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Algeria

La Tribune - French daily
El Watan - French daily

Angola

Republic of Angola - items from the government news agency and radio and television broadcasters operated by Angola's Washington embassy
Angolan Today - Angolan news from World News Network

Benin

La Nation - French daily - registration required
Republique du Benin - registration but no fee required

Botswana

Government Web Site - general and business news, statistics and tourism information
Botswana University - news about education and the university
Mmegi/The Reporter - Botswana daily

Burkina Faso

Fespaco - the Panafrican Film And Television Festival Of Ouagadougou - features film library, news updates, Burkinabe music and background info
L'Observateur Paalga - European-based bimonthly in French with some English
Sidwaya

Cameroon

Camtel - European-based bimonthly in French with some English

Congo-Brazzaville

CongoWeb - guide to Congo sites and information
Transparence - European-based bimonthly in French with some English

Congo-Kinshasa

L'Avenir - French daily

Côte d'Ivoire

Africa Online - includes links to all of the papers below
Le Reveil - weekly news in French
Fraternite Matin - major French-language daily.
La Nouvelle Republique - daily news in French
La Democrate - twice weekly in French
Le Jour - news in French updated daily
Le Patriote - daily Ivorian newspaper
La Voie - news in French updated daily

East Africa

The East African - published Wednesday - news, business, features

Egypt

Al-Ahram Weekly - weekly English-language edition of major Cairo daily - published Friday
Cairo Press Review (English) - daily headlines, editorials and articles

Ethiopia

Addis Tribune - weekly, updated Fridays
Ethiopia Online - a variety of web pages, news briefs, travel, weather, sports, and a listing of Ethiopian restaurants (U.S. and Addis)
The Monitor (Addis Ababa) - published Tuesdays and Fridays

Gambia

The Daily Observer - daily independent newspaper from Gambia
The Independent - Gambian bi-weekly paper published Monday and Friday
The Point - Gambian independent published three times a week
Republic of Gambia State House
The Daily Observer - Gambian Daily Newspaper

Ghana

Accra Mail - bi-weekly published Monday and Thursday
Africa Online - includes the Chronicle and Independent (below) plus others
Chronicle - published several times a week
Ghana.com - news and information website
Government of Ghana - government website with historical, travel, trade & investment info
The Independent - news, features and sports updated Tuesday

Guinea Bissau

Guineenews - daily reporting from Guinea and the surrounding region
Miranet - includes French-language publications
Miranet - a potentially information-rich site which already has an extensive listing of national publications

Kenya

Africa Online - links to a number of Kenyan publications
Daily and Sunday Nation - published daily
The East African - news, features and sports updated Tuesday
The East African Standard - news, features and sports updated Tuesday
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - updates on conflicts and news from all regions
Traditional Music and Cultures of Kenya - a non-profit encyclopaedia

Lesotho

Lesotho News Agency
Mopheme/The Survivor - Lesotho weekly published Friday. Site currently unavailable

Liberia

allaboutliberia.com - by Liberians in Liberia

Libya

Libya Online - Libyan news and cultural information in five languages

Madagascar

Embassy of Madagascar - visa, tourist, and historical information from the embassy in Washington, DC
Madagascar Online - links to information and publications
Midi Madagasikara - daily in French and Malagash

Malawi

MalawiNet - news, travel, links

Mauritius

l'Express - daily (in French)
Le Mauricien - daily (in French)
Mauritius Online - country information and a news summary

Morocco

Libération - Francophone Moroccan Daily
Maroc Hebdo - weekly in French
Revue de Presse
The Ministry of Culture and Communication - information in English and French on investment, tourism, useful addresses and news summaries (French only)

Mozambique

Noticias de Mocambique - noticias de Mocambique (News of Mozambique) - Noticas, mediaFAX, Domingo, Savana, TVM, RM, AIM, LUSA
Time Out - notes and information for visitors (Portuguese and English)

Namibia

Namibian - independent daily
Republic of Namibia - government website with historical, travel, & business information

Niger

Camel Express Telematique - weekly newsletter plus links to news sites
Les Internautes du Ténéré
Kakaki - independent weekly

Nigeria

Bureau of Public Enterprises
Government of Nigeria - background and government information
Nigeria.com - Nigerian news & discussion groups
Guardian - national daily published in Lagos
Newswatch - weekly published Friday in Lagos
Abuja Mirror - weekly published in the Nigerian capital
Vanguard - national daily published in Lagos

