airlines - airfreight airline of Togo
- Air Austral - French regional airline of the Indian Ocean
- Air Seychelles
- Kenya Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- SA Alliance - connects East Africa to London
- South African Airways
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Africa Analysis - fortnightly newsletter analysing trends in politics, business, economics, development issues and policy in
Africa
- Africa Institute of South Africa (Pretoria, RSA) - independent research organisation and think-tank, focussing on Africa in its
research, publications and resource library
- Africa Policy Information Centre (APIC) - provides accessible information and analysis in order to advance economic, political
and social justice and the full spectrum of human rights in Africa
- AfroBarometer - measures the social, political and economic atmosphere in Africa via surveys conducted in more than a dozen
African countries and repeated on a regular cycle
- CSIS African Studies Program
- Institute for Security Studies (ISS) (Pretoria, RSA) - aims to conceptualise, inform and enhance the security debate in Africa
through independent applied research and analysis, and by facilitating and supporting policy formulation, raising awareness of
decision-makers and the public, monitoring trends and policy implementation, collecting, interpreting and disseminating
information, national, regional and international networking, and capacity-building
- Journal of Cultural Studies (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria) - independent resource for research development in Africa
published by African Cultural Initiatives (ACI), which explores cultural and development issues in Africa and the varied
socio-cultural experiences of the African peoples through various academic disciplines
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- African Women's Media Center (AWMC) (Senegal) - a project of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) to provide
African women journalists the training, resources and tools they need to compete equally with their male colleagues
- Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa - news coverage focused on events and global processes affecting the economic, social and
political development of the peoples and nations of the African continent
- PanAfrican News Agency
- Walta Information Center (Ethiopia)
- News Sources
- Africa2020.com - "African News from the United States of Africa"
- Africa Confidential (U.K.)
- Africa Intelligence - Indian Ocean, Maghreb, people, energy, mining, telecoms
- Africa News Now
- All Africa News
- Daily Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg)
- Emerging Economies Portfolio
- iAfrica.com - Cape to Cairo
- Independent Online (South Africa)
- The Monitor (Kampala, Uganda)
- M-Web (Zimbabwe)
- NEWS24 (South Africa)
- Pambazuka News (Oxford, UK, and Durban, RSA) - weekly electronic newsletter covering news, commentary, and analysis,
and a range of other resources on human rights and development in Africa
- The Post (Zambia)
- Science in Africa - online science magazine
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Africa Business Information Services - information and analysis on business and economics in Africa
- MBendi - business directory
- Cargo Info, Sth Africa
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- African Development Bank
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