The sites listed below were chosen for their utility in providing
information (either brief or extensive) as well as directories
and more extensive portal pages concerning aspects of Rwandan
life and culture. An ever-growing Rwandan expatriate community
has been created around the globe. Many of the following web
sites stem from these Rwandan communities.
For Library of Congress contact information and materials, consult
the Rwanda
Country page of the African Section of the African
and Middle Eastern Division. The Library of Congress Online Catalog
is available at http://catalog.loc.gov .
To track bills and other Congressional materials having to do
with the topic, consult
the Librarys Thomas Legislative Information
page at: http://thomas.loc.gov .
Africa
South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html)
This site offers extensive links to many African related web sites. Searchable
by country and by subject.
African Studies Internet Resources (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/)
Searchable by region, country, topic, or by organizations. Includes an “International Directory of African Studies Scholars” and other helpful finding aids.
CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Country
Reports about ... (http://www.countryreports.org/)
Offers links to sites about many countries by such subjects as government, the military, economy, the weather, etc.
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
Lonely
Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/rwanda)
Information
on travel, attractions, history, culture, and
environment of Rwanda.
OneWorld.net (http://www.oneworld.net/)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special reports.
Rwanda Information Exchange (http://www.rwanda.net/)
Information may be displayed in French or in English.
Rwanda. Embassy. United
States (http://kigali.usembassy.gov/)
In addition to the expected types of information offered by any embassy, this site provides background information about a number of subjects related to Rwanda and a list of web sites with a broad African related scope.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?openForm)
“ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information
needs of the humanitarian relief community” Offers news updates to crisis
situations around the world and includes information about refugee camps and
other relief efforts.
United States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) (http://dec.usaid.gov/)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide.”
United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.
United States. Library of Congress. Virtual Reference Shelf (http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html)
The Library of Congress has mounted this useful site on its home page to give scholars and researchers access to common online sources which are excellent for initial stages of research. These online tools are organized by subject and format, e.g., "Almanacs and Fast Facts," "Directories," "Libraries," etc.
World Desk Reference (http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/)
Searchable by country, this is the online version of the handbook with more than 5000 illustrations and maps.
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