Links

Useful Internet Sites on Conflicts and Conflict Prevention in Africa

These links have been taken from "Searching for Peace in Africa"; a publication of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation in cooperation with the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes.

General

International Crisis Group ( www.intl-crisis-group.org/projects/af_links.htm )

excellent website with a directory of 200 internet links on Africa

Africa Index on Africa ( www.africaindex.africainfo.no /)

very complete source of information in any area of African life.

University of Pennsylvania African Studies Site ( www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html )

listings of Africa-related materials such as articles, events, country specific resources

Columbia University, Institute of African Studies ( www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/ )

virtual library of African Studies; very complete and up-to-date information on universities, people, newspapers, libraries, etc.

Reliefweb ( www.reliefweb.int/ )

published by the UN, Department of Humanitarian Affairs, a very well informed website with excellent information (situation reports, press releases, maps, etc) on the principal crises in Africa.

Africa South of Sahara (www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html)

very complete site with links to resources on Sub-Saharan Africa, sorted by country, regions and topics

INCORE Guides to Solurces on Conflict and Ethnicity

( www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html )

a joint initiative of the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland and the United Nations University, includes annotated guides to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Africa in general, and in Central Africa in particular.

Africa Study Center ( www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/ASCs.htm )

links to African Studies at Colleges & Universities around the world

Africa Server ( www.africaserver.nl )

excellent Dutch gateway website with resources sorted by subject (institutions involved in the continent, human rights, gender and sexuality, etc.) and country.

Africa Viewpoint ( www.oneworld.org/outlook/africa/index.html )

OneWorld Online's Africa office; information on and from people working in the field of sustainable development and human rights.

Africa Policy Information Center (APIC) ( www.africapolicy.org )

includes many links and useful documentation.

Peace Net/Conflict Net ( www.igc.org/igc )

Institute for Global Communication.

International Peace Academy ( www.ipacademy.inter.net/links.htm )

selected collection of links to the worldwide community of analysts and practitioners in the area of peacekeeping, peracemaking, and conflict management, and includes several sources of good analyses and information.

War, Peace and Security Guide ( www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/ index.html )

Internet resources on armed forces of the world, contemporary conflicts, international relations, peace, disarmament and arms control, and peacekeeping.

Contemporary Conflicts ( www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/wars/index.html )

Information Resource Centre, Canada

United States Bureau of African Affairs ( www.state.gov/regions/africa/index.html )

features, news and country information and US policy towards Africa.

One World ( www.oneworld.org )

network of over 300 organisations; information by country and issue.

The Carter Center ( www.CarterCenter.org )

information on Liberia, Central Lakes, Sudan

Organization of African Unity ( www.oau-oua.org )

links to other internet resources and information about African countries.

European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation ( www.euconflict.org )

directory of organizations and surveys of conflict prevention and management activities in conflict areas.

Interpost ( www.interpost.no/africaindex/ )

a comprehensive guide to the continent on the Net, developed by the Norwegian Council on Africa.

Entwicklungspolitik Online (www.epo.de/register/afrika.html )

links to other internet resources and information about African countries.

CIA World Factbook ( www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html )

Human Rights

University of Minnesota, Human Rights Library ( www.umn.edu/humanrts/index.html )

very comprehensive website for any kind of human rights information, and information on the status of human rights organisations in Sub Saharan Africa per country.

U.S.Department of State ( www.usis.usemb.se/humanr97/ )

Human Rights reports and country reports.

Amnesty International ( www.amnesty.org )

human rights reports, news releases, and a great selection of human rights links.

Human Rights Watch ( www.hrw.org )

human rights reports and country reports.

Minorities

Minorities at Risk Project ( www.bsos.umd.edu/cidcm/mar/ )

tracking the status and condition of ethnopolitical groups around the globe

News

Out there news ( www.megastories.com )

news story per country or event

BBC News ( www.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/default.html )