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Media and Communications: Western Sahara

Includes news, newspapers, journals, radio, television, news services, press abstracts, publishing and bookseller associations.

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

Africa Economies (http://www.mozambiquenews.com/s/africaeconomies/)
Links to other media and information sites.

Afrol News (http://www.afrol.com/)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

BBC World Service.com (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/)
Searching this site by country or by topic, offers a choice of news headlines, country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports.

Clandestine Radio Intel Web (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/)
Includes essays as well as very specific information about non-government sponsored radio stations, and related web sites.

CountryWatch (http://www.countrywatch.com/)
Useful site for general data.

Electronic journals (http://www.arso.org/enp.htm)
Provides links to the following journals: Nouvelles Sahrarouies: bulletin trimestriel du Comite suiss de soutien au peuple sahraoui; Akhbar Es-Sahra (News of the Sahara), Western Sahara Mission Newsletter, UK & Ireland; Le Courrier de France- (L'Echo du Polisario), publication de la representation du F. Polisario en France; Boletin informativo: publicacion de la Embajada de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica, Mexico; Bahara: revista mensual de la Asociacion Barakaldo con el Sahara-Salam-Barakaldo Sahararekin El Karama: bulletin du Bureau des Droits de l'Homme de la Coordination europeenne du soutien au peuple sahraoui.

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."

The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.

Online Newspapers.com (http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/)
"Thousands of World Newspapers at your fingertips."

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.

Sahara Occidental (http://www.arso.org/01-s.htm)
Weekly news dating from 1995.

Washingtonpost.com: World (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
Search by country to find recent articles appearing in this newspaper.

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 - Sahara Occidental (ARSO - Association de soutien à un référendum libre et régulier au Sahara Occidental) (http://www.arso.org/index.htm)
Provides newsletters. Current news and affairs. English, French and Spanish.

Western Sahara Information Service (Vienna) (http://isoc.vienna.org/westsahara/)
Current events news. Full text publications; links to international sites in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, UK, US, and Venezuela.

Western Sahara Online (http://www.wsahara.net/news.html)
Archives available from 2000-2001. Provides news analysis, history, and links to other resources.

Western Sahara Update (http://www.btinternet.com/%7Edonald.macdonald/saharawi.htm)
Up-to-date news about Western Sahara.

Western Sahara on the internet (http://www.arso.org/sites.htm)
Homepages for national organizations, ngo, embassies, and political groups.

World News Network - WN.com (http://www.wn.com)
Useful site for general data for all of Africa.

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