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Culture: Botswana

Includes performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, folklore. Check sites listed under 'General' for more information and under 'Search Engines' for more sites.

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African Women Writers (http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/FEMECalphabetique.html)
Alphabetical list of women writers in the languages Afrikaans, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

African Writers: Voices of Change (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/writers.htm)
African literature site from the University of Florida with links to literature, discussion groups, journals, biographies, study guides and more.

AfroMix.org (http://www.afromix.org/static/disco/pays/index.en.html)
Provides information on music, bands, artists, labels, biographies, etc.

Botswana Society (Gaberone) (http://www.thuto.org/ubh/books/bspub.htm)
Links to the History Department of the University of Botswana. Contains the Botswana Society Publications, including the Botswana Notes and Records.

Botswana Society (UK) (http://www.ukbotswanasociety.cwc.net/)
Established in 1961, by British friends of Botswana with assistance by Botswana High Commissioner in the United Kingdom.

British Council. (http://www.britcoun.org/)
Offices in Africa are in Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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.

Okavango Delta People in Botswana (http://www.mindspring.com/%7Eokavango/)
"The Okavango Delta peoples consist of five ethnic groups, each with its own ethnic identity and language. They are Hambukushu (also known as Mbukushu, Bukushu, Bukusu, Mbukuschu, Ghuva, Haghuva), Dxeriku (Dceriku, Diriku, Gciriku, Gceriku, Giriku, Niriku), Wayeyi (Bayei, Bayeyi, Yei), Bugakwe (Kxoe, Khwe,Kwengo, Barakwena, G/anda) and Xanekwe (Gxanekwe, //tanekwe, River Bushmen, Swamp Bushmen, G//ani,//ani)."

SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions -- Africa (http://www.sibmas.org/idpac/africa/index.html)
"... lists over 7000 international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime). Not only basic information about the institution is provided, but also information about collections found within the institutions."

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.

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.

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