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Africa 1
African community radio station. 25 daily news bulletin, African music,
sporting and cultural events, magazine programmes. Part of Comfm,
based in Paris. http://www.comfm.com/live/radio/africa/
Africa Confidential
Short excerpts only from the latest issue and past issues of the well-known
London political newsletter established in 1960. http://www.africa-confidential.com/
[Some universities have full text access. Stanford users see the
Electronic Journals
page. The full text is in Adobe PDF.]
Africa Focus
"a free independent electronic publication providing reposted commentary
and analysis on African issues, with a particular focus
on U.S. and international policies. AfricaFocus
Bulletin is edited by William Minter. http://www.africafocus.org/
Africa Intelligence
Subscription only. Up-to-date political and economic news in
English and French. Provides articles from the past 5 years from
The Indian Ocean Newsletter, Africa Energy Intelligence,
Africa Mining Intelligence, La Lettre du Continent, Maghreb
Confidentiel and biographies of African leaders
published by Indigo Publications, Paris. A one year subscription
(47 issues) to the Indian Ocean Newsletter, by email,
is $750.00. Purchase individual articles or subscribe to
individual newsletters. An email service notifies subscribers of
updated articles based on your interest profile. http://www.africaintelligence.com
Africa News Search
News from IRIN News, Independent Online (South Africa), and other online
newspapers such as East African Standard, This Day
(Nigeria). Based in Warwick, Rhode Island. [KF] http://www.africanewssearch.com/
Africa Pulse
"an information portal for the Civil Society sector in the Southern
African Development Community. It allows "organisations
throughout the region to publish content directly to the
site..." Use the Search box to locate older articles by
country. Based at the Southern African Non-Governmental
Organisation Network (SANGONeT) office in Johannesburg, South
Africa. [KF] http://www.africapulse.org/
Africa Week (London)
Requires a subscription for access to the on-line
articles. Offers a 14 days free trial. Successor to West
Africa, the weekly magazine. Published by
TransAfrica Publishing Ltd. "We are back with a new and
exciting media project for Africa – Africa Week. We have been
forced to make this move because the owners of West Africa
magazine have managed to achieve what the apartheid regime could
not achieve in the 1970s – that is, shut down the operations
of the 85-year-old magazine." http://www.africaweekmagazine.com/
African News Dimension
Subscription required except for news in the last 24 hours.
Politics, business, health, sport, entertainment. Has video
clips. Content (news, images) older than 24 hours
requires payment as a Premium Subscriber.
"specifically designed for the use and benefit of Content
Contributors/Journalists based in Africa." Contributing
journalists are paid a 15% royalty fee. "The original
creator/owner of content placed on andnetwork will always own
copyright regardless of time." Has RSS
Feeds. Owned by African News Dimension (Proprietary) Limited
a privately held company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. [KF]
http://www.andnetwork.com
Africast
For those with a fast connection, sound card, Windows Media Player / Real
Player, see videos of Africa-related news and special events
(New York UN AIDS conference, . http://www.africast.com/
Afrik.com
In French. Current news esp. on Francophone Africa. Events, conferences,
forum, music. Audio interviews with notable people. Site created
by "journalistes et créateurs d'Afrique noire et du
Maghreb." Based in Paris. http://www.afrik.com/
Afrol (Oslo, Norway)
Fairly current news on Africa. http://www.afrol.com/
Agence MISNA, Missionary Service
News Agency
Current news in English, Italian, French. Based in Rome, Italy. http://www.misna.org
AllAfrica.com
Current news from African news sources including PANA, the
Dakar based agency providing an African perspective on the news.
Formed from a merger with the publishers of the well-known, Africa
News from Durham, NC founded by Reed Kramer. Includes an
extensive section on the U.S. and Africa, covers special topics
- business, science, sports, culture, etc.[KF] RSS Feed: http://xml.newsisfree.com/feeds/90/1790.xml
[KF] http://allafrica.com/
ANB-BIA Africa News Bulletin
African News Bulletin - Bulletin d'Information Africaine is a free weekly
electronic news service providing articles in English and French
from various sources including Le Monde, Human Rights
Watch, Marches Tropicaux, La Lettre Ocean Indien,
Internatl. Com. Red Cross, Reuters, Agence France Presse, Guardian
(London), Voice of America, Belgian publications. There is a
print edition published with 22 issues a year for US $64. To
subscribe to the free e-bulletin, write:
paco@innet.be
http://www.peacelink.it/anb-bia.html
ANB-BIA, Avenue Ch. Woeste 184, Brussels, Belgium
BBC World Service -
Africa
Very current news as well as radio schedules
and frequencies
for the British Broadcasting Corp. reports and for its services
in Arabic, French, Hausa, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Portuguese,
Somali, and Swahili. For those with sound cards and speakers,
listen to the Focus
on Africa broadcast.
