Library

African Studies

Internet Resources

Australian Resources
Organisations and Societies
  • Africabib
    The site consists of two bibliographic databases: African periodical literature and African Women's literature.
  • African studies
    The African Studies Association was founded in 1957 as a non-profit organization open to all individuals and institutions interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa .
  • Digital Imaging Project of South Africa
    The aim of the DISA project is to make South African material of high socio-political interest accessible to scholars and researchers world-wide.
  • Library of Congress Portals to the World
    Provides links to electronic resources for countries around the world, with comprehensive subject coverage.
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
    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. It reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Content includes News Front Archive, Publications, Speeches and Statements and Press Releases.
  • US-Africa
    US - Africa is a site created by Willem Tijssen and lists African countries with links to useful statistics.
  • Yenza!
    The Yenza! site was developed by the South African National Research Foundation in partnership with the Infolit Project of the Adamastor Trust. Materials on the site comprise a mixture of annotated links to resources in South Africa and elsewhere, and materials developed specifically for Yenza! In selecting outside resources, the project team has looked for materials which are highly rated by subject experts
Worldwide Academic Resources
  • African Government links
    Links to Africa governments in the Sub-Saharan region provided by the University of Michigan Documents Centre .
  • Africa South of the Sahara
    Stanford site with links to subjects such as: African Studies Programs, Organizations, Culture/Society, Current Events [Continent, By Country], Development, History, Human Rights, International Relations, Journals/Newspapers [including articles], Music, Politics/Government, Religion, Sports, and Women.
  • African Studies Centre
    This site created by the African Studies Centre at the University of Pennsylvania provides a useful departure point for African research. There is a web page dedicated to individual African countries and Africa web links to other useful internet sites.
  • 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.
  • An A-Z of African Studies on the Internet
    A Michigan State University library link to a list of relevant academic African websites. Compiled by Peter Limb of the History Department.
  • Indiana University Bloomington Libraries, African Studies
    Indiana University Library African studies homepage which includes links to African newspapers and, Websites for Africanists .
  • WoYaa!
    Web directory list of links to African websites.
Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups
  • H-Africa Online Review Service
    H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences, with this subdivision for H-Africa and related web-pages, is an online scholarly review resource. Speedy provision of reviews, and interactive as reviewers, authors and readers engage in discussions of the reviews online.