Resources

African Studies Resource Links

News and General Information

Africa South of the Sahara (Stanford University)
Comprehensive list of Africa-related links
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html

AllAfrica.com
Compilation of news sources from across the continent
http://allafrica.com/

BBC News/Africa
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm

Inter Press Service - Africa
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/

United Nations, Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
News and analysis on areas of conflict
http://www.irinnews.org/

Research and Data

Afrobarometer Home Page
Survey research site, extensive analysis of politics and reform
http://www.afrobarometer.org/

Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
A leading source for economic research in the region
http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/

Institute for African Development (IAD), Cornell University
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/Africa/

Institute for Policy Studies
http://www.ips-dc.org/

Center for Global Development
Research and policy analysis, special focus on aid and reform
http://www.cgdev.org/

Council on Foreign Relations
http://www.cfr.org/

International Food Policy Research Institute
http://www.ifpri.org/

Africa Research Program, Harvard University
Governance, institutions, and social change
http://africa.gov.harvard.edu/

University of Cape Town-Centre for Social Science Research
Inequality, poverty, HIV/AIDS and public attitudes
http://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/

University of Sussex- Institute of Development Studies. (Brighton, U.K.)
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/

United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/

The World Bank
Data, economic policy analysis, perspectives on governance
http://www.worldbank.org/


African Studies Centers and Organizations

African Studies Association Home Page
The central African studies organization in the US
http://www.africanstudies.org/

African Studies WWW (U. Penn)
Especially useful site with a wide range of links and information
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/AS.html

African Studies Center, Leiden, Netherlands
http://www.ascleiden.nl/

African Studies at UCLA
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/africa/

Northwestern University Program of African Studies
http://www.northwestern.edu/african-studies/

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet/Nordic Africa Institute
http://www.nai.uu.se/

Royal African Society
Leading institute on African affairs in the UK
http://www.royalafricansociety.org/

University of California, Berkeley, Center for African Studies
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/africa/

University of Florida, African Studies Program
http://web.africa.ufl.edu/


Policy and Advocacy

Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
http://www.csis.org/africa/

The Enough Project, the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity
http://www.enoughproject.org/

Ghana Center for Democratic Development
http://www.cddghana.org/

Human Rights Watch - Africa
http://www.hrw.org/doc/?t=africa

International Crisis Group
Authoritative analysis and advocacy on conflict
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm

Kabissa
Civil society and participation
http://www.kabissa.org/

OXFAM
Focus on sustainable development
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/

Sokwanele, Zimbabwe Constitution Resources
http://www.sokwanele.com/

African Studies Resources by Region and Country

Central Africa

Southern Africa

East Africa/ Horn of Africa

Indian Ocean

West Africa