Economic Development, Education, & Environmental Affairs
Governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations
- ACA2K--African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- "[ACA2K]...is probing the relationship between national copyright environments and access to knowledge in African countries. This project, supported by Canada's IDRC and South Africa's Shuttleworth Foundation, and managed by the Wits University LINK Centre in Johannesburg, began in October 2007 with legal researchers in five African countries (Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda) preparing initial 'environmental scans' of the copyright contexts in their countries."
- Country Nodes
- Resources
- Documents from The Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, September 2-4, 2008, Accra, Ghana (OECD DCD-DAC, Paris, France)The website offers documents from the 3rd High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, organized by the OECD-Development Cooperation Directorate and The World Bank. The Forum brought together ministers, heads of development agencies and civil society organizations from more than 100 countries.
-- Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) and Accra Agenda for Action (2008)
- ACP: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States -- General Secretariat (Brussels, Belgium)
- This site -- in English or in French -- offers current news, press releases, and documents pertaining to the activities of the ACP (created in 1975) and its relations with other organizations.
- ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly
- Cotonou Agreement (between the ACP and the EU), 2000
- Profile of ACP and the list of ACP countries
- ActionAid on Africa (London, UK)
- Reports and campaigns in various African countries, including: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. See especially:
- ActionAid News (General)
- ActionAid work in Africa
- The African Commission for Britain: Ten actions Britain must take to support Africa's development (March 2005). PDF format.
- Africa's 100 Best Books (Sponsored by The Zimbabwe International Book Fair, Harare; via Columbia University)
- A copy of the official list of 100 titles announced on February 18, 2002.
- H-Africa Discussion Forum, March 2002 (H-Net, Humanities and Social Sciences Online, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
- Africa Platform for Development Effectiveness Coordinated by the African Union Commission and NEPAD Agency. (South Africa)
- "...brings consultation, coordination and a common voice to Africa's development perspectives, strategies and policies focusing on capacity development, aid effectiveness and south-south cooperation."
- Policy documents
- Reports
- Country facilities
- Africa Portal Library (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg, South Africa)A digital library of over 3000 books, journals, and documents related to African policy issues; a directory of experts; plus, current news analysis and opinion articles.
- African Capacity Building Foundation (Harare, Zimbabwe)
- "To be the leading African institution, in partnership with other stakeholders, in building sustainable capacity for good governance and poverty reduction in Africa...The Board of Governors comprises representatives of African governments and all donor countries to the ACBF as well as the World Bank, the African Development Bank, UNDP and the IMF."
- Virtual Library on Capacity Development
- African Conservation Foundation (Africawebsites.Net, UK)
- A portal site of information about conservation organizations working all over Africa. The site is searchable by country, organization, etc.
- African Crop Science Society (El-Minia, Egypt)
- African crop science journal. (Online) via Bioline International. -- Campinas, Brazil: Published for the African Crop Science Society by Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental ; Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto, 1995-2003.
- 11th African Crop Science Society Conference, 11-14 October 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 10th African Crop Science Society Conference "From soil to soul--crop production for improved African livelihoods and a better environment for future generations," October 10-13, 2011, Maputo, Mozambique
- 9th African Crop Science Society Conference "Science and Technology Supporting Food Security in Africa," September 28--October 1, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
- 8th African Crop Science Society Conference, October 27-31, 2007, El-Minia, Egypt
- African Development Bank Group Home Page (Tunis, Tunisia ; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
- General information about the ADB institutions, including a telephone and fax directory. "The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multinational development bank supported by 77 nations from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Bank Group consists of three institutions: The African Development Bank (ADB); The African Development Fund (ADF); and, The Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Established in 1964, its mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance."
- ADB Documents (search by country or topic)
- High Level Forum on Land-Based Foreign Direct Investments in Africa, October 4-5, 2011, Nairobi, Kenya (Co-sponsored by the African Development Bank, the African Union, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa)
- African statistical yearbook, 2009 to present -- Tunis, Tunisia: African Development Bank ; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
- Gender, Poverty, and Environmental Indicators on African Countries. (Online) -- Tunis: African Development Bank, 2000- Annual
- Selected Statistics on African Countries, 2006--
- African Diaspora Policy Centre (The Hague, The Netherlands)"...ADPC enables African Diaspora in Europe to connect more closely with the continent as a collective force. The thematic areas are Peacebuilding, Research, Expert Meetings, Training, Better Governance, Migration & Development, and Brain Gain."
--See epecially: ADPC publications: articles, policy briefs and papers, reports, book summaries, etc. - African Economic Outlook (African Development Bank, OECD Development Centre, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; Paris, France)
- "AfricanEconomicOutlook.org is the latest evolution of the annual African Economic Outlook report (available from the UN Division for Sustainable Development)...The website provides comprehensive and comparable data and analysis of 50 African economies..."
- Countries
- Data & Statistics
- Database on African Fiscal Performance (1996-2008)
- African Forum & Network on Debt & Development (AFRODAD) (Harare, Zimbabwe)
- This site offers information about research, country debt profiles, and publications, with some downloadable reports and the AFRODAD newsletter: Debt & Development in Africa.
- Country Debt Profiles
- AFRODAD Publications
- Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, and Mauritania.
- AFFORD: African Foundation for Development (London, UK)A web portal for the African diaspora in the United Kingdom, with news and information on opportunities in education and investment.
- African Conference of Ministers in Charge of Environment on Climate Change for Post 2012, 19-20 November 2008, Algiers, Algeria: Resource Pack. Produced by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Reporting Services: African Regional Coverage (Winipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
- AMCOW--African Ministers' Council on Water (Abuja, Nigeria)
- "...formed in 2002 in Abuja Nigeria, primarily to promote cooperation, security, social and economic development and poverty eradication among member states through the effective management of the continent’s water resources and provision of water supply services...AMCOW has also being accorded the status of a Specialised Committee for Water and Sanitation in the African Union."
- Africa water atlas: summary for decision-makers 38 pages in PDF format
- 2012 Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to
Water Resources Management in Africa 98 pages in PDF format
- The African Network (Santa Clara, California; Chantilly, Virginia)"...a global non-profit organization with the sole mandate of fostering entrepreneurship and technology among people of African descent. TAN was founded in Silicon Valley, California in 2004 to provide a support structure and network for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and community leaders worldwide."
- African Population & Health Research Center, Inc. (Nairobi, Kenya)This website includes downloadable publications--newsletter, research reports, working papers, etc. "The Center was established in 1995 as a Population Policy Research Fellowship program of the Population Council, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. In 2001, it became an autonomous institution with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya."
-- APHRC newsletter
-- APHRC policy briefs
-- APHRC working papers - African Publishers Network (APNET) (Harare, Zimbabwe)"The African Publishers Network, established in 1992, brings together national publishers associations and publishing communities to strengthen indigenous publishing throughout Africa."
- African Social Forum = Forum social africain (Dakar, Sénégal)
- The African Social Forum assists in the debates and the organization of the African delegations to the World Social Forum usually held at Porto Alegre, Brazil. The website features general information on activities, contact information, selected documents, and a few newsletters.
- 4th African Social Forum, December 1-5, 2005, Conakry, Guinea
- 3rd African Social Forum, 10-14 December 2004, Lusaka, Zambia
- World Social Forum = Fórum Social Mundial below.
- African symposium: a journal of educational research on Africa. (Online) -- Raleigh, North Carolina: African Educational Research Network (AERN); via North Carolina State University, 2001--The current issue on offer, plus the "Archives" provides free access to the full text in PDF format of back issues since 2004.
- African Union = Union Africaine (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Formerly the Organization of African Unity
- Audit of the African Union (December 18, 2007) Unofficial copy, 33 pages in WORD format. --via Pambazuka news. (Online). (Oxford, UK)--See also: AU monitor. (Online) -- Oxford, UK: Fahamu, 2006-
- NEPAD--The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Johannesburg, South Africa)"The NEPAD offices were established with the formal adoption of The NEPAD Strategic Framework at the 37th Summit of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) in July 2001, as a programme of the OAU."
- 20th AU Summit -- "Pan Africanism & African Renaissance," 21-28 January 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Global Africa Diaspora Summit, 23-25 May 2012, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 18th AU Summit-- "Boosting Intra-African Trade," 23-30 January 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 17th AU Summit--"Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development, " 23 June-1 July 2011, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- 16th AU Summit--"Towards Greater Unity and Integration through Shared Values," 24-31 January 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 15th AU Summit--"Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa," 19-27 July 2010, Kampala, Uganda
- 14th AU Summit--"ICT in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development," 25 January--2 February 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ASA Venezuela 2009: Africa-South America Summit, Margarita Island, Venezuela, September 22-27, 2009
--See also: Africa-South America Summit 2006, November 26-30, 2006, Abuja, Nigeria - 13th AU Summit, "Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security," 24 June--3 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
- 12th AU Summit -- "Infrastructure Development in Africa," January 26-February 3, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 11th AU Summit -- "Meeting the Millennium Development Goals on Water and Sanitation," 24 June--1 July 2008, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- 10th African Union Summit, 25 January--2 February 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 9th African Union Summit, 25 June--6 July 2007, Accra, Ghana
- 8th African Union Summit, January 22-30, 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- African Union Banjul Summit: 7th Session of Assembly of African Heads of State & Government, July 1-2, 2006 -- Banjul, The Gambia
--See also: 7th AU Summit -- Official Site - 2nd African Union Meeting of Experts on the Revitalization of African Higher Education, 27-28 February 2006, Accra, Ghana (Reports, list of participants, etc.)
- 6th AU Summit, January 11-24, 2006, Khartoum, Sudan
- African Union -- The Situation in the Darfur Region of The Sudan (Abuja, Nigeria; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)News and documents on Darfur; plus links.
- 5th AU Summit, June 28--July 5, 2005, Tripoli/Sirte, Libya
- 4th African Union Summit, 24-31 January 2005, Abuja, Nigeria = 4ème Sommet de l'Union Africaine
- Le mouvement panafricaniste du vingtième siècle, textes de référence, Dakar, du 7 au 9 octobre 2004. Edité par l'Organisation internationale de la francophonie. Conférence des Intellectuels d'Afrique et de la Diaspora, Dakar, Sénégal, octobre 2004. Format PDF
- 3rd AU Summit, 6-8 July 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Inaugural AU Summit: African Union Summit, June 28 - July 10, 2002, Durban, South Africa (via The Government of South Africa, Pretoria)This is the official English language web site for the OAU/AU Summit....inaugurating the new "African Union" and discussions on "Peace, Development and Prosperity: The African Century".
