A searchable portal for news, documents, and event announcements, with regional and country sections for the African continent.

News summaries in English based on reports from the Pan African News Agency (PANA), East African newspapers and news agencies, and other sources. See also individual country sections.

The web site includes recent news and campaign documents. "...established in 2002, ARASA is a regional partnership of non-governmental organisations working together to promote a human rights approach to HIV/AIDS and TB in Southern Africa through capacity building and advocacy."

A searchable database for companies and industries in South Africa, parts of southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean islands.

"Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is one of two centres established under the Catalysing Access to Information and Communications Technologies in Africa (CATIA) initiative, which was funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID)."
-- CIPESA publications and other resources

Selected abstracts and papers from the 1997 conference of educators from Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

"EISA is an independent, non-governmental organisation whose focus of concern is elections, electoral practices and the promotion of democratic governance. EISA's vision is to support the quest for sustainable democracy throughout Southern, Central and Eastern Africa by promoting free and fair elections and a popular appreciation of democratic principles and practices." EISA has field offices in Chad, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique.

Recent reports and related links on soils, coastline, and environment in southwestern Africa.

The website features news and reports from various projects and major conferences on water resource management in the member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), plus the Democratic Republic of Congo. "The Global Water Partnership [headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden] is a working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles."

A discussion forum sponsored by the Lusophone African Studies Association, an associate organization of the African Studies Association of the United States.

"H-SAfrica is an international electronic discussion group dedicated to the promotion of all aspects of South and Southern Africa history and culture, and Southern African studies in general. ."

The site offers a full text electronic version of this print publication, plus a search index.

An "alternative news agency" providing current reports for the region and Africa in general, with selected news stories in Swahili.

"Crisis Group's approach is grounded in field research...Crisis Group produces regular analytical reports containing practical recommendations targeted at key international decision-takers."

"In 2008 the IISH acquired an extensive collection of archival materials relating to anti-apartheid and Southern Africa. This rich collection includes materials on the Dutch anti-apartheid and solidarity movement, the struggle in Southern Africa and the international campaign against apartheid."
--See also: Anti-Apartheid and Southern Africa Collection Guide

The website includes information about the research program, contact information, and a list of publications (for sale). "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.]"

Brief information on the Upper Limpopo River valley iron-age archaeological sites in South Africa and Botswana which pre-date the Great Zimbabwe ruins in Zimbabwe.
--See also: University of Pretoria's digital repository on "Mapungubwe Collections" and its
Mapungubwe Museum

"...a non-profit organisation consisting of Infrastructure Investors, Service Providers and Stakeholders from Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland."

"MISA is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media..." See Country chapters and Publications and downloads.

"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.

Call for papers: the deadline for proposals is March 31, 2011.

The web site features general information about various projects, conference reports, and a searchable catalog of the archives on southern Africa held in Scandinavia.

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.

Politicsweb...focuses on "the news and politics of Southern Africa...aims to provide its readers with breaking news, informed comment and opinion, and easy access to key online resources ...The website is supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA)."

A website featuring an image gallery from a large and varied collection of art objects mostly from West and Central Africa and a few from the region of Malawi-Mozambique-Southern Tanzania; plus information about the exhibition catalog.

The countries covered in this survey include Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The website by this major European scholar whose fieldwork and publications span three decades on religion, social anthropology, history, and philosophy in and about Africa---esp. east-central and southern Africa.

'The full text --without photos or illustrations-- of all articles published during the last eight years of the magazine - from July 1992 to October 2000. In addition, three indexes produced in 1996 — covering June 1985 to November 1995 - are available as a research tool.'

"SACOD promotes and empowers filmmakers and distributors of audiovisual content to communicate development issues." The site features a catalogue of new and recently released films -- documentation on special projects -- events calendar -- and related links.

This site offers recent election news, information about election observations, other documents and reports, and member profiles. "The SADC Parliamentary Forum [launched in July 1996] is a regional organisation that brings together 12 parliaments of the southern Africa region and represents 1800 Members of Parliament. Among the Forum's critical issues of concern in the 21st century is the support of the growing democracy in the region."

This searchable database offers free access to full plain text versions of selected high court judgements and legal case reports. "...includes superior court judgments from Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Our recent additions include a full consolidated collection of Uganda legislation and Lesotho caselaw. Currently in preparation: Lesotho, Zambia, Namibia and Uganda judgments, as well as Uganda subsidiary legislation."

The website features reports on SAHRIT activities, recent news from the region, and related links. "[Established in October 1996] SAHRIT engages its stakeholders through three main programmes, Human Rights Training and Capacity Development; Good governance, Anti Corruption and Ethics and Child Rights programmes."

An archive of research papers and newsletters from SAIIA since 2001 in PDF formats.

This site offers the table-of-contents for the most recent issue and full text of the back issues. "...to encourage debate in the area of policy, regulation, management and development of broadcasting, telecommunications and information technology in Southern Africa."

"The Southern African Migration Project (begun in May 1996) is a partnership between Queen's University in Canada, the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa), the University of Zimbabwe, Sechaba Consultants (Lesotho) and Arquivo do Patrimonio Cultural (ARPAC, Mozambique). The Project is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) under the Canadian Government's Country Focus Bilateral Programme."
-- See especially: SAMP Publications, including Crossings. (Online) and SAMP migration policy briefs.

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.

"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

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."

The archive of this once popular book review journal. See especially the SAROB anthologies, compiled by Robert Turrell. SAROB was a leading journal dealing with the cultural politics of Southern Africa, containing book reviews in the fields of literature and cultural studies, as well as essays, columns, and diaries.

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.

General information on the organization, member contact information, resolutions, call for conference papers, and links to conference proceedings.
-- XIX SCECSAL Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 3-9 December 2010

"Tralac was established in February 2002, with the financial support of the Swiss Department of Economic Development and consists of a core of trade lawyers and economists with high-level expertise in a range of trade and trade-related areas."
--See especially: Tralac Publications: downloadable books, working papers, and trade briefs

Basic information, statistics, maps, & indicators.

"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.

A directory and networking site, with over 7500 profiles of "Southern Africans" in government and business, mostly those residing in or having business interests in South Africa.

An online library of the proceedings and papers in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat required) from an EDI Health Policy Seminar held in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 1996. There are papers on Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Mozambique.