AfricaFocus [Details]

The heart of the website consists of issues of the AfricaFocus Bulletin. The site also features convenient regularly updated news feeds from the BBC's Africa service and AllAfrica.com

  African Journals Online - AJOL [Details]

"AJOL is a database of journals published in Africa, covering the full range of academic disciplines. The objective of AJOL is to give greater visibility to the participating journals, and to the research they convey." Journals are scholarly in content and peer reviewed.

  African Union [Details]

Homepage of the AU, this contains current topics of research and importance to Africa and to those nations involved in Africa.

  Amnesty International [Details]

The library tab offers AI reports on various countries and themes.

  CIA WorldFact Book [Details]

The CIA offers this free resource which gives an introduction on basic information for countries across the globe.

  Commission for Africa [Details]

"The Commission for Africa was launched by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004. The aim of the Commission was to take a fresh look at Africa’s past and present and the international community’s role in its development path. The work set out to be comprehensive and challenging, addressing difficult questions where necessary. Five formal objectives were established to guide the Commission’s work. It was tasked with finalising its report by early 2005 and producing clear recommendations for the G8, EU and other wealthy countries as well as African countries."

  Doctors Without Borders [Details]

MSF(medecins sans frontieres)features a country search and information about the agency's activities in Africa and around the globe.

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office [Details]

The British Government maintains this page which features country profiles.

  HRR Foundation [Details]

Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation works to find aid for orphan's of Rwanda's 1994 genocide and it's aftermath.

  Human Rights Watch [Details]

Reporting on the alleged and actual human rights violations taking place around the world. You can search by country or region.

  International Monetary Fund [Details]

Publications of the IMF are available from their website.

  New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) [Details]

"The NEPAD strategic framework document arises from a mandate given to the five initiating Heads of State (Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa) by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to develop an integrated socio-economic development framework for Africa. The 37th Summit of the OAU in July 2001 formally adopted the strategic framework document."

  Religion in Africa [Details]

This is a page of links maintained by Stanford University

  Sustainable Africa [Details]

A digital-commons project of the AllAfrica Foundation with support from Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York.

  UN Development Millennium Goals [Details]

"The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest."

  UN Economic Commission for Africa [Details]

Includes publications on HIV/AIDS, sustainable development, trade, and social policy analysis.

  University of Michigan - Government Resource Pages [Details]

A quick way to find official government websites for countries around the world, including Africa.

  US Department of State - African Affairs [Details]

Current and historical data on the U.S. African Relations.

  USAID - Sub Saharan Africa [Details]

USAID's page on the charitible efforts made toward Africa's Sub-Saharan regions.

  Volunteering in Sierra Leone [Details]

A friend of mine is doing volunteer work in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This is his blog. Villanova University, Falvey Memorial Library, and myself take no responsibility for whatever he happens to post.

  World Bank [Details]

Of particular interest are the tabs for "countries" and for "data and research".

  World Food Program [Details]

A division of the United Nations. Search for information by country.