- The Centre for Conflict Resolution Seminar: "Building an African Union for the 21st Century: Relations with Regional Economic Communities (RECs), NEPAD and Civil Society", 20-22 August 2005 (Cape Town, South Africa) A 66 page report in PDF format.
- OAU Summit/Council of Ministers: Documents, July 1999--March 2001.
- Audit of the African Union (December 18, 2007) Unofficial copy, 33 pages in WORD format. --via Pambazuka news. (Online). (Oxford, UK)
- African Virtual University (Nairobi, Kenya ; The World Bank, Washington, DC)
- The web site includes information for the public about the programs. Note: User registration is required to access curriculum materials. "The African Virtual University (AVU) is a first-of-its-kind interactive-instructional telecommunications network established to serve the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The mission of AVU is to use the power of modern information technologies to increase access to educational resources throughout Sub-Saharan Africa ... training world-class scientists, technicians, engineers, business managers, health care providers, and other professionals."
- African Virtual University: "L'Université virtuelle africaine, histoire d'une mise en scène" (2005). Mémoire par Pierre-Jean Loiret, Université de Rouen, France, Faculté de psychologie, sociologie et sciences de l'éducation. (via OSIRIS--Observatoire des Systèmes d'Information, des Réseaux et des Inforoutes au Sénégal, Dakar, Sénégal) 228 pages en format PDF.
-- Voir aussi: le résumé de cette recherche.
- African Wildlife Conservation Societies -- International and Local NGOs (Dr. John Bock, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton, California)This web page offers links to the home pages of African and international wildlife societies and foundations.
- AfricaRice: Africa Rice Center = Centre du Riz pour l'Afrique (Cotonou, Benin)In September 2009, the West Africa Rice Development Association was renamed "Africa Rice Center".
[The Center]...is a leading pan-African research organization with a mission to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa through research, development and partnership activities. It is one of the 15 international agricultural research Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)...created in 1971 by 11 African countries. Today its membership comprises 24 countries, covering West, Central, East and North African regions..." - Afrique et Nouvelles Interdépendances (Paris, France)"Depuis sa création en novembre 2002 à Sciences Po Paris, Afrique et nouvelles interdependances (ANI) anciennement appelé Avenir NEPAD International est une association qui mobilise les personnes issues de l'immigration africaine, les partenaires africains et français autour des enjeux de solidarité internationale de ce continent et des actions concrètes à y mener pour un développement durable."
-- Veuillez voir aussi: NEPAD ci-dessous. - AFRISTAT: Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique Subsaharienne (Bamako, Mali)Sur ce site, on peut trouver les données statistiques sur les états membres de l'organisation: démographie, education, activités économiques, échanges extérieurs, prix, transports, tourisme et environnement, etc. 'AFRISTAT est une organisation internationale créée par un traité signé le 21 septembre 1993 à Abidjan par les pays de la Zone Franc.'
- AFRODAD--African Forum & Network on Debt and Development
- Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
- A ces sites, on peut lire les actualités sur l'éducation dans les régions de l'Afrique Centrale et l'Afrique de l'Ouest et suivre les liens aux autres sites.
- Bureau Afrique Centrale et des Grands-Lacs (Yaoundé, Cameroun)
- Bureau Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Sénégal)
- AIACC--Assessment of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (Washington, DC ; Nairobi, Kenya)
- Eleven of the AIACC projects and a substantial number of reports are on Africa. "AIACC is a global initiative developed in collaboration with the UNEP/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and funded by the Global Environment Facility to advance scientific understanding of climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation options in developing countries."
- AIACC Regional Studies -- project summaries
- AIACC Publications: Final Reports & Working Papers
- AidData: tracking development finance (Development Gateway, Washington, DC; College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah)Search this directory of projects and funding by donor and country recipients. "AidData attempts to capture the universe of development finance and foreign aid, increase the value of data by providing more descriptive information about development activities, provide data in an accessible format, and strengthen efforts to improve donor and recipient strategic planning and coordination."
- AIDS in Africa --via Health Information & Health Organizations on Africa.
- ALIN: Arid Lands Information Network -- Eastern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya)
- "ALIN--Eastern Africa is a network of Community Development Workers who are involved in drylands development...ALIN members are drawn from government departments, non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations."
The site includes a few newsletters and information about community center programs.
- "ALIN--Eastern Africa is a network of Community Development Workers who are involved in drylands development...ALIN members are drawn from government departments, non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations."
- All Africa Foundation: "Sustainable Africa" Internet Channel (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
- A portal site for news stories and public domain documents relating to "sustainable development" issues in Africa: environment, trade, debt, population, water, climate change, forests, agriculture, etc.
- Directory of organizations (International, regional, national, and community-based)
- ARID Afrique: Le réseau sur la petite irrigation de l'Association Régionale sur l'Irrigation et le Drainage en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
- "L'ARID est une association à but non lucratif créée en 1996 pour répondre à la demande des professionnels de l'irrigation du drainage et de la maîtrise des crues, en attendant que des comités nationaux de la Commission Internationale des Irrigations et du Drainage se mettent en place. En effect, elle couvre géographiquement 23 pays qui n'étaient pas représentés sur la scène internationale à la création de l'association."
- Voir aussi, le site en anglais.
- Association for the Development of Education in Africa = L'association pour le développement de l'éducation en Afrique (Paris, France)
- "The ADEA was established at the initiative of the World Bank in 1988. Its objective was to foster collaboration and coordination between development agencies in support of education in Africa. ADEA now focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies..."
- Association of African Universities (AAU) = Association des Universités Africaines (Accra, Ghana)"AAU was formed by 34 universities which adopted its constitution and formally inaugurated its association at a founding conference in Rabat, Morocco. It now has 140 members from 42 African countries. The secretariat in Accra is the permanent executive organ of the Association and operates under the direction of the Secretary-General. There is also an executive board consisting of a president, three vice-presidents and nine other members, all of whom are chosen at the quadrennial general conference."
- Association of Commonwealth Universities--The Africa Unit (London, UK)
- "...supported by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), formerly the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI)."
- Publications
- Events
- Association des Femmes Africaines pour la Recherche et le Développement = Association of African Women for Research and Development AFARD-AAWORD (Dakar, Sénégal)Ce site -- en construction -- offre les renseignements sur l'association et quelques exemplaires des publications. "Créée en 1977 par un petit groupe de femmes chercheuses africaines, l'Association a progressivement pris de l'importance et couvre actuellement presque tous les pays du continent..."
- Associations - O.N.G. Annuaire international africain via PlaneteAfrique.Com (Niamey, Niger)
- BCEAO: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Senegal)Sur ce site, on peut trouver les actualités de la banque et de l'Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UMOA).
- BEAC: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (Yaoundé, Cameroun)Ce site officiel comprend les actualités sur la Banque, plusieurs dossiers statistiques, les notes conjonctures actuelles, quelques rapports annuels d'activités de la Banque, et les diverses informations sur les économies des Etats membres (Cameroun, Centrafrique, Congo, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale, et Tchad).
- Banque de France: La Zone Franc, 2003-- (Paris, France)
- Voir aussi: France. Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances, et de l'Industrie ci-dessous.
- BOAD: Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (Lomé, Togo)"BOAD est l'institution commune de financement du développement des Etats de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)." Sur ce site << officiel >> de la banque, on peut lire les actualités et les publications. Voir aussi, le site de l'UEMOA ci-dessous.
- Bellagio Publishing Network (Oxford, UK)"BPN is an international solidarity network for publishing and book development in the south. For over a decade...a key information and knowledge provider, an enabling collaborative network, and a forum for discussion on issues of indigenous publishing, with special emphasis on Africa and the Caribbean."
- Boston College Center for International Higher Education: International Network for Higher Education in Africa (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)[Established in 2003]...The center web site features directory information on US-based programs on African higher education, current and recent education news from Africa, African universities and research institutes, lists of experts on African higher education, and bibliographies of major publications from Africa and about African higher education.
- BREDA: Bureau régional de l'UNESCO pour l'éducation en Afrique (UNESCO, Dakar, Sénégal)A ce site, on peut lire les actualités sur la planification et le développement de l'éducation en Afrique au Sud du Sahara. Le BREDA aussi assume le rôle de représentation de l'Unesco auprè de six pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: le Cap Vert, la Gambie, la Guinée-Bissau, le Liberia, le Sénégal et la Sierra Leone.
- Brookings Institution: Africa Growth Initiative (Washington, DC)News, event information, and reports from this US-based think tank, with partners in Africa. "...brings together African scholars to provide policymakers with high-quality research, expertise and innovative solutions that promote Africa's economic development."
- CAMES: Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l'Enseignement Supérieur (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
- CAPAF--Programme de Renforcement des Capacités des Institutions de Microfinance en Afrique Francophone (Dakar, Sénégal)Ce programme de formation [lancé en janvier 2000] est une initiative conjointe du Groupe consultatif d’assistance aux pauvres (CGAP) et du Ministère des Affaires étrangères français (MAE)....pour couvrir 14 pays d’Afrique francophone et Haïti.'
- CARE Village Savings & Loan Associations (New York)With Pennies a Week, African Women Are Saving for Their Future.
- The Center for Global Development on Africa (Washington, DC)
- "[Founded in 2001] The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and inequality through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community to make the world a more prosperous, just, and safe place for us all."
- Supporting Private Business Growth in African Fragile States: A Guiding Framework for the World Bank Group in South Sudan and Other Nations (2012). By Benjamin Leo, Vijaya Ramachandran, and Ross Thuotte. 112 pages in PDF format
- Innovative Financing in Early Recovery: The Liberia Health Sector Pool Fund (2012). By Jacob Hughes, Amanda Glassman, and Walter Gwenigale. Working paper; no. 288. 34 pages in PDF format
- All publications on Africa, 2002 to present
- Centre for Higher Education Research and Information, Open University: The Role of Universities in the Transformation of Societies (London, UK)See 2003 reports on Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa (in PDF format).
- "Children in Africa" Web Dossier (September 2008) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2008.
