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Science and Technology: Western Sahara

Includes scientific institutes and associations.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

Acacia: The Internet: Out of Africa (http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/divide/)
"The Acacia initiative is an international program to empower sub-Saharan communities with the ability to apply information and communication technologies (ICT's) to their own social and economic development." Includes a newsletter, a 2001-2005 prospectus, a map of the digital divide, and more. Text in English and in French.

The African Conservation Foundation from African websites.net (http://www.africanconservation.com/)
"The portal for the Conservation of Africa's Flora and Fauna... provides in-depth information from our project network as well as conservation databases, interactive knowledge base & discussion forums and many other resources."

Convention on Biological Diversity (http://www.biodiv.org/default.asp)
Promotes conservation, sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing.

EnviroLink (http://www.envirolink.org/)
"The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991."

Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) (http://www.irinnews.org)
A unit of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. " ...pioneered the use of e-mail and web technology to deliver and receive information to and from some of the most remote and underdeveloped places in Africa, cheaply and efficiently. Its reporting focuses on strengthening universal access to timely, strategic and non-partisan information so as to enhance the capacity of the humanitarian community to understand, respond to and avert emergencies. IRIN further supports efforts at conflict resolution and reconciliation by countering misinformation and propaganda."

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.

NewAfrica.com (http://www.newafrica.com)
Useful site for general data.

Omni Resources (http://www.omnimap.com/catalog/int/safrica.htm)
Burlington, North Carolina commercial site; sells wide variety of maps of South Africa and many of its cities, including geological, topographic, provincial, road maps, and street guides.

Sahara Journal (http://www.saharajournal.com/)
International yearly journal which aims "to spread information and opinions concerning the prehistory and history of the Sahara, the Sahel. And neighbouring regions. It was founded in 1988 with the purpose fo acting as a link between scholars and experts of all countries. It deals mainly with archaeology, anthropology, desert environment, prehistoric rock art, ancient history, pre-Islamic monuments, ancient writings, archaeozoology, geology, etc." Text in English, Italian or French.

United States. Energy Information Administration (EIA)--Country Analysis Briefs (CAB): Sub-Saharan Africa. (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/cabsaf.html)
Provides an overview of the energy situation for all countries that are of current interest to energy analysts and policy makers. Provides data on oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, synthetic fuels; export, consumption, exploration and production; includes economic, energy, and environmental overview; also gives information on various factors affecting the energy sector. Links to important U.S. government and worldwide sites. Country briefs for 2001 and 2002 provided for: Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Rep. of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Great Lakes, Horn, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and the SADC countries.

United States. Energy Information Administration. Energy Data (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/contents.html)
Annual energy, energy balance and other energy-related data for the period 1980-2000; presented by fuel category; includes forecasts.

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.

Afrika.no: the Index on Africa (The Norwegian Council for Africa) (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored by the Norwegian Council for Africa.

Western Sahara - Meteorite Prospecting (http://www.saharamet.com/expedition/WesternS/Morocco.html)
Desert expeditions and meteorite discoveries. Photographs.

World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

World Species List-- Animals Plants Microbes. (http://species.enviroweb.org/)
Includes endangered species.

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