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.
Catholic Internet and E-mail Directory of Southern Africa (CIDSA) (http://www.smom-za.org/cidsa/cidsa.htm)
Provides names, e-mail addresses; information on the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Dioceses and Parishes, Religious Orders and Congregations, Catholic Organisations, Catholic Schools, Catholic Health Care, Catholic Bookshops & Repositories, Catholic Publications, personal homepages and E-Mail addresses of Catholics.
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.
E-Pals (http://www.epals.com/)
Classroom Exchange K-12 ; allows user to locate schools in Africa which are interested in communicating by e-mail in English, French, Swahili, Afrikaans, and other languages.
Institute of Development Management (http://www.info.bw/%7Eidm/)
Established in 1974. Management and consultancy training offered on three campuses in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
National Museum Swaziland (http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/museum.html)
Since 1974, the Museum has served an essential role in preserving past traditions and culture for future generations. It collects “all natural and man-made objects that reflect both natural and cultural heritage of the Swazi and Southern African peoples.”
SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions -- Africa (http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/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.”
The Teacher, your
guide to education (http://www.teacher.co.za)
On-line
journal of education.
U.S. Embassy
in the Kingdom of Swaziland (http://mbabane.usembassy.gov/)
Features reports on War on Terrorism, HIV-AIDS, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and Embassy services.
UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations (http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/)
On-line access, until Dec. 30, 2004, to dissertations written from US and Canadian 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.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
“Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
University of Swaziland Library (http://library.uniswa.sz/home.html)
Site for UNISWA libraries.
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 University of Swaziland (http://www.uniswa.sz/)
“Historical Note: The University of Swaziland developed from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS), formerly known as the University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland (UBBS), which had its headquarters in Lesotho between 1964 and 1975. The UBBS had developed from the Pius XII Catholic University College at Roma - itself the product of a long-held desire for an institution of higher learning for Africans, of the Catholic hierarchy in Southern Africa.”
Yahoo! search directory. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/)
Search by name of country, then under the category of “Education--Higher Education--Colleges and Universities” to find mostly English language websites of the most important institutions of higher education located in a specific country.
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