- China-Africa Relations
- African Economic Research Consortium--Publications (Nairobi, Kenya)
--Search for "China-Africa economic relations" and "China-Africa in-depth country case studies" - The Carter Center's China in Africa (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Center for Strategic and International Studies: China's Emerging Global Health and Foreign Aid Engagement with Africa (November 2011) by Charles Freeman and Xiaoqing Lu Boynton. -- Washington, DC: CSIS, 2011. 58 pages in PDF format
See also: Chinese version - China-Africa News (Henry Hall and others, Africa-Asia Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK)
- "China in Africa" Web Dossier (April 2008) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2008.
- ChinAfrica = Chinafrique. (Online) -- Beijing, République populaire de Chine : Beijing Review, 2001-Official news from the Chinese government in English, French, or Chinese.
- China in Africa: The Real Story (Prof. Deborah Brautigam, American University, Washington, DC)
- China. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) -and- Department of African Affairs. (See People's Republic of China below)
- South African Institute of International Affairs -- China in Africa Project (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies: Chinese in Africa-From Yellow River to the Nile (January 2013-) A series of articles by Su Junxia & Daniel Krahl. (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
- Zhejiang Normal University, Institute of African Studies (China)
- African Economic Research Consortium--Publications (Nairobi, Kenya)
- United Nations Climate Change Conferences, Cancun, Mexico (November 29-December 10, 2010) -and- Copenhagen, Denmark (December 7-18, 2009) (via Columbia University Libraries)
- Climate & Environment in Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)Selected annotated links to web sites and documents of international and US organizations involved in climate and environmental research in Africa.
- CILSS--Comité permanent inter-états de lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)Ce site offre les informations sur les diverses activités du CILSS et par les neuf état-membres de la zone sahelienne, une liste des publications qui ont paru, avec quelques rapports en ligne.
--Bases de données: pesticides, technologies, et institutions
--Le Fond documentaire sahélien = Sahelian scientific publications - Club du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest = Sahel and West Africa Club (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on West Africa = Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques; Paris, France)
- "Le Club du Sahel: c'est un réseau informel mais structuré au sein duquel les donateurs et les administrations sahéliennes ont pris l'habitude de communiquer, afin d'augmenter l'efficacité de leurs actions communes. La fondation du Club fut entérinée par les hauts représentants des donateurs et, au même moment, par les ministres sahéliens réunis à Dakar en 1976."
- Toutes les publications de SWAC
- European Union -- Coton ACP
- SWAC--Coton en Afrique de l'Ouest
- Voir aussi: Coton africain et les médias ci-dessous
- Commission de l'Océan Indien (Port Louis, Mauritius)
- << La COI (créé en 1984) est une organisation originale qui regroupe quatre Etats ACP (Comores, Madagascar, Maurice, Seychelles) et une région ultrapériphérique européenne (La Réunion). >>
- Bulletin. [Commission de l'Océan indien] (Online) et autres publications.
- Commission for Africa Report, March 11, 2005 Official site (London, UK)
- "The Commission for Africa was launched by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004...Five formal objectives were established to guide the Commission's work...to respond to positive changes taking place on the continent, such as the leadership shown by the AU and NEPAD...to generate new ideas and action; to support the best of existing work; to help deliver implementation of existing international commitments; to offer a fresh and positive perspective; to understand and help fulfil African aspirations..."
- See also: United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office for Sub-Saharan Africa --and- Middle East/North Africa ; Commonwealth Secretariat
- See also: United Kingdom, Department for International Development (below)
- 16th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers, Cape Town, South Africa--Communiqué: December 11-14, 2006 (The Commonwealth Secretariat, London, UK)
- COMESA--Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Lusaka, Zambia)
- This site provides information on banking, online trade directories for some countries, and many other links with an emphasis on business and economic information. "COMESA exists 'as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people'...with its 19 member states."
- Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale = Economic Community of Central African States (Libreville, Gabon ; via Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa)
- La CEEAC a été crée en octobre 1983 par les membres de l'Union Douanière et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale et les membres de la Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs, ainsi que Sao Tomé et Principe. En 1999, l'Angola est devenu membre.
- Documentations
- Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) (Bangui, République Centrafricaine)
- Veuillez voir: Bulletins officiels de la CEMAC (via Investir en Zone Franc--IZF.Net, France)
- Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens = Community of Sahel-Saharan States (Tripoli, Libye ; via UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)An organization originally founded in Tripoli in February 1998 primarily committed to the goals of economic cooperation and development in the Sahelo-Saharan region.
- Conférence des Ministres de l'Agriculture de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (CMA/AOC) (Dakar, Sénégal)"[Créée en 1991] CMA/AOC est une organisation inter-gouvernementale qui regroupe les Ministres de l'Agriculture et/ou de l'Elevage des 20 pays membres d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre."
Veuillez voir surtout: Base de données documentaire -et- Publications - Coton africain et l'OMC dans les médias = African cotton and the WTO in the media
- abcBurkina -- Actualités sur le coton (SEDELAN--Le Service d'Edition en Langues Nationales, Koudougou, Burkina Faso)
- Club du Sahel sur le Coton European Union-Africa (Voir ci-dessus)
- << Coton africain: la descente aux enfers >> (le 24 mai 2005) Le Républicain. (Online) ; via Afribone.Com (Bamako, Mali)
- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development = Centre international pour le commerce et le développement durable: Cotton (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Oxfam International on Cotton and Africa--Oxfam International on US cotton subsidies and the impact on Africa (and other cotton news)
--Pricing farmers out of cotton: the costs of World Bank reforms in Mali. (March 2007)
Oxfam briefing paper; no. 90
--Impacts of reductions in US cotton subsidies on West African cotton producers (June 2007) - International Cotton Advisory Committee
- Courrants de Femmes: Les Associations en Afrique de l'Ouest (Paris, France)Un répertoire des associations locales de promotion féminine: plus de 100 associations africaines partenaires.
- Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) (Macro International, Calverton, MD)Search especially under "Obtaining Data" for reports on individual countries or the Sub Saharan Africa region.
- Development Gateway -- Country Gateway Network (Washington, DC)
- A reference clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data for 160 countries...but only a selected number of African countries. [Originally founded by The World Bank, the DG has been an "independent", donor-funded organization since 2001.]
- Directory of Development Organizations 2011: Africa (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands)A compilation of contact information and list of web links in PDF format. Search by individual country.
- Droit-Afrique.Com: le droit des entreprises en Afrique francophone (Paris, France)"Droit-Afrique.com, site généraliste et gratuit sur le droit des affaires et la fiscalité des 24 pays d'Afrique francophone, propose principalement: des textes de Codes, lois, décrets, arrêtés, conventions, doctrine; un portail internet recensant les sites contenant de l'information juridique africaine;et un annuaire des juristes d'affaires..."
- EarthLife AfricaAn activist organization in South Africa & elsewhere.
- Earth Summit 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa (See "Johannesburg Summit 2002" below)
- East African Community = Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (Arusha, Tanzania)
- This is the official website of the regional intergovernmental organization (encompassing Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) which was (re)established in 1999 by treaty (see "Documents & Publications"). The site includes information about the EAC, current news, and related links.
- EAC Statistics Portal
- East African Development Library -- Paris, France: UNESCO Direction de l'Information et de l'Informatique, 1999. --via New Zealand Digital Library, University of Waikato, New Zeland.A small archive of digitized documents furnished by the World Bank, FAO, UNDP, and other UN agencies on East African development.
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) = Banque de la ZEP (Zone d'échanges préférentiels) (Nairobi, Kenya)
- ECOMAC-WAMI: Common Statistics Database for the Economic Community of West African Studies (ECOWAS Computer Centre, Lomé, Togo)"The Common Statistics Database (CSD) contains a large variety of macro-economic statistics about: government revenues and expenditures, budget surplus, GDP ratio, central bank financing, public debt, etc." See also: West African Monetary Institute below.
- Economic Commission for Africa -- See UNECA: UN Economic Commission for Africa (Part of United Nations Agencies on Africa, compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
- ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States = Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Abuja, Nigeria; via Community Computer Centre, Lomé, Togo) This site -- in English or in French -- offers information on the ECOWAS Secretariat, member states, activities, and current news on the West Africa region.
- EconPapers (Sune Karlsson, Swedish Business School, Örebro Universitet, Örebro, Sweden)A searchable repository of research papers by economists working on development issues worldwide. Search under "Africa" or individual countries.
- ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
- An indexing service provided by IDS. Papers are selected from all over the Internet based on topics in African, Asian, and Latin American studies. Documents are produced by research institutes or international organizations. Some documents are electronic versions of printed works, while others are full online documents--with citations and bibliographies. The Africa country guides provide links to Web sites, as well. Note: Some documents listed in the search are only accessible at the IDS library, University of Sussex.
- ELDIS Home Page: select "country profiles", Eldis Online or Google Custom Searches
- Sub-Saharan Africa -and- North Africa & The Middle East development news and country profiles
- e-Learning Africa: 6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training,
May 25-27, 2011, Mlimani City Conference Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Enda Tiers-Monde (environnement et développement du tiers-monde) (Dakar, Sénégal)
- Page d'accueil en français ou anglais--Veuillez voir aussi: ENDA Europe
- Page d'accueil en français ou anglais
- Energy in Africa (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)A set of links to reports by international and US organizations, research institutes, e-news, e-journals, and official web sites of African Ministries of Energy and related sectors.
- Environmental Law Institute: African Environmental Law & Policy (Washington, DC)This site offers downloadable research papers and project reports on various African countries, plus country-specific links to environmental law and general information. "...Partnering with activist African NGOs, ELI drafts and advances pragmatic and effective environmental laws and policies, analyzes and identifies options to improve the implementation of existing environmental law, and builds the capacity of local institutions and citizens in Africa to carry out these tasks independently."
- European Centre for Development Policy Management - ECDPM (Maastricht, The Netherlands; via Euforic)Current news, publications and press releases in French, English, and Portuguese on European-African Union and bilateral African-European relations. "ECDPM aims to improve international cooperation between Europe and countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (ACP). It does this through capacity building for policy management, the promotion of policy dialogue between ACP countries and Europe, and the provision of information and facilities for knowledge exchange."
- The European Union/Commission on African Development, Environment, and Security (Brussels, Belgium)
- Africa and Europe in Partnership (Africa-EU)
- Africa-EU Summit, 29-30 November 2010, Tripoli, Libya
- Africa-EU Energy Partnership: High Level Meeting on Energy, 14-15 September 2010, Vienna, Austria
- The Africa-EU strategic partnership: a joint Africa-EU strategy (2007)
- Europafrica.net : news and resources on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy"The Joint Strategy, adopted during the second Africa-EU Summit in Lisbon in December 2007, outlines a long term shared vision of the future of Africa-EU relations in a globalized world."
