Society and Culture Africa

Web sites that reflect the make up of the Africa's communities: its people, its history, and resources and institutions that serve the people of Africa.

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• Peoples Resources - Notes on some of the peoples of Africa.
  
• OneWorld Africa - Provides news, opinion, events and campaigns on human rights and sustainable development issues.
  
• BBC - Africa 05 - Information about the biggest celebration of African culture ever organised in Britain, including visual arts, cinema, literature, history, music, craft, and performing arts.
  
• African Counselling Network - A group of individuals interested in the development of counselling in Africa.
  
• PBS - Wonders of the African World - Documentary by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about African history and culture. Includes audio, classroom activities and additional resources.
  
• Washington Post - African Lives - A series of occasional articles that chronicles the everyday lives of African peoples.
  
• Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa - Provides information, scientific criteria and operational services for those involved in the development of cultural policies in Africa.
  
• Southern and Eastern Africa Policy Research Network - A network of six research institutions who are engaged in strengthening policy analysis in their home countries.
  
• African Sources - A selected list of books, recordings and videos of interest to students of African music, culture and religion. Compiled 1996.
  
• West Africa Review - Peer-reviewed journal focused on research and scholarship related to West African countries, governments, institutions and peoples.
  
• UNESCO - Iron Roads in Africa - Project to develop interdisciplinary scientific research and intersectoral activities about ironworking.
  
• PBS Wide Angle - Africa - Investigative jorunalism and documentaries about Africa and African countries.
  
• A Day in the Life of Africa - An international photojournalism project with profits going to AIDS education, resulting in a book, website, and exhibit.
  
• AfricAvenir - Foundation for political education and dissemination of cultural information about Africa. Details of publications and research.
  
• African Information Society Youth Network - A network project that was the result of regional initiatives from the Global Knowledge Youth Forums.
  
• Southern African Book Development Education Trust - Works in support of indigenous publishing in Africa; details of programs and funding opportunities.
  
• Wikipedia - Category:Ethnic Groups of Africa - Directory of encyclopedia articles about African ethnicities, by country and tribal groups.
  
• Mortuary Customs And The Belief In Survival After Death Among The South-Eastern Bantu - Academic paper from the Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent.
  
• Center For World Indigenous Studies: African Documents - Reports on indigenous peoples.
  
• Columbia University Libraries - African Diaspora - Directory of annotated links.
  
• Afro Barometer - Comparative series of national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets and civil society in Africa. Includes news and updates, surveys, results, publications and data.
  
• Kukummi - Personal stories and experiences of Africa.
  
• Ìrìnkèrindò: A Journal Of African Migration - Publishes scholarly articles documenting the relevance of African immigration and migration to the world's social, political and economic systems.
  
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Culture and Society - Annotated directory of links to web resources.
  
• National Geographic Magazine - Africa Archive - Chronological and by country directory of full-text articles since September 2000. Topics include Africa's people, wildlife, landscapes and history.
  
• Ethno-Net Africa - A network for comparative studies, monitoring and evaluation of ethnic conflicts and social transformation in Africa.
  
• AfricAura - An audio-visual project exploring African culture.
  
• African Youth Foundation - A non-profit development organisation created to aid young people in Africa, as well as African nationals abroad to undertake projects which will enable them obtain skills necessary for their future livelihoods.
  
• Wikipedia - Culture of Africa - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article includes tribes and ethnic groups, music and dance, art and craft, folklore and folktales, languages and literature, philosophy, religions, festivals and celebrations, and food and drink.
  
• Journal of African Philosophy - Promotes the study of African and African Diaspora philosophy; editorial, subscription and submission details.
  
• Kabissa - Member Profiles - Kabissa members are non-profit organisations throughout Africa. The Members directory contains full contact details and mission statements.
  
• Population Information Network - Africa - A collection of population information resources on the web produced in and by African institutions.
  
• Pan Africa Bicycle Information Network - Working to improve opportunities for bicycle transport and low-cost mobility. Includes information, discussion groups, and links on policies, programs and other resources relating to bicycle or other non-motorized transport on the continent.
  
• Africa Resource Center - Educational portal develops and distributes academic research materials and products on Africa including peer-reviewed journals, bibliographies, poetry, art, scholarly essays, stories, exhibitions, autobiographies and a who's who directory.
  
• Mwengo - Organization strengthens the capacities of NGOs in Eastern and Southern Africa.
  
• Ancestors in Africa - Information about mortuary customs and beliefs, ancestor worship, death, and dreams. Created by David Zeitlyn as part of the Experience Rich Anthropology Project.
  
• Art and Life in Africa Online - Documents on art, culture and society in Africa.
  
• African Royalty - Notes and links about African traditional rulers.
  
• Columbia University Libraries - History and Cultures of Africa - Directory of annotated links.
  
• Africa Infrastructure Foundation - Non-governmental organization for the purposes of improving the quality of the environment and enhancing socio-economic development. Includes objectives and recent projects.
  
• Afriquaine! - Beauty, fashion and music ezine.
  
• Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa 1763-1999 - An English language bibliography.
  
• Highway Africa - Annual forum on journalistic, technological, and political issues crucial to the development of New Media in Africa. The Conference is held during September each year at Rhodes University.
  
• Danny Yee's Book Reviews - Africa + African History - Reviews of books on African history and culture.
  
  

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