RSS Feed: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/africa/rss.xml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/
BBC
Focus on Africa Magazine
Selected articles from the latest issue and some articles from past issues
of the BBC's current affairs magazine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/focus_magazine/index.shtml
Bulletin de Presse de SYFIA (Montpellier,
France)
In French. SYFIA, is "Un réseau de journalistes francophones africains,
canadiens, asiatiques et européens." The e-version of
their print bulletin carries news (can be several months old) on
current events, the economy, agriculture, the environment, and
society for African countries. Has past issues from Juin 1995.
Syfia also produces a radio program, Frequence
Verte. http://www.syfia.info/fr/index.asp
Christian Science Monitor
Now charges for access to the full text of past issues. Has an RSS feed for
the blog, Notebook Africa, by CSM
Correspondent, Abraham McLaughlin in Johannesburg. RSS Feed:
http://blogs.csmonitor.com/notebook_africa/index.rdf
 http://www.csmonitor.com
CNN - Inside Africa
Current news, has transcripts of recent programs. Retrieve past articles thru
a keyword search. http://www.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/insideafrica/
ELDIS
Development news. From the British Library for Development Studies at the
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK. Has various development
news feeds for topics and selected African
countries (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia).
RSS Feed for African news: http://www.eldis.org/newsfeeds/rss/2/abafrica.xml
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/eldsea.htm
Expo Times
News (three months old or more) from various sources (e-newsletters,
original articles). Mainly news of West Africa, Sierra Lone,
Gambia. http://www.expotimes.net/
Expresso Africa
In Portuguese. News on Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao
Tome and Principe. Part of Expresso Online. News, discussion
forum. Based in Portugal. [KF] http://africa.expresso.clix.pt/
Famines Early Warning Systems Network, FEWS
Current news of crisis areas. "FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity that
collaborates with international, national, and regional partners
to provide timely and rigorous early warning and vulnerability
information on emerging or evolving food security issues."
http://www.fews.net/
Inter Press Service - Africa
In English and many languages including Swahili. Extensive African news. IPS
is a civil society news agency "an independent voice from
the South and for development, delving into globalisation for
the stories underneath."Has a free weekly newsletter, Terra
Viva Africa - "a weekly journal providing critical
and in-depth reporting on Africa's top stories and coverage of
policy and high-level negotiations by key African players
directly affecting Africa and its peoples." Based in Rome,
Italy with offices in Johannesubrg. RSS Feed: http://www.ipsnews.net/rss/africa.xml
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/
International Committee of the Red Cross
Carries many reports on their African operations by country.
http://www.icrc.org/eng
has links to the
International Federation of Red Cross &
Red Crescent Societies
Address, phone, fax, staff list for each country office and situation
reports for various African countries. http://www.ifrc.org/
IRIN News. United Nations Integrated
Regional Information Networks
Also in French.
From the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs. Older issues (1996-2000) are on the Univ.
of Pennsylvania African Studies site. RSS Feed: http://www.irinnews.org/Africa.xml
http://www.irinnews.org/
iviews.com
"...an Internet news publication that focuses...on issues and events of
importance to Muslims. Written from an American Muslim
perspective, iViews.com strives to add balance and objectivity
to an otherwise homogenous American media pool." Based in
Santa Clara, California.
Jeune Afrique l'Intelligent (Paris)
Has the tables of contents and a selection of articles from the well-known
news weekly begun in 1960. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/
Le Monde
In French. Select International, then Afrique. http://www.lemonde.fr/
Le Monde Diplomatique (Paris)
A selection of articles from the latest issues of this monthly newspaper
established in 1954. For the older issues beginning with 1994,
all articles are on their web site, arranged
by country, subject,
or month. Has an English
edition with past
articles. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/index.html
News Africa
(London)
Fortnightly news magazine. Covers politics, economics, commerce, social
issues, tourism and culture. Selected articles online.
Columnists include Cameron Duodo, Patrick Wilmot. Based in
London, U.K. http://www.newsafrica.net/
NewsBank Newsfile
Subscription only; some universities subscribe. Full text news articles from
1991 + Articles from Associated Press, Washington Post,
Christian Science Monitor, etc. From the same company as
Global Newsbank listed above. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
News From Africa (Nairobi)
In English and Italian. The Koinonia Media Centre, Nairobi, Kenya provides
this monthly e-magazine with news, commentary, analysis. The
Centre fosters "justice, peace making and peace keeping,
reconciliation, emancipation of women, Child rights,
ecology,..." Hosted by Peacelink, an Italian-based network
of organizations working in peace and conflict management.
http://www.Newsfromafrica.org
Le Nouvel Afrique Asie
Selected articles, in French, from the print edition of the Paris monthly
news magazine. http://www.afrique-asie.com/
Pan African News Agency, PANAPRESS (PANA)
In English, French, Arabic. Most articles open to Subscribers Only..