- European Commission on EU-Africa RelationshipsReports, country profiles, and press releases on EU-Africa relations...including the former Lomé Convention (EC Bilateral & Development Cooperation Relations with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) States.)
- EU--Africa Cotton Forum, July 2004Documents and resources for the EU-Africa Cotton Forum on 5-6 July 2004 held in Paris, France.
- Africa and Europe in Partnership (Africa-EU)
- EITI: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Oslo, Norway)
- This site offers country reports on transparency of taxation and royalty payments in major extractive industries in countries around the world--including many in Africa. "[Since 2006] EITI is a coalition of governments, companies, civil society groups, investors and international organisations...the EITI Board...is appointed at the bi-annual EITI Global Conference."
- EITI Country Reports
- FARM-Africa (London, UK)"FARM-Africa works at a grassroots level with rural communities in eastern Africa (& in South Africa), providing long term solutions to poverty. By working with farmers and herders to introduce new and innovative ways to increase food production and manage natural resources, we aim to improve their food security in a sustainable way."
-- See especially, FARM Africa Publications: annual review, working papers, fact sheets, etc. - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Selected by Columbia University Libraries)
- Commission des Ministres en charge des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale (Belgique)--Veuillez voir surtout: Plan de Convergence -et- COMIFAC Publications
- Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) (Nairobi, Kenya)
- General information about FAWE and its activities, plus contact information for national chapters. "The Forum for African Women [FAWE] ... brings together African women ministers in charge of national education systems, women vice chancellors of universities and other senior women policy makers in education in Africa. Founded in 1992, and registered in Kenya as a pan-African NGO in 1993, FAWE has 56 full members drawn from 30 African countries, 25 associate members comprising male ministers of education and permanent secretaries ... to stimulate broad policy reform and create a conducive environment for increasing parental demand for girls' education."
- FEMSA--Female Education in Mathematics and Science in Africa: Findings Project 1. (via UNESCO; co-sponsored by FAWE)A report of findings in four African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) (Accra, Ghana)The website features news on activities, conferences, and programmes."[Founded in 2002, hosted by the FAO Regional Office for Africa] FARA is...an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa."
--See especially: FARA Knowledge Base: project and organizational directories, plus news
--FARA Strategic Plan, 2007-2016 - France. Agence française de développement sur l'Afrique subsaharienne (Paris)
- On peut chercher les publications ici
- Veillez voir aussi: Africapolis: étude de l'urbanisation en Afrique de l'Ouest (1950-2020) = Urbanization study in West Africa, published in 2009: final analytical report, atlas, country sheets, executive summary, and brief results summary.
- On peut chercher les publications ici
- France. Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie: Marchés Extérieurs -- Liste des pays (Ambassade de France, Mission économique; Paris)
- France. 25ème Sommet "Afrique-France," du 30 mai au 1er juin 2010, Nice (via France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Paris)
- Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (Québec, Canada)
- "...organe subsidiaire de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, est né en 1988..[et] dénommé jusqu'au 31 janvier 2013 l'Institut de l'énergie et de l'enivronnement de la Francophonie.
- IFDD Publications
- G8 Summit Meetings
- G8 Information Centre (University of Toronto Library, Toronto, Canada)See especially: Publications on the G8 and the world economy: bibliography, research papers, conference links, analytical studies, etc.
- G8 Information Centre (University of Toronto Library, Toronto, Canada)
- Global Development Research Center: Microfinance and Migrant Remittances (Africa) (Microcredit and Microfinance WWW Virtual Library, Kobe, Japan)A selection of links to a bibliography and online reports from academic and organizational websites.
- Global Land Tool Network (UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya)"...[its] main objective is to contribute to poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure."
--See especially: GLTN e-Library -- Publications - Le Hub Rural: Appui au développement rural en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre =
The Rural Hub: Supporting rural development in Western and Central Africa (Dakar, Sénégal)- Ce site met à la disposition du public des bases de données sur le développement rural--en format PDF; un annuaire des agences gouvernementales, des organismes privés, et des centres de recherche; en plus, un recueil des liens aux sites Web.
- Ressources en ligne = Resources online
- Voir aussi: Sahel point DOC ci-dessous
- id21 - Communicating Development Research
(UK Government Department for International Development and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK)This site offers news from development agencies and researchers based in the UK about projects and recent publications; many of the news reports are on Africa. There are also many web links to research organizations and agencies. - IBSA: India-Brazil-South Africa IBSA Trialateral (Brasilia, Brazil; Pretoria/Tshwane, South Africa; New Delhi, India)
- "Established in June 2003, IBSA is a coordinating mechanism amongst three emerging countries, three multiethnic and multicultural democracies, which are determined to contribute to the construction of a new international architecture...In 2004, the IBSA Trust Fund was created...to enhance South-South cooperation for the benefit of the most needed nations. Its purpose is to identify replicable and scalable projects that can be disseminated to interested developing countries as examples of best practices in the fight against poverty and hunger."
- Areas of cooperation
- 4th IBSA Summit, April 15, 2010, Brasilia, Brazil
- Selected papers and e-books ; a list of publications ; and, IBSA catalogue of books
- Institut Africaine de Gestion Urbaine (Dakar, Sénégal)"Créé en 1987, l'IAGU...a pour principale mission: appuyer les municipalités et les autorités des villes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre à renforcer leurs capacités de planification et de gestion pour améliorer la gouvernance locale ; promouvoir une gestion durable de l'environnement; et lutter contre la pauvreté."
--Veuillez voir surtout: Etudes de l'IAGU - Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD, Bondy, Île-de-France, France; Dakar, Sénégal)
Anciennement: ORSTOM- Ressources documentaires de l'IRD: toutes les publications
- Bibliothèque électroniques en partenariat Greenstone Digital LibraryCe site offre plusieurs collections de texte intégral en ligne, y compris celles de la Bibliothèque centrale de l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar, Sénégal); à l'Université Gaston-Berger (Saint-Louis, Sénégal;) et, à l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Bénin
- IRD Laboratoire de Cartographie AppliquéeUn site en construction. Sur ce site, on peut apprendre les projets et les publications du laboratoire, y compris quelques extraits des réalisations récentes: cartes du Togo (sur les indices de dégradation des sols) et de l'Afrique central et de l'ouest (sur les précipitations moyennes annuelles); et plusieurs atlases: sur les migrations ouest-africaines et sur les pêcheries thonières tropicales, et un atlas de la ville Sokodé du Nord-Togo; de plus, en cours de réalisation: un atlas de l'Extrême-Nord Cameroun.
- Ressources documentaires de l'IRD: toutes les publications
- ISRA--Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles (Dakar, Sénégal)"[ISRA est un]...établissement public à caractère scientifique, il a été créé en 1974 pour concevoir, organiser et mener à bien toutes les recherches relatives au secteur rural au Sénégal."
Veuillez voir surtout: Bibliothèque numérique de publications (1974-1999) Greenstone Digital Library Software - Institute for Global Dialogue (Midrand, South Africa)The Institute is an independent South African NGO broadly concerned with international affairs. The website offers selected issues of publications series since 2000 on African and international economic and political relations. See especially:
-- Global Dialogue, Global Insight, and Occasional Papers. - Intergovernmental Authority on Development = Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement (IGAD, Djibouti)"IGAD is the new name of the Authority superseding the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) which was created in 1986 by the six drought stricken countries of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda to co-ordinate development in the Horn of Africa. The State of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after its independence."
- International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists, Africa Chapter (Nairobi, Kenya)Established in May 2006, the IAALD Africa Chapter sponsors annual conferences, fora, and a news blog.
--See also: "Towards Opening Access to Information & Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa," 13-17 July 2009, Accra, Ghana - International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (Nairobi, Kenya)The site offers information about on-going research by this international organization in human, animal, plant, and environmental health; plus a list of publications. "[Founded in 1970]...ICIPE is a tropical organisation: tropical insect science for development."
- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development: Africa Documents and Current News (Geneva, Switzerland)This site offers selected documents on trade negotiations and related matters -- in English or in French, in PDF format. "With a wide network of governmental, non-governmental and inter-governmental partners, ICTSD [since 1996] plays a unique systemic role as a provider of original, non-partisan reporting and facilitation services at the intersection of international trade and sustainable development."
- International Development Research Centre (Ottawa, Canada)
- IDRC Home Page
- IDRC Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal
- IDRC Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
- IDRC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa, Cairo, Egypt
- Acacia Initiative : Communities and the Information Society in Africa
- "The Acacia Initiative is an international effort led by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to empower Sub-Saharan African communities with the ability to apply information and communication technologies to their own social and economic development." The web site is in both English and French.
- There are many individual Acacia projects: Pan-African, Benin, Eastern Africa, Mali, Mozambique, Sénégal, South Africa, Southern Africa Region and West African Region.
- Acacia studies and reports
- IDRC Publications (General)
- SISERA: Secretariat for Institutional Support for Economic Research in Africa
- SISERA Working papers: including titles on Côte d'Ivoire, Sénégal, Cameroon, Gabon, & Uganda.
- IDRC Focus Collection--Online Books:-- Full list of online books (General)
-- "African voices on structural adjustment": a companion to Our continent, our future (2002) By Thandika Mkandawire and Charles C. Soludo.
-- "Language of instruction...Africa," Oct. 1997: Working Group on Educational Research & Policy Analysis, Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
-- "Management of water demand in Africa & the Middle East," Oct. 1997: by D.B. Brooks et al.(eds.)
-- "Communicating with adolescents about AIDS...eastern & southern Africa," March 1997: by R. Nduati et al. (eds.)
-- "Politiques sociales en Afrique de l'Ouest et de Centre," mars 1997: par H. Konate
-- "Telecommunications & universal service...South African effort," Sept. 1996: by S.O Siochru
-- "Water management in Africa & the Middle East," May 1996: by E. Rached et al.
-- "La communication participative pour le développement: un agenda ouest-africain," juin 1996: par G. Bessette et C.V. Rajasunderam. (Or, see the English version.)
-- "Grassroots indicators for desertification...eastern & southern Africa," Feb. 1996 by H. Hambly & T. Onweng Angura (eds.)
-- "Farming systems of the African savanna," Nov. 1995: by Andrew Ker.
