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 Congolese
life and culture.
For Library of Congress contact information and materials, consult
the Democratic
Republic of Congo 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 Library’s Thomas Legislative
Information page at: http://thomas.loc.gov .
AdmiNet - Africa (http://www.adminet.com/africa/)
Links to: government, business, culture, etc.
Africa In Sight (http://www.africainsight.org)
Useful homework and ready reference site for basic information, statistical data,
and highlights about a country. Provides a quiz, articles, news, etc.
Afro1 Index and Links (http://www.afrol.com/netscape%5Findex.htm)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.
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.
CNN Interactive -- Africa (http://www.cnn.com/)
Current information on weather, business, science, tourism, etc.
Congo Online (http://www.congonline.com/)
Site for general data.
Congo Pages; Explore the Democratic of
the Congo (http://www.congo-pages.org/)
Background and current topical information.
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.
CountryWatch (http://www.countrywatch.com/)
Useful site for general data.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Permanent
Mission-United Nations (http://www.un.int/drcongo/)
Official Site.
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.
Links To Essential Web Sites for
International Organizations (http://www.usemb.org.zm/wwwhint.htm)
Site of the Information Resource Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Links to parastatals
such as Red Cross, Red Crescent, ICRC, IMF, NATO, OAS, OECD, World Bank, WHO,
WTO, International Studies Association, and International Communications Union.
Lonely Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture,
and environment. of that location.
Mbendi, Information for Africa (http://www.mbendi.co.za)
“Africa's leading business website and one of the world's top mining, energy
and international trade websites. The site has been designed to assist business-people
to identify and research business opportunities in the country and industry sectors
of their choice.” Provides the economic profile, investment and information,
such as visa requirements and currency exchange rates.
National Anthem -- Africa (http://www.thenationalanthems.com/africa.htm)
Provides the national anthem in the official language and in English translation,
and the local time.
NewAfrica.com (http://www.newafrica.com)
Useful site for general data.
OneWorld.net (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/2124)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special
reports.
SouthScan.Net (http://southscan.gn.apc.org/)
Provides news from Southern, Central and East Africa. Forecasting, and risk analysis
provided by the bi-weekly e-journal SouthScan, which dates from 1986, and the
Southern Africa Monthly Briefing Report (MBR) which dates from 1991.
U.S. Department of State (http://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.
U.S. Department of State - Background
Notes (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the
countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include
facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions,
economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States.
US-Africa.org (http://us-africa.tripod.com/index.html)
"Open Window to Africa for business, travel and education...provides -country
files, photo albums, an impressive collection of pan African links, an event
calendar and extensive information about economy, history, and culture."
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/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
“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://www.dec.org)
“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.
Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private
sector information on each country.
Welcome to Africa. No- the Index on Africa (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored
by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
Welcome to the US Embassy Kinshasa
Website (http://usembassy.state.gov/kinshasa/)
US Embassy mission reports and data, current events in English and in French.
Links to the sites of the US Department of State.
World Desk Reference (http://uk.dk.com/)
Searchable by country, this is the online version of the handbook with more than
5000 illustrations and maps.
World News Network - WN.com (http://www.wn.com)
Useful site for general data for all of Africa.
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