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.
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.
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
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."
Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
(SARDC) (http://www.sardc.net/)
The Southern African Research and Documentation Centre is an independent resource
center that collects and disseminates information about economic, cultural, and
social developments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The center has offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Maputo, Mozambique. Information
about the programs, databases, and publications of the center is available. The
member states of the SADC include Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
University of Zimbabwe (http://www.uz.ac.zw)
Academic calendar, staff directory, the library, the Centre for Population Studies,
Institute of Environment Studies, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Family Sciences,
Institute of Developmental Studies, Institute of Mining Research, etc. |