-- "Technology policy & practice in Africa," Oct. 1995: by O.M. Ogbu et al. (eds.)
-- "L'intégration régionale en l'Afrique de l'Ouest: Résultats de la conférence...janvier 1993," septembre 1995: par M.-C. Diop et R. Lavergne (eds.)
- International Finance Corporation on Sub-Saharan Africa (Washington, DC)
The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group. The site includes country information and general investment advice for Africa. See The World Bank below. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (Washington, DC)
"Through its policy analyses, which is of broad relevance to the developing world, IFPRI directly supports developing-country policymakers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society in their efforts to help the poor."- IFPRI Home Page (General)
- IFPRI Publications -- Full List
- Search the IFPRI online bibliographic database
Selected reports on Africa in PDF format, with order information:-- "Managing resources in erratic environments...Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso," by Nancy McCarthy ...[et al.] (2004). Research report ; 135.
--"Human capital, household welfare, and children's schooling in Mozambique," by Sudhanshu Handa ...[et al.] (2004). Research report ; 134.
--"Strategies for sustainable land management and poverty reduction in Uganda," by Ephraim Nkonya ...[et al.] (2004). Research report ; 133.
-- "Rebuilding after war: micro-level determinants of poverty reduction in Mozambique," by Kenneth R. Simler ...[et al.] (2003). Research report ; 132.
-- "Macroeconomic policy reforms and agriculture...Zimbabwe," by Romeo M. Bautista ...[et al.] (2002). Research report ; 128.
-- "Market institutions, transaction costs, and social capital in the Ethiopian grain market," by Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin (2001). Research report ; 124.
-- "The Egyptian food subsidy system...options for reform," by Akhter U. Ahmed ...[et al.] (2001). Research report ; 119.
-- "Seasonal undernutrition in rural Ethiopia...functional significance," by Anna Ferro-Luzzi ...[et al.] (2001). Research report ; 118.
- "Structural adjustment and intersectoral shifts in Tanzania...equilibirum analysis," by Peter Wobst (2001). Research report ; 117.
-- "Access to credit and its impact on welfare in Malawi," by Aliou Diagne, Manfred Zeller (2001). Research report ; 116.
-- "Wheat policy reform in Egypt...future reforms," by Mylène Kherallah ...[et al.] (2000). Research report ; 115.
-- "Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana," by Daniel Maxwell ...[et al.] (2000). Research report ; 112.
-- "Agricultural growth linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa," by Christopher L. Delgado ...[et al.] (1998) Research report ; 107. - See also: ReSAKSS: Regional Strategic Analysis and Support System for African agricultural development studies
- IFPRI Home Page (General)
- International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) on Africa (UNESCO, Paris, France)
- Country training activities and reports. "IIEP has always been particularly active in the African region. Providing the tools to improve planning, policy analysis and management processes in Africa is a central focus of IIEP’s activities."
- See also: HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse on Africa: country profiles and reports
- Country training activities and reports. "IIEP has always been particularly active in the African region. Providing the tools to improve planning, policy analysis and management processes in Africa is a central focus of IIEP’s activities."
- International Institute for Environment and Development on Africa (London, UK)
General information and reports on various projects are available from this site; plus order information. "IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination ... [Founded in 1971 in the United States] the institute comprises a multicultural, multilingual staff of over 70 people from 18 countries ... with offices in Edinburgh, Scotland and Dakar, Senegal."- IIED Home Page (General)
- Haramata. (Online) -- London: IIED, 2001-PDF formatThe official bulletin of the IIED Drylands Programme--in English or in French.
- Natural Resources Group (Special focus on West Africa/Sahel zones and Eastern Africa; includes former "Drylands Programme")
- Drylands issue papers (292+ papers in PDF format)
- Environment and Urbanization Research -- Selected reports (2000--)
- Forestry and Land Use
- Regoverning Markets Program (IIED, in association with International Farming Systems Research Methodology Network, and the Royal Tropical Institute--The Netherlands)"This collaborative research project analyses the growing concentration in the processing and retail sectors of national and regional agri-food systems and its impacts and implications on rural livelihoods and communities. The project also examines the role of primary producers and their economic organisations in negotiating market access and improving terms of trade in specific agricultural supply chains. The aim is to analyse and improve the strategies..."
-- Regoverning Markets in East Africa
-- Regoverning Markets in Southern Africa - Africa: up in smoke?. The Second Report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development (June 2005). By Andrew Simms, with support from Hannah Reid. via Practical Action--Intermediate Technology Development Group (UK). 44 pages in PDF format.
- International Labour Organization, Regional Office for Africa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Geneva, Switzerland)"The Regional Office is responsible for leading, planning and coordinating the framework of projects and programs undertaken through ILO Decent Work Technical Support Teams (4) and Country Offices (9) throughout Africa...to better serve the tripartite constituents (Governments, Workers, Employers) and promote Decent work and Social Justice for All in Africa."
--ILO Africa Publications
--Fact Sheets - The International Monetary Fund on Africa (Washington, DC)
- General Home Page
- Country Info (All countries in alphabetical order.)
- JOLIS: Joint World Bank - IMF Library NetworkA network of 14 libraries which principally serve the Bank and the IMF; free public access via the Internet to the library catalog only--plus, lists of publications.
- IMF World Economic Outlook (General): 1993-2004A downloadable report, PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat). "The WEO database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the WEO publication, which is released in May and October. Selected series that are available in the publication are now available on this website at the time of the release of the WEO press version."
- IMF Staff Papers Series Archive (General)
- IMF press releases & new publications (General)
- Search for all IMF publications (General)
- African Development Organizations Directory:-- African Development Bank
-- African Development Fund, 2001
-- African Export-Import Bank
-- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
-- Arab Maghreb Union
-- Bank of Central African States (Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC)
-- Central Bank of West African States (Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO)
-- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
-- East African Development Bank
-- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
-- Lake Chad Basin Commission Profile
-- League of Arab States
-- United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (Institut Africain de développement économique)
-- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
-- West African Development Bank (Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement) - IMF Report on: Central African Economic and Monetary Community...September 2002.
- IMF Reports on: West African Monetary Union: Recent Economic Developments...March 2003. -and- November 2001
- INTRAC--International NGO Training and Research Centre (Oxford, UK)"INTRAC ...supports non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world by helping to explore policy issues, and by strengthening management and organisational effectiveness." The site includes news on activities and events, information about training programs and print publications for sale, and online reports and manuals. See especially:
INTRAC Conferences -and- Resources Database
- International Network for Higher Education in Africa (See Boston College Center for International Higher Education above)
- International Organization for Migration (Geneva, Switzerland)
- The site features news about IOM activities, statistics, and downloadable reports. "Established in 1951...IOM maintains close working relations with UN bodies and operational agencies. IOM has as partners a wide range of international and non-governmental organizations."
- IOM on migration issues in: East Africa| North Africa | Southern Africa | West Africa
- In pursuit of the southern dream, victims of necessity : assessment of the irregular movement of men from East Africa and the Horn to South Africa (April 2009) -- Geneva, Switzerland: IOM, 2009. 168 pages in PDF format
- IOM Home Page
- The site features news about IOM activities, statistics, and downloadable reports. "Established in 1951...IOM maintains close working relations with UN bodies and operational agencies. IOM has as partners a wide range of international and non-governmental organizations."
- International Trade Centre: Strategic Market Research Group Country Reports, 2006 (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland)Select a country and download reports in PDF files: statistical information on exports and imports. "ITC...created by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1964 and since 1968 has been operated jointly by GATT (now by the World Trade Organization, or WTO) and the UN, the latter acting through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)."
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International Union for Conservation of Nature on Africa -- Evaluations
- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population = Union Internationale pour l'Etude Scientifique de la Population (Paris, France)<< L'Union internationale pour l'étude scientifique de la population (UIESP) vise à promouvoir et à encourager les recherches en démographie et sur des sujets ayant trait à la population. Fondée en 1928 et reconstituée en 1947, l'UIESP est une association scientifique internationale composée de près de 2000 membres individuels intéressés par les questions de population. Plus d'un tiers de nos membres sont originaires de pays en développement.>> Voir surtout: Publications -et-
25th IUSSP International Population Conference, Tours, France, 18-23 July 2005. - Inter-Réseaux -- Développement Rural (Paris, France)
Sur ce site, on peut lire les communications et les rapports de beaucoup des chercheurs qui travaillaient dans le domaine du développement et de la coopération technique en Afrique de l'Ouest et en Amérique latine depuis 1996. Voir surtout le bulletin: - Grain de sel. (Online) -- Paris, France: Inter-Réseaux, Développement Rural, 1996-
- The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) (Kampala, Uganda?)
The web site offers general information about programs, fellowships, and news.
- Investir en Zone Franc: Les Guides Pratiques sur les Pays de la Zone (IZF.Net, France)
A l'initiative du Centre Français du Commerce Extérieur, la Banque de France, l'Association IBISCUS, la Banque Mondiale, et les Fonds Monétaire International, ce site offre beaucoup des liens utiles au investisseur ou à l'étudiant des économies de la région << Zone Franc >>.
- Italy. Ministero degli Affari Esteri: Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo -- Nord Africa e Africa Subsahariana (Rome)
- Japan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Africa (Tokyo)
- Johannesburg Summit 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development, 26 August to 4 September 2002, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York)
General information about preparations for the 2002 follow-up to the 1992 Rio de Janeiro "Earth Summit" of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development; plus related information and links. - Sommet mondial sur le développement durable: Page d'accueil
- Jo'burg Summit 2002 Documents (Preparatory committee reports and remarks)
- Jubilee Plus: Supporting Economic Justice Campaigns Worldwide formerly Jubilee 2000 Coalition. (London, Washington, DC, Johannesburg, etc.)
- Kabissa - Space on the Internet for the African Non-Profit Sector (Washington, DC)
An extensive clearinghouse and website provider, with news reports on "social justice" from various online news services, opinions, and links to information about African NGOs, as well as general Africa links. - Pambazuka newsletter. (Online) -- Oxford, UK; Cape Town, South Africa: Pambazuka, (2000) 2001-Formerly Kabissa-Fahamu Newsletter: Current weekly issue and back issues since December 2000.
