Updated August 27, 2012
Africa Research Links are divided into
See also Middle East Research Links for more on North African countries.
Business, society, sports; sort by country. Includes video reports, photography, most frequently read stories.
Daily news articles, video interviews, and links to information on rallies and protests.
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News by sectors (business, political, entertainment, resources) or country/city.
Ancient to 20th century (last updated December 2009)
World leaders from around 1700-present
Whole continent and individual country maps
(PDF) collaboration of African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
"African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa."
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(2011)
(2010)
Lists specific government agency websites for each country.
Includes an African government websites search.
Established Oct. 1, 2007 to cover Sub-Saharan Africa
Multimedia collections about Africa; topics covered in collections include religion, history, activism.
Free full text research guide.
See also AU's section on Trade and Industry
News for business, economy, trade and investment, doing business, innovation, entrepreneurship
(Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa)
(Dec 3, 2011) includes map that shows change in different African countries’ GDP’s, from 2007-2011, create with IMF and EIU data.
Blog “spotlights African companies that contribute to human development while delivering market-beating returns to their investors.” Includes African Index Performance, links to countries’ stock markets, and other related blogs.
Links to publications and organizations focused on African economies and African business news.
“Provide investors with accurate information on the opportunities that exist in Africa.” analysis in different sectors and by individual countries.
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