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News, Blogs, and Portal about Africa

News Sources in English on Africa-- Africa Intelligence, allAfrica, Business Daily Africa, Mail and Guardian Africa, Liberian Observer, The Guardian (Nigeria), This Day (Nigeria), National Accord (Nigeria), Punch (Nigeria), Pulse (Ghana), Mail and Guardian (South Africa), News 24 (South Africa), The Times (South Africa), Channel Africa (South Africa), Business Day (South Africa), The Namibian, Daily Monitor (Uganda), Daily News (Tanzania), African Exponent (Tanzania), Daily Nation (Kenya), The East African (Kenya), New Times (Rwanda), Reuters, Google News, BBC, CNN, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, New York Times, Associated Press, The Guardian, Al Jazeera

Insightful Blogs on Africa-- Africa Can End Poverty (World Bank), World Economic Forum, Africa in Transition (Council on Foreign Relations), Africa Renewal (United Nations), African Arguments (Royal African Society), Africa in Focus (Brookings Institution), Africa Brief (Foreign Policy)

Other Sources about Africa

• ACCORD-- "The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is an international civil-society organisation working throughout Africa to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on our continent." Publications online.

• Africa Center for Strategic Studies-- "The pre-eminent [U.S.] Department of Defense institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa... engages African partner states and institutions through rigorous academic and outreach programs that build strategic capacity and foster long-term, collaborative relationships." Posts news and many publications on Center programs and on African security issues and trends.

• Africa Leadership Forum-- Website of the Forum created by leading African statespersons to improve leadership skills in Africa, with news about Forum activities, digital library, many quality online publications on major African issues, and the magazine Africa Forum.

• Africa Portal-- "Undertaking by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Makerere University, and the South African Institute of International Affairs, the Africa Portal offers open access to a suite of features including an online library collection; a resource for opinion and analysis; an experts directory; an international events calendar; and a mobile technology component—all aimed to equip users with research and information on Africa’s current policy issues."

• Africa Research Institute-- "Independent, non-partisan think-tank based in London [that] aims to reflect, understand and build on the dynamism in Africa today. We seek to draw attention to ideas and initiatives that have worked in Africa, and identify new ideas where needed." Posts publications, blog, and podcasts.

• African Development Bank Group-- "Regional multilateral development finance institution established in 1964 and engaged in mobilising resources towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries... the premier financial development institution of Africa." Posts statistics, reports, and studies on African finance and development issues, including the "African Statistical Yearbook" and "African Development Report."

• African Union-- The international organization for all African countries, with information about the AU and its member countries.

• Afrobarometer-- "Independent, nonpartisan research project that measures the social, political and economic atmosphere in Africa... surveys are conducted in 35 African countries and are repeated on a regular cycle. Because the instrument asks a standard set of questions, countries can be systematically compared." Online data analysis and downloadable data.

• Ibrahim Index of African Governance-- From the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, data and reports on "the effective delivery of public goods and services to African citizens... the most comprehensive collection of quantitative data that provides an annual assessment of governance performance in every African country."

• Institute for Security Studies-- From South Africa, "an African organisation which aims to enhance human security on the continent. It does independent and authoritative research, provides expert policy analysis and advice, and delivers practical training and technical assistance." Posts many publications on African development issues.

• Making Finance Work for Africa-- "Knowledge hub for data, latest news, links, and resources on African financial sectors... from country financial sector profiles across the continent to thematic snapshots, the website makes available a vast amount of resources."

• The New Humanitarian-- From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, providing news items on crises in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Nordic Africa Institute-- "Center for research, documentation and information on modern Africa in the Nordic region. Based in Uppsala, Sweden, the Institute is dedicated to providing timely, critical and alternative research and analysis of Africa in the Nordic countries and to strengthen the co-operation between African and Nordic researchers." Note the Library's "A Guide to Africa on the Internet," among its other online resources.

• South African Institute of International Affairs-- "Non-governmental research institute focused on South Africa’s and Africa’s international relations. We provide analysis, promote dialogue and contribute to African policy making in a dynamic global context." Posts many policy studies and podcasts on the "external engagement of South Africa and Africa with the rest of the world." The Africa Portal and its Research Library are especially valuable.

• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa-- News, information, many statistics, and many online reports are available free in full-text from this United Nations regional organization. Great source for authoritative online economic information about Africa.

• Virtual Library on Capacity Development-- From the African Capacity Building Foundation, many studies on socio-political and economic capabilities issues and policies in Africa, within the goal of "building sustainable human and institutional capacity for poverty reduction in Africa."

• World Bank Sub-Saharan Africa-- Papers, discussion notes, and reports on economic, environmental, and social issues in Sub-Saharan Africa today, overall and by country.