- Pambazuka newsletter. (Online) -- Oxford, UK; Cape Town, South Africa: Pambazuka, (2000) 2001-
- Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen = Royal Tropical Institute (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
The website of this research institute contains much information on various research projects under way or completed by KIT, plus a wide selection of related links on development, gender, children, and health issues in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
- Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) (Windhoek, Namibia)
The website includes contact information --- and online research reports, workshop papers, and other publications in HTML format...many with a regional focus. "The institute aims to assist the Namibian labour movement in building its capacity....[including]: a collecting, updating and releasing information in an accessible form; a establishing and maintaining a database on the Namibian economy and industrial relations; a designing and undertaking training programmes for trade unions; a providing a platform for discussions on labour and socio-economic issues, [etc.]"
- Miombo Network (Global Environmental Change Lab, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State, Pennsylvania)
"A partnership of scientists, natural resource managers and policy makers interested in the sustainable development of the Miombo Ecosystem and region. The Miombo Network was founded in 1995 under the auspices of the IGBP, LUCC and START, and has national level activities in the following countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania & South Africa, with coordination provided through Penn State." The web site --still under re-construction-- features project news, data, remote sensing images, links to full text reports and journal issues.
- Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa = Réseau Pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable en Afrique (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
"The Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA) is a resource and forum of African experts in the management of environment and natural resources."
See also, Ecoflash: newsletter of the N.E.S.D.A. = Bulletin d'information du R.E.D.D.A.
- NEPAD: New Partnership for African Development
- NEPAD: 'New Partnership for African Development', 'New African Initiative' & Related Documents, 2001-- (via United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- See also:- The African Union (above)
- AfricAvenir (Douala, Cameroun; via Berlin, Germany)News and a selection of occasional and conference papers from various workshops and other Internet sources on the future of Africa, including NEPAD.-- Electoral Institute of Southern Africa: "Strengthening democracy through NEPAD: the role of African civil society" (May 2003 conference report) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
-- Heinrich Böll Foundation: Preparatory Activities for The World Summit 2002 (Johnnesburg, South Africa): New Partnership for Africa's Development (Germany)See especially: "African Forum for Envisioning Africa: Focus on NEPAD", April 26-29, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya.-- NEPAD Council: "ICTe Africa 2006 Conference", 17-21 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya" (South Africa)A call for papers and detail information on purpose: "ICTe Africa is a continental event for the presentation of technologies appropriate to development of ICT in Africa and for the discussion of a broad range of challenges and potential relevant solutions...presentations on next generation networks, infrastructure projects, Internet applications/solutions, rural telephony, ICT policies, ICT financing and solar energy for powering rural networks...[plus] professional development courses in fiber optics, broadband access, VoIP and other emerging technologies."
"The New African Initiative" (July 2001)
The full text of the Organization of African Unity's document (enacted in Lusaka, Zambia)...relating to Africa's new plan for future economic relations with the rest of the world.NEPAD Web PageThis alternative site includes online documents from workshops leading up to and after the launching of NEPAD. Note: French language version still under construction."Back to the Blackboard: Looking Beyond Universal Primary Education in Africa," edited by Peroshni Govender & Steven Gruzd (2004).PDF format- NEPAD: 'New Partnership for African Development', 'New African Initiative' & Related Documents, 2001-- (via United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) (NBI Secretariat, Entebbe, Uganda)
General information about the programme and its committees. "[Launched in Dar es Salaam in February 1999] ... The NBI is a regional partnership within which countries of the Nile basin have united in common pursuit of the sustainable development and management of Nile waters. ... supersedes the disbanded 'Technical Co-operation Committee for the Promotion of the Development & Environmental Protection of the Nile Basin.'" See also, Map of the Nile River Basin (Source: The World Bank)
- Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation on Africa (Oslo, Norway)
--Search also: Publications on Norwegian development aid - Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project (via East Lansing, Michigan)The official web site of a community-based project with a wholistic approach to education for children and their families in southwestern Uganda. "To provide a high-quality, free education, both formal and informal, to children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in order to counteract pervasive hunger, poverty and systemic deprivation."
- Oakland Institute--Special Investigations: Land Investment Deals in Africa (Oakland, California)Thnik tank reports on Ethiopia, Mali, and Sierra Leone, pending reports and profiles on South Sudan, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and related issues.
--See also: All Oakland Institute publications
- Observatoire des Droits de l'Enfant de la Région de l'Océan Indien (Université de Maurice, Réduit)"ODEROI est un réseau ouvert d'institutions gouvernementales et non gouvernementales des cinq îles de l'océan Indien. Il rassemble les Ministères en charge de l'enfance, les bureaux nationaux des statistiques, les Universités et les ONG oeuvrant pour la promotion des droits de l'enfant."
-- Veuillez voir surtout: Rapport annuel sur la violence contre les enfants dans la région (2006) -et- statistiques (2004)
- Observatoire Sahara et Sahel = Sahel and Sahara Observatory (Tunis, Tunisie; via UNESCO, Paris, France)"L'OSS est une organisation internationale autonome...ses membres sont des pays d'Afrique et d'Europe, quatre organisations sous-régionales, des organisations régionales, des agences du système des Nations-unies et une ONG internationale." Le site comprend une liste d'evénements (avec liens) et la Bibliothèque Virtuelle de l'OSS (avec beaucoup de documents en texte intégral)
- ODINAFRICA: Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization--UNESCO, Paris, France)This website outlines various programs of the ODINAFRICA--a project involving about 20 African countries. The site includes current and recent news, conference information, and other data about Africa's oceanic resources.
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France)
- OECD Aid Statistics
- Aid at a glance, by donor, recipient, and region (2012-2013)
- Development Aid at a Glance 2013: Statistics by Region--Africa. -- Paris: OECD, 2013. 17 pages in PDF format
- OECD i-Library--Papers
- OECD on West Africa
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (Paris, France)
Anciennement Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie.- Page d'accueil de l'OIF
- Textes de référence: charte, déclarations, et accords de coopération
- Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environnement de la FrancophonieVeuillez voir aussi: L'Energie Dans le Monde -- Profils énergétiques (Hydro-Québec, Canada) Choisissez une région et un pays.
- Journal de l'Agence de la Francophonie. (Online). No. 31, janvier-mars 2003: à propos de la langue française en Afrique. Format PDF. -- Paris, France: OIF, 2003.
- OMVS: Organisation sur la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal (Dakar, Sénégal)
- Le site est censé offrir les renseignements essentiels des activités et des projets de cet ONG et des états membres (Guinée, Mali, Mauritanie, et Sénégal).Voir aussi: la page alternative du gouvernement du Sénégal
- OMVS-Service de l'Observatoire de l'Environnement (Actualités, documents, cartothèque, etc.)
- OMVS-GEF: Projet de Gestion des Ressources en Eau et de l'Environnement du Bassin du Fleuve Sénégal (Rapports, répertoires des institutions de recherche et universitaires, autres publications, photothèque)
- Overseas Development Agency of The United Kingdom (See UK Department for International Development below)
- Overseas Development Institute - ODI (London, UK)
"ODI is Britain's leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues." - ODI Africa Portal
- ODI General Home Page
- Current list of all ODI publications
- International Economic Development Group -- ProjectsReports and summaries on projects in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, and various countries in West Africa; as well as African international trade relations with Europe and the Caribbean.
- Land degradation in sub-Saharan AfricaReports and summaries on projects in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Tanzania.
- Multi-agency partnerships for technical change in West African agriculture (MAPS)Reports and summaries on projects in Nigeria, Mali, and Ghana.
- Natural resource perspectivesReports and summaries on projects in Southern Africa, West Africa, South Africa, Ghana, and outside of Africa.
- Policies & Institutions: Conférence des responsables de la recherche agricole de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du CentreReports and summaries, in French or in English, on projects in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, and Guinea.
- ODI Agricultural Research and Extension Network Publications (Full list)
- Selected archive of full text, online publications (PDF format):-- "The contribution of soil and water conservation to sustainable livelihoods in semi-arid areas of Sub-Saharan Africa". Edited by C. Boyd and C. Turton (2000). Case studies on Tanzania and Uganda.
-- "Rural Africa at the crossroads: livelihood practices and policies," (Apr 2000) by Deborah Bryceson. ODI Natural resources perspectives ; no. 52.
-- "The contribution of soil and water conservation to sustainable livelihoods in semi-arid areas of Sub-Saharan Africa" (Online). Edited by Charlotte Boyd and Cathryn Turton. -- London : Agricultural Research and Extension Network, ODI, 2000. PDF file : case studies on Tanzania and Uganda.
-- "Adjustment in Africa: lessons from Ghana," (Jul 1996). ODI Briefing paper; no. 3.
-- "Aspects of resource conflict in semi-arid Africa," (Nov 1996) by Roger Blench. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 16.
-- "Assessing the potential of forest product activities ... in Africa," (Nov 1998) by Michael Arnold and Ian Townson. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 37.
-- "Encouraging sustainable smallholder agriculture in southern Africa ...," (Jul 1998) by Martin Whiteside. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 36.
-- "Financing of agricultural research and extension for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa," (Nov 1996) by Jonathan Beynon. ODI Natural resource perspectives ; no. 15.
-- "Improving the access of smallholders to agricultural services in Sub-Saharan Africa," (June 1997) by Rachel Stringfellow ... [et al.]. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 20.
-- "Land tenure reform ... in southern Africa," (Feb 1999) by Martin Adams ... [et al.]. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 39.
-- "Multiple uses of common pool resources in semi-arid West Africa ...," (Nov 1998) by Timothy O. Williams. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 38.
-- "Participatory biodiversity conservation ... tropical Africa," (Jul 1998) by David Brown. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 33.
-- "Recent experiences with participatory technology development in Africa ...," (Jan 1998) by Alistair Sutherland ... [et al.]. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 25.
-- "Reconciling interests among wildlife, livestock and people in eastern Africa ...," (June 1999) by Charlotte Boyd, with Roger Blench ... [et al.]. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 45.
-- "Redesigning for risk: tracking and buffering environmental variability in Africa's rangelands," (Nov 1994) by Roy Behnke and Carol Kerven. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 1.
-- "SADC-EU trade relations in a post-Lomé world," by Sheila Page ... [et al.]. -- London: ODI, 1999.
-- "What's special about wildlife management in forests? ... West-Central Africa," (June 1999) by Amar Inamdar... [et al.]. ODI Natural resource perspectives; no. 44.
-- "Livestock, land use and agricultural intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa," (Dec 1994) by David Bourn, William Wint. Pastoral Development Network paper ; no. 37a. PDF file only.
