Find Data
- World DataBank This link opens in a new windowA data source that includes information on the global economy, finance, gender, education, health, natural resources, and environmental indicators. This resource, published by the World Bank, contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the latest compiled for over 200 countries as well as 18 country groups. Databases include: World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals.
Find News, Journals, & Books from the Web
- AllAfrica.comAllAfrica posts over 1000 stories daily in English and French, as well offering a 900,000-article searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997).
- World Digital LibraryA Project of UNESCO. From the website: "The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world." Over 200 items from Africa.
- Africa e-Journals ProjectThis is a multifaceted project, containing links to websites, citation sources, and open-access material (scholarly and non-scholarly). It is a cooperative project by Michigan State Univeristy, the Association of African Universities, and the African Studies Association.
- African Journals Online: AJOLAJOL provides free hosting for over 320 peer-reviewed journals from 25 African countries. These journals cover the full range of academic disciplines with strong sections on health, education, agriculture, science and technology, the environment, and arts and culture.
