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African Studies
- The Swiss Society of African Studies
The Swiss Society of African Studies was founded in 1974. It promotes research on Africa in the context of specific disciplines and encourages pluridisciplinary exchanges. The main focus is in the social sciences.
- African Studies Department at Howard University
The Department of African Studies offers graduate programs leading to the Masters of Arts and Doctors of Philosophy degrees. The master's program consists of a two-year professional program, while the Ph.D program is research oriented. The department offers students both historical and current perspectives on the socio-economic, cultural, technological, and political developments of Africa. T
- The Ohio State University, Department of African-American and African Studies.
The primary mission of the African-American and African Studies Department is to stimulate teaching and research about the Black experience in the U.S., Africa and throughout the African Diaspora, and to encourage students and others to assess various strategies for advancing human progress through the examination of the worldwide struggle for Black freedom.
- International African Institute: UK
The IAI's principle aim is "to promote the education of the public in the study of Africa and its languages and cultures". To this end, its activities range from supporting seminars and other means of disseminating knowledge within and about Africa, to a range of publications, which include an international journal, monographs by distinguished authorities on aspects of African society and peoples, and edited volumes.
Arts
Akan Cultural Symbols Project
The focus of this project is to utilize the pictograms and ideograms encoded
in the arts of the Akan to decode some aspects of the history, beliefs,
social organizations, social relations, and other ideas of the Akan of
Ghana.
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
As a leading center for the visual arts of Africa, the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) fosters and sustains--through exhibitions, collections, research, and public programs--an interest in and an understanding of the diverse cultures in Africa as these are embodied in aesthetic achievements in the visual arts..
Country-Specific
Ertria:
Asmarino
This is an Eritrian Home Page. It is part of an innovative site for teaching children and adults the Geez alphabet. Geez Alphabet Tutoris designed with the premise that learning should be an enjoyable experience.
Ethiopia:
Ethiopian Scientific Society
The site is sponsored by the Ethiopian Scientific Society, Inc.
Zanzibar:
The Zanzibar Archive
The primary aim of this web site is to spread the awareness of existence of the people and culture of the island of Zanzibar, to let the world know about its fascinating and turbulent history and the suffering of its people thoughout the ages past.
Development
- FORUM on Agricultural
Resource Husbandry
The Forum is a competitive grants programme to strengthen, encourage and support training of MSc. students in agriculture through research on the management and husbandry of agricultural resources. The aim is to assist the faculties in the creation of high quality graduate training programmes.
- The Afican Water Page
The page addresses issues of: water resource management, water supply and environmental sanitation, water conservation and demand management, and a variety of other issues related to the African continent.
- International Volunteer Opportunities
IICD trains volunteers for work in community development projects in Africa, the Americas and Asia. The programs offer participants an opportunity to work with people who are in need of assistance and to also use the experience to educate others about the state of the world and the people in it.
Food & Agriculture
- Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi
This is a scientifically oriented, non-0commercial site devoted to a
fascinating trove of tropical biodiversity — both the largest
lake-fish fauna and the largest vertebrate species flock on
earth — the cichlids of southeastern Africa's Lake Malawi.
Health
- Malaria Infectous Disease
The primary objective of this publication is to give African malariologists the opportunity to know each other, exchange views, find out who is doing what and to envisage the possibilities for south-south collaboration in research.
History
- Africa Research Central
This clearinghouse of African primary sources assists researchers and information professionals to identify, locate, track, and preserve archival materials, manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts about Africa.
Languages
- Deutsche Welle Online
The site provides a compehensive news coverage in different languages including Arabic, Swahili, and Hausa.
- The UCLA Hausa Hme Page
This page provides comprehensive resources on Hausa, as well as links to other pages on the Hausa language, people and news.
News
- BBC Focus on Africa
News from the BBC World Service in Arabic, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Somali, and Hausa
Music and Films
- ArtMattan Films Productuction
ArtMattan Productions distributes films that focus on the human experience of black people in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and Europe.