-- "Pastoral labour and stock alienation in the sub-humid and arid zones of West Africa," (Feb 1985) by Roger Blench. Pastoral Development Network paper ; no. 19e.
-- "Settlement schemes for herders in the sub-humid tropics of West Africa: issues of land rights and ethnicity," (Feb 1985) by Clare Oxby. Pastoral Development Network paper ; no. 19f.
- Oxfam International on Africa (USA, UK and Australia)
- Reports on Benin and other West African countries
- Land rights in Africa
- Cotton -- Worldwide
- Impacts of reductions in US cotton subsidies on West African cotton producers (June 2007) -- Boston, Massachusetts: Oxfam America, 2007. PDF format.
- Pricing farmers out of cotton: the costs of World Bank reforms in Mali. (March 2007) Oxfam briefing paper; no. 90. -- London, UK: Oxfam International, 2007.
- Oxfam Australia in Southern AfricaPolicy and campaign reports for Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
- Oxfam International Home Page
- Partnership Africa Canada (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)This website outlines the programs and posts related links to documents on Sierra Leone, Liberia, elsewhere in West Africa; Congo, Angola, Rwanda, elsewhere in Central and Southern Africa. "PAC [founded in 1986] is a coalition of Canadian and African NGOs working together on issues of human rights, human security and sustainable development."
- Africa Issues: Natural Resources ; Gender ; HIV/AIDS ; and UN & Government ReportsSee especially: Publications on "Diamonds and Human Security"
- Africa Issues: Natural Resources ; Gender ; HIV/AIDS ; and UN & Government Reports
- People's Republic of China. Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Africa (Beijing)
- Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)"[Launched in Beijing in 2000]...a platform established by China and friendly African countries for collective consultation and dialogue and a cooperation mechanism between the developing countries, which falls into the category of South-South cooperation."
-- FOCAC 2009: 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, November 8-12, 2009, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Departments of African Affairs -and- West Asian and North African Affairs
- Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
- PEP: Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (via Université Laval, Québec, Canada)The site offers a searchable digital library of policy briefs, working papers, and reports. The PEP Africa office is located in Dakar, Senegal. "...a global network of developing country researchers with the skills and reputation to participate in and influence national and international academic and policy debates on poverty issues."
--See especially: PEP-NET Publications
- PTA Bank: Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (Nairobi, Kenya)
- RAPAC--Réseau des Aires Protégées d'Afrique Centrale = Central Africa Protected Areas Network (Libreville, Gabon)"[Etabli en 2000]...ce réseau fédérateur se veut une plateforme d'harmonisation, de coordination, d'échange et d'appui entre les acteurs concernés par la gestion des aires protégées et par la valorisation des ressources naturelles."
--Veuillez voir surtout: Bibliothèque de documents et de rapports (y compris quelques documents de l'ECOFAC en Belgique).
- RAP21--Réseau africain de presse pour le 21ème siècle = African Press Network for the 21st century (World Association of Newspapers, Paris, France)Le site offre un bulletin d'information --en français et en anglais-- sur la gestion des médias et les violations de la liberté de la presse sur le continent. "[Lancé en septembre 2000 en liaison avec l'Union des Editeurs de Presse d'Afrique Centrale] un réseau électronique pour la presse africaine, qui sert de plate-forme d'échange d'idées et d'informations, et de forum de discussion entre les directeurs de journaux, les journalistes et les autres professionnels des médias sur le continent africain."
- ReSAKSS: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (International Food Policy Research Institution, Washington, DC)Launched in 2007, ReSAKSS is an Africa-wide network offering tools and recent data for analysis of African agricultural development. The website features statistical tables and graphs for each African country--to be viewed online or downloaded, plus Africa-wide working papers, reports, and other publications.
- Réseau d'information pour le développement durable en Afrique centrale (RIDDAC) (Yaoundé, Cameroun)<< Fondé en 1999, le RIDDAC a pour but de contribuer à la mise en oeuvre du développement durable en Afrique centrale, en mettant en place une plate-forme permanente de diffusion de l'information [surtout sur les ressources forestières, la diversité biologique, et l'environnement], et en favorisant des dynamiques d'échange et de partage de celle-ci, de manière à susciter, faciliter et à encourager les débats constructifs...>>
-- Veuillez voir surtout: RIDDAC Bibliothèque
- ROCARE--Réseau Ouest et Centre Africain de Recherche en Education = Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (Bamako, Mali)
- "[Créé en 1989] Le ROCARE compte plusieurs centaines de chercheurs dans 14 pays membres dont 10 francophones et 4 anglophones : Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambie, Ghana, Guinée, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal, Sierra Leone, et Togo...Le siège de la coordination régionale se situe à l'Institut Supérieur de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée (ISFRA) à Bamako."
- Bulletin du ROCARE/ERNWACA. (Online) -- Bamako: ROCARE/ERNWACA, 2004-
- ICT and changing mindsets in education = repenser l'éducation à l'aide des TIC edited by Kathryn Toure, Therese Mungah Shalo Tchombe, & Thierry Karsenti. -- Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa ; Bamako, Mali : ROCARE/ERNWACA, 2008.
- Bibliothèque numérique du ROCARE/ERNWACA
- ROPPA--Réseau des organisations paysannes et des producteurs agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
A ce site, on peut lire les actualités et plusieurs rapports à propos des activités de l'organisation: les actes des ateliers, des colloques; et les propositions en français ou en anglais. << Le ROPPA a formellement été fondé en juillet 2000 lors d'une rencontre à Cotonou qui a rassemblé ... des organisations ou cadres de concertation de 10 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest (Bénin, Burkina Faos, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambie, Guinée, Guinée-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo)....et l'ambition est d'accueillir des organisations paysannes de l'ensemble des pays de la CEDEAO...>>
- Sahel point DOC: anthologie du développement au Sahel -- Paris, France: UNESCO, Division de l'Information et de l'Informatique, 1999. --via New Zealand Digital Library, University of Waikato, New Zealand.Une petite archive de documents numérisés fournies par la Banque Mondiale, Centre Songhaï, OECD--Club du Sahel, CILSS, FAO, PNUD, et par quelques autres organisations sur la zone sahelienne.
- SADC: Southern African Development Community (Gaborone, Botswana)
- Member state information, policies and programs on food security, trade, infrastructure, and strategic planning, with some numerical indicators; plus related links.
- 29th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, September 2-8, 2009, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
- SADC-FANR: Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
- SADC on HIV & AIDS
- SADC on Trade, Industry, Finance & Investment
- SANGONet, 2009-: Southern African NGO Network (Braamfontein, South Africa)
- New web site: "...an information portal for civil society in the Southern African Development Community. It uses state-of-the-art technology to allow organisations throughout the region to publish content directly to the site..." The following publications are still available from the old web site:
- Development publications (2008)
- South African NGO newsletters (2008)
- International NGO newsletters (2008)
- South African NGOs in Development (2008): Conflict Resolution, Democracy, Education, Environment, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Rural & Urban Development, Youth, etc.
- See also: PRODDER: The NGO & Development Directory of South Africa (2009-)
- SARDC--Southern African Research Documentation Centre (Harare, Zimbabwe; Maputo, Mozambique)
- "...an independent regional information resource centre which seeks to enhance the effectiveness of key development processes in the SADC region through the collection, production and dissemination of information, and enabling the capacity to generate and use information."
- SANF--Southern African News Features (2004-): plus archive of selected articles since 1998
(SARDC Regional Economic Development and Integration Programme)
- SARPN--Southern African Regional Poverty Network (Pretoria, South Africa)A consultancy website rich in development-related news, other news on human rights and health issues, project and conference reports, and related links for the region.
- SARUA--Southern African Regional Universities Association (Johannesburg, South Africa)"Founded in 2005, SARUA is a membership-based organisation which is open to all the public universities of the 15 countries that make up the Southern African Development Community (SADC)..."
--See especially: Profiles of SADC Public Universities -and- Publications
- SARW--Southern Africa Resource Watch (Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa)The site features news, information about recent books, country legislation watch, contact information for country ministries, and downloadable research reports and papers on extractive industries in 10 southern African countries -- outside of South Africa, plus a field office in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "To monitor corporate and state conduct in the extraction and beneficiation of natural resources in Southern Africa region, in particular assessing to what extent these efforts contribute to sustainable development...to consolidate research and advocacy on natural resources extraction issues in Southern Africa."
- Save the Children, UK: Policy Resources (London)
A searchable library of downloadable publications on various African countries; mostly in PDF format.
- SEATINI--Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (Harare, Zimbabwe)The website includes a monthly bulletin on selected African trade issues, commentaries, workshop and conference reports, etc.
-- SEATINI bulletin. (Online) -- Harare, Zimbabwe: SEATINI, 1998- See also, the archive of back issues.
- SchoolNet Africa: African Education Knowledge Warehouse (2010) (Dakar, Senegal ; Johannesburg, South Africa)The website --in English or French-- includes information on ICTs and computers in schools, reports on ICTs & education in Africa, programs, conferences & workshops, etc. "[Founded in 1999] SchoolNet Africa is one of Africa's first African-led, African-based non-government organisations (NGO) that operates across the continent in its endeavour to improve education access, quality and efficiency through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in African schools."
- Third World Forum = Forum du Tiers Monde (2011) (Dakar, Sénégal)"Le Forum du Tiers Monde (FTM), dont le bureau africain est à Dakar (Sénégal), est une association internationale sans but lucratif qui regroupe un millier d'intellectuels d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amérique Latine. Fondé par Samir Amin...il a pour vocation: l'animation de débats ; et, la production d'analyses critiques en vue de promouvoir un autre développement que celui qui s'inscrit spontanément dans la logique des intérêts des partenaires les plus forts du système mondial."
- Third World Network Africa (Accra, Ghana)
The site features news analysis, some downloadable reports, and related links.
"TWN Africa is a Non Governmental Organisation which carries out Research and Advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and interests of peoples of African and other third world countries (especially marginalized social groups), a fair distribution of world's resources, and forms of development which are sustainable and fulfil human needs."
- TICAD--Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Japan)The 4th conference held May 28-30, 2008, Yokohama, Japan. "[TICAD] was launched in 1993 to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners. TICAD has since evolved into a major global framework to facilitate the implementation of initiatives for promoting African development under the dual principle of African 'ownership' and international 'partnership'."
