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This website has videos about the 1994 Rwandan genocide including testimonies by survivors and perpetrators, synchronized transcripts, searchable index terms and maps. There is also information about the Gacaca system of justice, court proceedings, remembrance ceremonies, digitized photos, publications, archival documents and audio recordings.

Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder.

Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. Our purpose is to build an international movement to prevent and stop genocide.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development provides information about (their relations with and projects in) countries in Africa.

Promotes information on society and government based on the rule of law, the power of the state and integrity in public administration.

The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the legal custodian of Ghana’s material cultural heritage (movable and immovable heritage).

Provides statistical data on Ghana.

Is the largest source of Ghanaian music videos, music news, interviews, photos, shows and more.

Provides much useful information, news updates, images, and links to a variety of Ghana-related sites on the web.With an alphabetical index of online resources.

The Global Climate Action portal is an online platform where actors from around the globe - countries, regions, cities, companies, investors and other organizations - can display their commitments to act on climate change. Launched by UN Climate Change, Peru and France in 2014, the portal was born of the realization that addressing climate change will take ambitious, broad-based action from all segments of society, public and private.

The Global Food Security Index was designed and constructed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and is sponsored by DuPont. The Economist Intelligence Unit exercises full and final editorial control over all content, including data gathering, analysis and forecasting.

Global Forest Watch offers the latest data, technology and tools that empower people everywhere to better protect forests.

Maps and ground breaking peace research from the Institute for Economics and Peace.

Walk Free is an international human rights group focussed on the eradication of modern slavery, in all its forms, in our lifetime.

Global Witness is an independent, investigative NGO, campaigning to end environmental and human rights abuses, driven by the exploitation of natural resources and corruption in the global political and economic system.

GlobalEDGE is a source for statistical data for nearly every country in the world. GlobalEDGE is developed by the Michigan State University International Business Centre.

Google Scholar provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles. Not all content found in Scholar is free. The link offered here is restricted to search terms in the title.

Official website of the government of Senegal (in French).

The official website of the government of Botswana.

Official website of the governement of Ghana

Official portal of the government of Liberia, maintained by the Ministry of Information.

Official web portal of the government of Namibia. The web portal provides access to government websites, applications and information.

Official Web Page of the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Official website of the government of Rwanda.

The Government's Official Portal of the Angola's Republic.

Cameroun's Government Portal of the Prime Minister's Service.

MyGov.go.ke offers information for Kenyan citizens about the government of Kenya under the title 'Know your government'.

Before and after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and with ongoing civil wars in Burundi and DRC, a great amount of written documents were produced in the Great African Lakes region, but without any record or storage. The International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region was born in 1994, at the initiative of Africanist scholars who were willing to keep track of, and make public, unpublished documents about this troubled part of Africa – so-called “grey literature”, i.e. texts from local NGOs, political parties, researchers, scholars, local press, individuals etc., most of them produced between 1990 and 2000.

The Interactive Guide on Small Arms and Light Weapons is an online database that provides information on the global distribution of, and how to identify commonly used* small arms and light weapons (SALW) in organized violence. It is designed to build knowledge on how to recognize different types, makes and models of commonly used SALW; to collect data on the global and country-specific spread of these SALW; and to describe some of their visual and technical specifications.

Provides information on Guinea-Bissau, publications, research, researchers, websites and news. Maintained by the Centro de Estudos Africanos in Lisbon.

Has information on national, traditional and popular music, instruments and artists.

The latest news from Guinea (in French).

This UCLA website has information on the Hausa language and culture and provides links to other sites with similar information.

The Hausa Home Video Resource Centre is an initiative of the Department of Mass Communication at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria and provides information on the Hausa film industry.

Free online database and additional resources of health and human rights law.

Breuil was captivated by the rock art of southern Africa. When he next visited Africa, he stayed for two years. He visited Zambia, Zimbabwe, the Belgian Congo, Angola, and Namibia, but his focus was primarily on Brandberg and the White Lady. Breuil spent weeks in the harsh African sun sketching and tracing this rock painting.

Recent news and information about Somalia, including many Somali links (in English and Somali).

With its eminent scholars and world-renowned Library and Archives, the Stanford University Hoover Institution seeks to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity, while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all mankind.

Posters in the Stanford University Hoover Institution collections.

The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa. The area is the easternmost projection of the African continent. The Horn of Africa denotes the region containing the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

The Cato Institute Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom.

Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) is a network of human rights journalists in Uganda working towards enhancing the promotion, protection and respect of human rights through defending and building the capacities of journalists, to effectively exercise their constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms for collective campaigning through the media.

Contains country-specific background briefings, commentaries, country reports, and press releases published by Human Rights Watch and others.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service (FTS) aims to present a complete picture of all international humanitarian funding flows. Since 1992, it has collected reports on humanitarian funding flows submitted by Government donors, UN-administered funds, UN agencies, NGOs and other humanitarian actors and partners, including the private sector.

OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort. The OCHA Humanitarian Data Exchange lets you find, share and use humanitarian data, all in one place

The Northwestern University (US) Winterton Collection includes about 7,610 photographs organized in 76 separate albums, scrapbooks or loose collections. The photographs depict life, primarily in East Africa, between about 1860 and 1960.

In collaboration with UNESCO, the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database (WHED) Portal is an online reference tool that provides authoritative and up-to-date information in 196 countries and territories on higher education systems and credentials, and some 19,400 higher education institutions (HEIs).

The homepage of the National Library of the Cape Verde Islands with access to the library catalogue and new acquisitions.

ICEF (International Consultants for Education and Fairs) Monitor is a dedicated market intelligence resource for the international education industry. We regularly deliver industry news, market intelligence, research, interviews, videos, presentation files, infographics, best practice tips and trends – all with a firm focus on international student recruitment. ICEF Monitor serves a wide range of audiences from 171 countries within the industry including: student recruitment agents, counsellors, and advisors; educators of all types (language training, higher education, vocational institutions, community colleges, primary, secondary and boarding schools); specialised service providers (work and travel, volunteer, accommodation, technology); associations, and government entities. International Consultants for Education and Fairs

The ICT Development Index provides data on (broadband) internet and mobile use, internet connections, number of households with a PC, and more. Provided by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Information is available for most African countries.