- The Maimouna Keita School of African Dance
The Maimouna Keita School of African Dance, was founded in 1983 by Marie Basse-Wiles, from Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, and the late Olukose Wiles.The Maimouna Keita West African Dance Company is available for school workshops, performances, lectures, festivals, weddings and other special events.
Organizations
- African Educational Research Network(AERN)
The Current Educational Institutions that are Members of the AERN includes: Makerere University, the University of Zimbabwe, the National University of Lesotho, Ado Bayero University, the University of Namibia, the University of Ghana at Legon and, Kenyatta University. The coordinating and lead university for the AERN are: Northern members includes Clark Atlanta University, the University of Manchester, the University of Ottawa, North Carolina State University, Oklahoma State University, Ohio University.
- Human Rights Lawyers: African Desk
Lawyers for Human Rights is a non-governmental organisation that struggles to promote, uphold and strenghthen human rights in South Africa since 1979. The Africa Desk was established this year (1997) in order to respond to human rights developments within the SADC sub-region and sub-Saharan African which were becoming increasingly relevant at regional levels.
- Africa Quest for Peace
Supporting Africa's quest for peace and prosperity represents one of the priorities of the United Nations. The aims of this page are to provide cohesive system-wide information on UN University work on Africa and to serve as a resource for researchers interested in African development.
- Association Friends of Africa
The basic goals of AFA are the activities associated with the support of friendship with the countries and people of Africa, as it encourages, widens, deepens through different avenues and activities, relations and coopertion in the different spheres of human activities.
- Enda Third World
Enda Third World is an international organisation with diplomatic status based in Dakar, Senegal. The organisation consists of a group of teams and programmes working in synergy. Enda tiers-monde is also a network of decentralized nodes worldwide.
- United Children's Fund, Inc.
UNITED CHILDREN'S FUND, INC. is an international charity providing financial and humanitarian aid to some of the poorest children of the world.
- The Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue
The Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue was founded by a group of expatriate Nigerian scholars based in North America for the primary purpose of initiating conversations on the critical issues of governance facing Nigeria.
Religion
- OrishaNet
This website is dedicated to Orisha, and other related African deities.
- The Anglican Africa Home Page
The Anglican Africa home page serves as a directory of information about Anglican provinces, dioceses, parishes, theological colleges and other institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Travel
- International Bicycle Fund-Travel Guide to Africa
The International Bicycle Fund is an independent, non-profit organization. It's primary purpose is to promote bicycle transportation. IBF's objective is to create a sustainable, people-friendly environment by creating opportunities of the highest practicable quality for bicycle transportation.
- GORP Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
GORP- Great Outdoor Recreation Pages is one of the leading online media and marketing property covering outdoor recreation and adventure travel. Launched on the World Wide Web in January 1995, GORP pioneered a rich community model aimed at capturing and marketing to outdoor enthusiasts and active travelers.
Universities
- University of Tanzania
Established in 1970, UDSM is the first University in Tanzania. The University has some 3500 undergraduates and some 200 graduates.
- University of Makerere
Makerere is one of the oldest Universities in Africa with a track record of academic excellence since 1970. The university has continued to produce excellent scholars and graduates many of whom accupy leaing positions in business, industry, and government in various capitals in Africa and in the world.
- AfricaUpdate Archives
Africa Update Archives is the quarterly newsletter of the Central Connecticut State University
Women
- The African Gender Institute (AGI)
The African Gender Institute (AGI) was established in 1996 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. AGI work focuses on questions of access and women's leadership development and is concerned with integrated strategy development for transformative policy research and intervention, as well as supporting the production of indigenous knowledge which enhances understanding of gender equity issues in African contexts.
- Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS) is a worldwide organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging scholarship on African women in African Studies, forging intellectual links and networks with scholars, activists, students, and policy makers inside and outside Africa, and participating actively in continental and global debates on issues specifically relevant or related to African women.
- African Women
The primary objective of this resource page is to draw attention to initiatives under way by African women and concerning African women, and provide a context for mobilizing U.S. support.
Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, aadinar@sas.upenn.edu