Links
U.S. Government
- Bureau of African Affairs: The African bureau of the Department of State.
- USAID: the US aid agency's Sub-Saharan Africa Site
- U.S. Dept. of Defense: Central Command
- International Information Programs: Policy information on Africa
- U.S. Trade Representative: Information on Africa-US trade relations
- The White House: The Bush Administration's Africa Policy
International Organizations
- United Nations: The Office of the Special Advisor on Africa promotes international support for peace and development in Africa.
- African Union: Africa's regional cooperation organization.
Universities and Think tanks
- University of Pennsylvania African Studies: Penn's site is one of the most comprehensive academic sites for Africa information, fully searchable, with a wide range of accumulated material and many links to other sites.
- Columbia University: This is the Central Africa page of a resource guide that links to regional sources for news, politics, economics and culture.
- Harvard University: This is the homepage of Harvard's Africa Research Program.
- Cornell University: This is the homepage of the Africana Studies at Cornell.
- Center for Strategic and international Studies (CSIS): Washington based think tank.
- American Enterprise Institute: Overview of the AEI's publications on Africa
- Council on Foreign Relations: CFR's research on Africa
- Heritage Foundation: Heritage's research page on Africa
- Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA): The AISA is an independent research organization and think-tank, focusing on Africa in its research, publications and resource library.
- African Centre for Economic Growth (ACEG): The goal of ACEG is to promote human security and development in Africa through a network of Sub-Saharan research institutions.
- Institute of Public Policy Analysis (IPPA): IPPA's objective is to provide market-oriented analysis of current and emerging policy issues, with a view to influencing the public debate and the political decision-making process.
NGO's
- Science in Africa: Published since January 2001, this free online monthly magazine covers a wide range of scientific issues concerning Africa.
- United States Institute of Peace: The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress.
- Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies: This e-journal represents an effort to occupy and redefine the space of African Women's studies, a space initially defined by white female scholars.
- Water in Africa: This project provides learning resources to help educators "teach geography, language arts technology, and visual art in a meaningful and original way by using authentic materials collected by Peace Corps Volunteers."
- International Republican Institute Africa Page: IRI conducts programs outside the United States to promote democracy and strengthen free markets and the rule of law.
- The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA): CCA is a non-profit organization of American corporations and individuals whose goal is to improve the interaction between the US and African private sectors.
- NGO Net on Africa: NGO-NET is founded to support the Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Community Based Organizations (CBO), particularly in Africa
- Africa Action: Africa Action is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs.
- African Governments on the Web: African Governments on the Web provides direct links by country to more than 290 web sites produced by African political parties and official government institutions, including overseas embassies.






