Ape Alliance -- Action
for Apes (http://www.4apes.com/drc/)
Information exchange, position papers of international coalition of organizations
and individuals. Work supported by the Born Free Foundation, and the International
Fund for Animal Welfare. Text in English, French, and German.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
“Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers
in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over
95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.”
Civnet (New York, NY) (http://civnet.org/)
Website of Civitas International. An online resource and service for civic education
practitioners (teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers), as well as
scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations
promoting civic education....Presents excerpts from numerous documents, articles
and reports on civic education, civil society; in English and French.
Committee to Protect Journalists (http://www.cpj.org/)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web
sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA) (http://www.comesa.int/)
Official site which offers business, economic and statistical documents. Member
states are Angola, Burundi, Comoros, DRC, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland,
Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Conservation et utilisation rationnelle des Ecosystèmes
Forestiers d'Afrique
Centrale (ECOFAC) (http://www.ecofac.org)
Conservation and rational use of forest ecosystems in Central Africa. Objective
is to promote the creation and management of protected areas that act as sanctuaries
of biodiversity and encourage exchanges and cooperation between member countries.
Member countries are Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome
and Principe.
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.
Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
“The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of
assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized
enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included
in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private
sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training
institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development
consulting firms.” Searchable by keyword.
Inter-Church Coalition on Africa (ICCAF) (http://www.web.net/%7Eiccaf/)
Program area of human rights focuses on the DRC, Kenya, Sudan and Angola. Links
to member and collaborating organization sites.
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
La Francophonie (http://www.francophonie.org)
This site is an inter-governmental organization of French-speaking countries
created in Niamey in 1970 by Leopold S. Senghor, Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani
Diori with its headquarters in Paris and a summit held every two years. It currently
has a membership of 56 states and governments, including the following African
countries: Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, CAR, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Djibouti, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali,
Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Tchad, and
Togo. Text in French, English and Italian.
MONUC - United Nations Organization Mission
in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (http://www.monuc.org/eng/)
Maintained by the MONUC Information Technology Section and Publica Information
Office; not an official document of the United Nations. Provides information
on MONUC, news, multimedia and activities of other UN agencies within the DRC.
Text in English and in French.
Southern Africa and the
Southern African Development Community (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/sadc.html)
Provides economic and energy sector overview for the 14 member-states of Angola,
Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Overviews included also
for Comoros and Madagascar.
Southern African Center for
Cooperation in Agricultural and Natural Resources
Research and Training (SACCAR) (http://www.info.bw/%7Esaccar/sacca.htm)
“Was established in 1984 by the Southern African Development Community
(SADC) to coordinate and monitor agricultural and natural resources research
and training activities in the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector
of SADC, and to promote cooperation between member states."
Southern African Development Community (SADC) (http://www.sadc.int/)
Offers information on the regional development projects and the integration of
the economies of member states of Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
United Nations Human Settlements
Program - Regional Office for Africa and Arab
States (ROAAS) (http://www.unhabitat.org/offices/roaas/)
ROAAS supports the Africa and Arab States region in implementing “The Habitat
Agenda”, emphasizing its two main themes: "Adequate shelter for all" and "Sustainable
urban development".
United States Committee for Refugees (USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN’s initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR’s site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
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.
The World Conservation Union (http://www.iucn.org)
Founded in 1948, and with 980 members in 140 countries. “The World Conservation
Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental
organizations in a unique world partnership.”
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