An A-Z of
African Studies on the Internet (http://www.lib.msu.edu/limb/a-z/az.html)
“This guide is revised regularly. It encompasses Internet sites and email
and discussion list addresses and any other e-resources of relevance to Africa
and African studies.”
Africa South
of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources, Stanford University
(http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html)
One of the best sites for finding links to helpful documents and web pages about
African studies. Searchable by many subjects and by country.
African Studies
Center - University of Pennsylvania (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African%5FStudies/AS.html)
Presents information and links to other web sites arranged in country-specific
pages, or by interest level of materials (e.g. K-12) as well as a bulletin board
for employment opportunities and grants and fellowships.
African Studies
Internet Resources. Columbia University (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/)
“Columbia University's collection of African Studies Internet Resources
is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research
materials on Africa available on the global Internet, created under the purview
of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. Electronic
resources from Africa are organized by region and country. All materials are
arranged to encourage an awareness of authorship, type of information, and subject.
The scope of the collection is research-oriented, but it also provides access
to other web sites with different or broader missions.”
ArushaNet (http://www.arushanet.com)
“Arusha, a town in the northeastern Tanzania (commonly known as the little
Geneva of Tanzania) is nestled in the shadow of Mount Meru with commanding views
of the roof of Africa, the mighty Kilimanjaro mountain. Arusha is visited by
thousands of tourists every year as it happens to be the gateway to the famous
northern safari circuit proud of its unique world-renowned national parks.”
Britannica.com (http://search.britannica.com/)
Search under the name of particular countries.
Christian
Network Links for East Africa - Tanzania (http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cecilian/777/eafrica.htm)
“These are web sites for churches, church schools and hospitals and other
institutions. You may also find links to East African Christian web pages on
some of our other pages, such as the radio and TV pages.”
Google. (http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/)
Google.com here provides extensive links to various online directories and search
engines relating to particular countries.
Kabissa (http://www.kabissa.org/index.php)
"Kabissa uses technology to strengthen non profit organizations working
to improve the lives of people in Africa. When it comes to technology, there
are three basic challenges that we have identified where Kabissa can make a contribution:
(1) access to Internet services, (2)access to training opportunities, and (3)
access to channels for networking and getting (and sharing) essential information
on a timely basis. Kabissa has begun to address these challenges by setting up
an Internet server dedicated to the needs of African non profits which they can
gain access to through an unbureaucratic application process." The site
maintains an "African Non Profit Contact Directory which has links to organization
searchable by name, country location, or by theme such as "Education and
Youth Development", or "Micro-finane [sic] and Economic Development."
Lifestyle Opportunity Organization (http://www.lifestyleopportunity.org/index)
Searchable by country and subject, the site offers access to many interesting
sites.
ODP - Open Directory Project (http://dmoz.org/)
Maintained by volunteer editors. this powerful search engine may be aearched
by subject and country of interest in several languages.
OneWorld.net (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/2124)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special
reports.
Tanserve (http://www.tanserve.com)
Offers information on a range of topics concerning East Africa, particularly
Tanzania, including news, activities for tourists, and general background essays.
Tanzania Online (http://www.tzonline.org)
"Tanzania Online is a gateway to information on development issues in Tanzania.
It is a UNDP/UN, Government of Tanzania and Economic and Social Research Foundation
(ESRF) initiative to address problems faced by Government officials, policy makers,
private sector, civil society, donor community, researchers and academicians
accessing information on development issues in Tanzania. " This well-organized
site presents links to other Tanzanian related web sites in a very easy-to-use
display.
Tanzania Startpage for East Africa (http://www.start.ac.tz)
“Tanzania startpage provides internet services for beginning Tanzanian
users. It is a simple place to start to search for interesting links about East
Africa, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and more."
Tanzania.start4all.com (http://tanzania.start4all.com/)
Offers links to a wide variety of Tanzanian sites and also searches by keyword.
Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com)
Search by country name.
Zanzinet Forum (http://www.zanzinet.org/)
“Zanzinet is a forum that brings together Zanzibaris of all backgrounds
and from all corners of the world to discuss and share ideas and information
about matters relating to and for the benefit of Zanzibar.”
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