- Union Pour l'Etude de la Population Africaine = Union for African Population Studies (Dakar, Sénégal)
- << L'UEPA est une organisation scientifique, panafricaine, à but non lucratif, a été créée ...en mars 1984. >>
- Les tables de matières de la revue Etude de la Population Africaine = African Population Studies. (Yaoundé, Cameroun)
- UAPS newsletter. (Online)
- Sixth African Population Conference, 5-9 December 2011, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso---Program and Abstracts (via Pampa, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey)
- Union du Maghreb Arabe (Rabat, Morocco)
- UEMOA: Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Sur ce site, on peut trouver l'agenda de l'UEMOA, les actualités, les publications, et un lien au site Web << Investir en zone franc >> pour chaque pays. Voir aussi, le site de la Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement ci-dessus. - Declaration de la conférence des chefs d'état et de gouvernement, Niamey, Niger, le 10 janvier 2004 (en format PDF)
- Communiques de presse ...et les autres publications
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (formerly Overseas Development Agency)
- United Nations Agencies on Africa (including UN Economic Commission for Africa, UNDP, UNESCO, UNEP, and UN Industrial Development Organization) via Columbia University
- United Nations Millennium Development Goals via Columbia University
- VSO: Voluntary Services Overseas (United Kingdom)
- VSO Homepage
- VSO Annual review. (Online)
- For VSO projects in Africa: search by country.
- Volunteer, Research, and Work Opportunities in Africa (via National Consortium for Study in Africa, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
- WaterAid: an international development charity (London, UK)
- Home Page
- Research publications
- WaterAid in Africa:
-- Burkina Faso
-- Ethiopia
-- Ghana
-- Madagascar
-- Malawi
-- Mali
-- Mozambique
-- Nigeria
-- Tanzania
-- Uganda
-- Zambia
- Home Page
- For Water in southern Africa, see also: Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa (Pretoria, South Africa) -- via Columbia University Libraries
- The Water Page -- Incorporating The African Water Page (Len Abrams, Water Policy International, Johannesburg, South Africa)
"This is a page dedicated to the water sector in Africa and in other developing regions. Issues addressed include water policy, water resource management, water supply and environmental sanitation, water conservation and demand management, and a variety of other issues." The site contains documents on water resources legislation, development projects, and research, plus links to related sites.
- Water and Sanitation Program -- In Action: Africa Regional Programs and Reports (The World Bank, Washington, DC)
"[Administered by the World Bank]...The Program focuses on assisting its country clients in implementing sector reform. WSP refines best practice models of rural water supply and sanitation service delivery (decentralized local government, large scale community enterprise or sector agency delivery) and assist clients in devising and implementing new policies."
- West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (Lagos, Nigeria)[Established in 1996]...the principal objective of WAIFEM is to build capacity for macroeconomic and financial management in the countries of its member central banks: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
- West African Monetary Institute (Accra, Ghana)"The objectives of the WAMI is to establish a common central bank with a single currency for the economic prosperity of the West African Monetary Zone." The site feature news, statistical data, and publications from 2005 and earlier.
- Working Group on Space Sciences in Africa (South African Astronomical Observatory, Foundation for Research Development, Cape Town, South Africa)
"The Working Group on Space Sciences in Africa is an international, non-governmental organization founded by African delegates at the 6th United Nations/European Space Agency Workshop held in Bonn on 9-13 September 1996." - WGSSA Home Page
- African Skies. (Online) -- Cape Town, South Africa: Working Group on Space Sciences in Africa; via South African Astronomical Observatory, 1997- [ISSN 1027-8389]Back issues available (some in HTML, PDF, or Word): 1 (May 1997) | 2 (Apr. 1998) | 3 (Jan. 1999)
4 (Dec. 1999) | 5 (Jan. 2001) | 6 (Dec. 2001)
7 (May 2002)--PDF | 8 (Oct. 2003)--PDF
- The World Bank on Africa
- General Home Page
- JOLIS: Joint World Bank - IMF Library NetworkA network of 14 libraries which principally serve the Bank and the IMF; free public access via the Internet to the library catalog only--plus, lists of publications.
- World Development Reports, 1992-- (General)"Each year the WDR provides in depth analysis of a specific aspect of development. Past reports have considered such topics as the role of the state, transition economies, labor, infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty."
- World Bank Research
- Worldwide Governance Indicators, 1996-2009[The WGI]...project reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for 212 countries and territories over the period 1996–2009, for six dimensions of governance: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law; control of corruption.
- Topics in DevelopmentSearch by region or country; including:
-- EdStats: Educational Statistics -- Country Profiles
-- Health, Nutrition & Population in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Publications and Reports - Sub-Saharan Africa -- Home Page
- Middle East and North Africa -- Home Page
- Millennium Development Goals for Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001--
--Achieving the MDGs in Africa
- New and recent publications on Africa (All)
- 50 Things You Didn't Know About Africa
- "Africa Region" Summary in Annual Report 2009: Year in Review PDF format
--See also: Overview for Annual Report 2009 "Africa Region"
- "Africa Region" Summary in Annual Report 2008: Year in Review PDF format
- African Development Indicators 2010
- Silent and lethal--How quiet corruption undermines Africa's development efforts.
-- Washington, DC: The Bank, 2010. 45 pages in PDF format - African Development Indicators 2008-2009: Youth and employment in Africa. -- Washington, DC: The Bank, 2009. 34 pages in PDF format
- Silent and lethal--How quiet corruption undermines Africa's development efforts.
- ANSA-Africa: Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (via Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa)"ANSA-Africa is a new network, jointly created by the World Bank and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, to become a leading African advocate of citizen involvement in demand-side governance initiatives....to develop cross-country collaboration, to provide technical assistance, and to share country experiences and lessons." The site features news on activities and events, reports on projects and policies, manuals on methodologies, and related news links.
- World Bank Assistance to Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: An IEG Review. (2007) -- Washington, DC: The Bank, 2007. 228 pages in PDF format
- Challenges of African growth: opportunities, constraints, and strategic directions. By Benno Ndulu et al. -- Washington, DC: The Bank, 2007. 221 pages in PDF format
- Making finance work for Africa. By Patrick Honohan and Thorsten Beck. -- Washington, DC: The Bank, 2007. 260 pages in PDF format
- Africa Region, 2007. The World Bank Annual Report 2007. (Online)
- Africa Region, 2006.The World Bank Annual Report 2006. (Online)
- Africa Region, 2005. The World Bank Annual Report 2005. (Online)
- For annual reports 1974-2004: Search "Documents and Reports"
- Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Joint Staff Assessments for
Sub-Saharan Africa | Middle East & North Africa
- Clean Air Initiative in Sub-Saharan African cities (Washington, DC)A special initiative launched in 1998 as a response to increase in air quality problems in the region. The site includes documents from recent conferences and news.
- Africa's international rivers: an economic perspective. (Jan 2003) By Claudia Sadoff ...[et al.]. -- Washington, DC: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, c2003.
- HIV/AIDS in Africa, 2002-- (Aids Campaign Team for Africa, The World Bank, Washington, DC)
- Global Information & Communication Technologies Department--Projects Search by country.
- Enhanced HIPC--Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative (General)"The principal objective ... is to bring the country's debt burden to sustainable levels, subject to satisfactory policy performance, so as to ensure that adjustment and reform efforts are not put at risk by continued high debt and debt service burdens." Note: This site includes downloadable documents with information on conditions since 1997 for23 African countries
- Independent Evaluation Group Formerly OEDA large archive of reports (in HTML or PDF) from: "...an independent unit within the World Bank; it reports directly to the Bank's Board of Executive Directors. IEG assesses what works, and what does not; how a borrower plans to run and maintain a project; and the lasting contribution of the Bank to a country's overall development."
- Information for Development Project Reports-- All infoDev reports (General)
- Misc. Conference Proceedings:
- African forestry policy forum: proceedings. (Nairobi, August 29-30, 1996)"The African Forestry Policy Forum was convened under the sponsorship of the World Bank and UNEP to facilitate in-depth discussions of high-quality case studies of the new forest policy agenda implementation experience in Sub-Saharan Africa." Note: only some of the case study reports are available in full text.
- African forestry policy forum: proceedings. (Nairobi, August 29-30, 1996)
- General Home Page
- World Data on Education = Données mondiales de l'éducation (2006) (UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland)A library of profiles and reports on national education systems worldwide -- searchable by country. The information is based on UNESCO and government reports ; plus related links. See also: National reports for 2004 presented at the 47th International Conference on Education, 8-11 September 2004, Geneva, Switzerland.
- World Economic Forum on Africa 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 9-11, 2012 (Geneva, Switzerland)
- This site includes summaries of the discussions, video recordings, and information about the participants, plus overall reports. "The WEF is a business-centered organization acting as an interface with all stakeholders in society...membership is primarily drawn from the world's 1,000 leading global companies..."
- WEF on Africa, May 5-7, 2010, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- WEF on Africa, June 10-12, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
- All WEF briefings on SubSaharan Africa, 2003--
- WEF Home Page (General)
- World Education Forum = Forum Mondial de l'Education, 26-28 avril 2000, Dakar, Sénégal (via UNESCO)
Update bulletins on progress towards the international goals of "Education for All". The site provides general information, current news, and related links...in English or French.
- World Resources Institute on Africa (Washington, DC)
This site includes data and maps on African economic and environmental issues--including watersheds, forests, urban-rural demographics and health, and community banks. There are special sections on: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Niger, & Nigeria. - EarthTrends -- The Environmental Information Portal (General)
- Note: To access the country data profiles, free registration is required. Includes:
- Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (1999): Search by country.
- Climate and Atmosphere (1999): Search by country.
- Energy and Resources (1999): Search by country.
- Population, Health and Human Well-Being (2000): Search by country.
- Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems (2000): Search by country.
- Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosytems--Africa
- Watersheds--Africa
- An analysis of access to Central Africa's rainforests. By Susan Minnemeyer, with contributions from Tyson Walker ...[et al.] -- Washington, DC: WRI, 2002. PDF format. [Data and analysis from the Congo Basin and Cameroon.]
- Online Bookstore: Africa
- WRI Home Page (General)
- EarthTrends -- The Environmental Information Portal (General)
- World Social Forum, Dakar, Senegal, February 6-11, 2011The site is in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The deadline for registration by organizations is December 15, 2010!!
--See also: World Social Forum main web site (Rio de Janiero, Brazil).
- World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 (See Johannesburg Summit 2002 above)
- World Trade Organization (Geneva, Switzerland)
'The WTO is an international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.'