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GENERAL SITES
Africa in the News Today
The Story of Africa: African History from the Dawn of
Time - BBC World Service
African History on the Internet - African History
Links from Stanford University Libraries
allAfrica.com - Search
by country or topic to find headlines in the news
BBC News Africa - BBC articles on
Africa searchable by region
World Vision - Humanitarian organization
committed to dealing with issues of poverty and injustice.
Their “seek justice” section has links to many different
Africa issues.
KIVA - Non-profit
microfinance organization which facilitates lending to
businesses in the developing world.
Africa Renewal - Magazine released through the
UN. Search the online editions for articles on many
of our class issues.
IRIN
News - Produced by the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Links to many
articles on current issues in Africa, including the
ability to zero in on certain countries and regions.
ONE - Campaign to
make poverty history. Made popular by celebrities
such as Bono. Though it relates to poverty, other
issues are covered as connected to poverty such as AIDS,
underdevelopment, and education. There are many
different links on this site, including info about
solutions.
Doctors
without Borders (Medecins sans frontiers) - A
medical humanitarian program with health workers around
the world. The site allows you to search health
related issues including AIDS, malnutrition, malaria, and
refugees
Aid
for Africa - Over 50 charities under one
umbrella. This complete list of the member NGOs
connects you to individual charities dealing with a
variety of humanitarian issues. The list gives a
brief summary of each charity’s purpose and projects
Save the Children
- Independent organization addressing children’s issues
around the world. Take a look at current issues or
focus on the handful of African countries featured on the
site
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AGRICULTURE / NATURAL RESOURCES
International Food Policy
Research Institute
Sustainable Land Management: Lessons from the East African
Highlands - International Food Policy Research
Institute
A
Leadership Strategy for Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition
in Africa: The Agriculture-Nutrition Advantage
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AIDS
AIDS and Africa
AIDS in Africa
– The Orphaned Continent
Avert
- International AIDS Charity
AIDS Africa's Top Killer - BBC Briefing
UNAIDS - Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
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CHILD
SOLDIERS
The Coalition
to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Child Soldiers - Amnesty International
Children and Armed Conflict - UNICEF
Children of Conflict - BBC World Service
The Facts about Child Soldiers - U.S. Department of
State
Invisible Children
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COUNTRY
INFORMATION AND STATISTICS
Library
of Congress Country Studies
World Factbook (CIA)
BBC News
- Country Profiles
United Nations
Population Fund - UNFPA.org
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DIAMOND TRADE / BLOOD DIAMONDS
Conflict Diamonds: Sanctions and War - United Nations General Assembly
Blood Diamonds - Amnesty International
Diamonds in Conflict - Global Policy Forum
African
Diamond Council
Diamonds: A War’s Best Friend -
CBS News
Diamonds Aren't Forever: A New
Hollywood Movie Is Raising Tough Questions about Africa's
Bloody Diamond Trade -
Fortune
Targeting 'Conflict Diamonds' in Africa - Africa
Recovery
What Are Conflict Diamonds? - CBBC
Conflict Diamonds Solution Sought - BBC News
Stop
Blood Diamonds
Kimberley
Process - Joint Initiative to Stem the Flow of
Conflict Diamonds
Kimberley Process - Global Policy Forum
Conflict Diamonds and the Kimberley Process - World
Diamond Council
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ETHNIC
CONFLICT / CIVIL WARS / GENOCIDE
Conflicts in Africa: Introduction - From Global Issues
Angola: The Roots of Conflict - BBC News
Country Profile: Sudan - BBC News
Genocide
Intervention Network
STAND - Student
Branch of the Genocide Intervention Network
Citizens for
Global Solutions
Q&A: Sudan’s Darfur Conflict
- BBC News
Crisis in Sudan - PBS
Crimes of War Project
U.S. Holocaust Museum
Darfur
- Facing History and Ourselves
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FAMINE /
MALNUTRITION
Famine in Africa
- BBC News:
In Depth
World
Food Programme - United
Nations
Fighting Malnutrition in Africa with Sorghum - Medical
News Today
COZAY:
Through Their Eyes -
Cozay Group
School Meals
- World Food Programme
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HEALTHCARE
Safe Healthcare in Africa
- Medilinks
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND AID ORGANIZATIONS
Amnesty
Int’l Reports - Read Amnesty's
annual reports which discuss human rights conditions by
country and region, check out current news and links to
related sites.
Human Rights
Watch - Read detailed
information about human rights conditions by country and
region. Very up-to-date.
Amnesty International
USA - Click on
countries or
topics at the top of the page
Human
Rights First
African Aid Organizations - Lists a variety of links
to charity and aid organizations
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HUMAN
TRAFFICKING / FORCED LABOR
Anti-Slavery International
Scale of African Slavery Revealed -
BBC News
COZAY:
Through Their Eyes - Cozay Group
Forced Labour in Africa:
Between Poverty and Tradition - International
Labour Organization
Forced Labour: Global Problem - BBC News
More Than 12 Million are Trapped in Forced Labor Worldwide
- World Hunger Notes
West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor - Human
Rights Watch
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ILLITERACY
Gender Equality and Education
- United Nations Population Fund
Illiteracy 'Hinders World's Poor' - BBC News
Literacy: A Right Still Denied to Nearly One-Fifth of the
World’s Adult Population - UNESCO
Literacy in Africa - UNESCO
Renewing Literacy to Face African and International
Challenges - The White House Symposium on Advancing
Global Literacy
The Long Road to Literacy in Africa - UNESCO
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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MALARIA
Malaria: 320 Die Daily - The Monitor in
Kampala, Uganda
Africa Fighting
Malaria
Malaria - U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Malaria Kills - Nothing But Nets Campaign
Malaria No More
- Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Health Organization
Nets Boost Africa's Malaria Fight - BBC News
World Malaria Report 2005 - Roll Back Malaria
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POACHING
Confronting Central Africa's
Poaching Crisis - NPR
The Poaching Problem -
PBS Nature
What Is The Bushmeat Crisis?
- Bushmeat Crisis Task
Force
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POVERTY AND
DEBT
Poverty and Development in Africa
- Global Policy Forum
Africa Action - Campaign to Cancel Africa’s Debt
The ONE Campaign -
Anti-Poverty Organization Co-Founded by U2 Singer Bono
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REFUGEES
UNHCR: The United Nations Refugee
Agency
African Refugees
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American Council for Voluntary International Action
The Road to Refuge
- BBC News
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ROLE OF
WOMEN
Role of Women in the Community - The Jane
Goodall Institute
Women in Africa’s Development - Africa Recovery Online
Africa’s Women Speak Out
- BBC News Interview with
Nigerian
writer Chimamanda
Ngozi
Adichie
Your Views on the Roles of Women - BBC News
Collection
of Views and Experiences
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UNDERDEVELOPMENT
Africa Infrastructure Foundation
African Development Bank Group
Building Confidence: Why Big
Infrastructure Projects Are Vital to Africa's Long-Term
Development -
Time Europe
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WATER /
SANITATION
Water and
Sanitation Program: Africa
- The World Bank
African
Sanitation and Hygiene Conference 2002: Final Statement -
Gender and Water Alliance
Water and Sanitation -
Conserve Africa Foundation
Water Supply and Sanitation - Medilinks
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