Rwanda

Official Government Site
Rwanda Online
Internews - regular reports on the International War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé e Príncipe Homepage - news and information in Portuguese and English

Senegal

Le Soleil - government-owned Dakar daily
Sud Quotidien - independent daily
Wal Fadjri - independent daily

Sierra Leone

Concord Times - weekly
Sierra Leone Web - current news and information, contacts, cultural information

South Africa

African Media Online - independent investigative news agency focusing on south-eastern Africa
Business Day - South Africa's major business-oriented daily
Cape Argus - major afternoon daily in South Africa's legislative capital
ITWeb - technology & business news service from South Africa
Government of South African - press releases, speeces, and country-specific information
Mail & Guardian - South African weekly newspaper and internet pioneer
Miningweb - global mining and resources investment
Moneyweb - South African finance, investment business and economics
Screen Africa - monthly coverage of the entertainment industry
The Sowetan - South Africa's largest black-oriented daily

Sudan

Sudan.Net - links and listings of country-specific information

Swaziland

Times of Swaziland - daily newspaper
The Swazi News - Mbabane daily

Tanzania

Africa Online - carries articles from several sources
The Express - weekly on Thursday
The East African - published Wednesday in Nairobi

Togo

Republic of Togo - basic country information, in French (English "under construction")

Tunisia

La Presse - daily (French)
Le Temps - daily (French -requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Tunisia Online - news stories,press releases, speeches, and country-specific information

Uganda

Africa Online - links to the New Vision and East African
The East African - published Wednesday in Nairobi
Government of Uganda - information on the government and country
The Monitor - independent daily
New Vision - government-owned daily

Western Sahara

ARSO - current info from ARSO, Association pour un referendum libre et regulier au sahara occidental (Association for a Free and Fair Referendum in Western Sahara)

Zambia

The Post - independent daily published in Lusaka
The Times of Zambia - government-owned daily published in Ndola
The Zambia Daily Mail - government-owned daily published in Lusaka
Zamnet - news and information

Zimbabwe

Africa Online - news and information
Financial Gazette - weekly site updated Wednesday evenings prior to Thursday publication date
The Insider - weekly published Friday in Harare
The Zimbabwe Independent - weekly published on Fridays
The Sunday Standard - weekly published Sunday in Harare



Additional Internet Resources


Africa Action 
policy documents and information; organization incorporates the American Committee on Africa, The Africa Fund, and Africa Policy Information Center (APIC)

Africa Online 
the largest pan-African Internet Service Provider with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Egypt

Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources 
a comprehensive and usable directory, prepared by Karen Fung at Stanford University

Africa-Related Links 
Africa Related links and resources compiled by the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program

African Development 
an information source provided by UNDP's Sustainable Development Program in Cameroon

Africa Intelligence 
a subscription database of articles from the Paris-based Indian Ocean Newsletter, Africa Energy & Mining, La Lettre du Continent & Maghreb Confidentiel

African Rights 
reports and publications on human rights issues in Africa

African Studies Association  (USA)
membership organization for people with scholarly and professional interest in Africa

African Indigenous Science and Knowledge Systems 
perspectives on Africa's indigenous knowledge systems compiled by Dr. Gloria Emeagwali

Africa: Community Aid Abroad 
resource pages on countries in east, central and southern Africa from Oxfam Australia

Arab.net 
news on Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia

Country-Specific Pages 
an annotated resource list compiled by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania

Cross-Cultural Solutions 
volunteer opportunities in India, Africa, and Latin America

Great Lakes Press 
news reports, press releases, opinion articles

IC Publications 
articles from the London-based African Business, New African & Middle East magazines & New Africa Yearbook

Middle East Network Information Center 
a directory maintained by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin

Human Rights Watch - Africa 
news, campaigns and publications

WoYaa! 
Africa Search Engine




Regional Organizations


AU  (African Union)


COMESA  (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)


ECOWAS  (Economic Community of West African States)


SADC  (Southern African Development Community)


UEMOA  (Union economique et monetaire ouest-africaine)


United Nations (Office of Special Advisor on Africa)



International


ABC News 
international news summary

Agence France-Press 
stories in six languages

AlertNet 
Reuter Foundations's website for the relief community

Bloomberg.com 
top world news

CBS News 
world reports

CNN World News 
international coverage

Economist 
world news stories

National Public Radio 
world news

Reuters 
world and business news

TIME 
international coverage from the weekly magazine

USA Today 
world news






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