Wire stories from PANA the Dakar based news agency created to
provide an African perspective on news events. The environment,
economic and developments issues, science and health, sports,
the April
2002 Cairo Trade Fair, a weekly selection of articles from
the African press. PANA Press Ltd., formed Oct. 1997 from PANA
the former inter-governmental organ of the OAU, is now a private
commercial company with 75% ownership by African private
investors, 25% by African states. One can search the PANA
archives for past articles. http://www.panapress.com/
Project
Syndicate - Into Africa
Articles on current African affairs by "leading African thinkers,
politicians, economists, and writers." Authors include the
President of Ghana and a Human Rights Watch Director. The
Syndicate is a non-profit association of 143 newspapers in 78
countries. "Financial contributions from member papers in
developed countries support the services provided by Project
Syndicate free of charge to its members in less advanced
economies." Based in New York. http://www.project-syndicate.org/series/series_list.php4?id=17
Public
Broadcasting Corporation - Jim Lehrer News Hour
Has transcripts of broadcasts from 1995 + on Burundi, Liberia, Nigeria,
Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, etc. and a keyword
search facility for the entire site. For those with sound cards
has a RealAudio version as well. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/africa.html
Radio Africa No. 1
In French. Site of an FM Paris radio station. http://www.africa1.com
Radio France Internationale (RFI)
In French. Schedule for their programs
on Africa including culture, Africans in France, music,
interviews. http://www.rfi.fr/
Reuters Foundation - Alertnet
"provides global news, communications and logistics services to the
international disaster relief community and the public."
Use the Search to locate news stories. Its disaster
relief resources section covers the world. http://www.alertnet.org/
Stratfor.com (Austin, Texas)
News with a security focus. Supplies
brief reports on current events, has a small amount of
African news. You can register to receive free, by e-mail, their
Global Intelligence Update. http://www.stratfor.com/default.htm
Topix.net - Africa
Current African news from a variety of sources. Find news for any African
country; see the list
(under World). RSS Feed: http://rss.topix.net/rss/world/africa.xml
http://www.topix.net/world/africa
United Nations, High Commissioner for
Refugees
Current news or crises. http://www.unhcr.ch/
United Nations, ReliefWeb
News on Angola, Congo, the Great Lakes Crisis (Rwanda, Burundi), Sierra
Leone, Sudan and other countries. Maintained by the UN Dept. of
Humanitarian Affairs. http://www.reliefweb.int
USAfrica Online
Web site of a Houston, Texas newspaper published by Chido Nwangwu. A
subscription is $20 a year. Site has a selection of articles
including "Shaping Future Relations between Africa and the
United States of America: a New Agenda" by Robert Cummings
and Louis Sangare. http://www.usafricaonline.com
United States. Department of State -
African Issues
Recent news on Africa and on U.S. - Africa relations.
Foreign
Media Reaction is a compilation of editorials and comments
from the non-US press on major foreign policy events. One can
find commentary from African newspapers. These digests also
indicate the affiliation or orientation of the newspaper.
http://usinfo.state.gov/af/
RSS Feed: http://usinfo.state.gov/rss/channels/af.xml
Voice of America Broadcasts
Africa-related
news. Many audio programs on Africa (requires soundcard,
speakers or headset). http://www.voa.gov
West
Africa Newsletter
Receive news summaries by e-mail with links to the original
sources, esp. on human rights, democracy & development. From
the Liberia Institute of
Journalism. Based in Monrovia, Liberia. http://lists.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo/westafrica-newsletter
Subscribe and unsubscribe by writing to majordomo@kabissa.org
with the command subscribe wan-l or unsubscribe wan-l in the
body of your message.
White
Fathers / Société des Missionnaires d’Afrique - Agence MISNA
In French and English. Current news from Agence
MISNA. http://www.africamission-mafr.org/nouvelafrik2.htm
World News Connection
Foreign news service from the U.S. govt., by subscription only. Many
universities subscribe; please see your library web site or
ask your Reference Librarian. Costs range from $21 for 7 days of
unlimited news to $50/$75/$100 for a month. Most articles are
full-text; some are excerpts only. Includes material from FBIS
(Foreign Broadcast Information Service). An email service sends
subscribers articles matching the user's profile. http://wnc.fedworld.gov/
World Press - Africa
News
"a nonpartisan magazine whose mission is to foster the international
exchange of perspectives and information. It contains articles
reprinted from the press outside the United States, as well as
originally written material." Has an RSS feed for World
news. Based in New York City. http://www.worldpress.org/africa.htm
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Jobs
Association for Women's Rights in Development
The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an
international membership organization connecting, informing and
mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving
gender equality, sustainable development and women's human
rights. Each week a list of job openings around the world is
posted on AWID's Resource
Net email digest. Click on any Resource Net issue
number to view jobs posted that week. The most recent listing is
at the top. Scroll down the page to see previous week's
listings. Postings are compiled from a variety of sources.
Devjobs
Devjobs
is an internet service that provides international job
announcements for various development fields. The different
fields include: microfinance, poverty alleviation, community
development, institution development, good governance, health
and population, food security, agriculture, natural resource
management, basic education, adult literacy, human resource
development, disability rehabilitation, information technology
and rural development.
DevNetJobs
DevNetJobs provides listings for international development
jobs and consultancies. You have the option of paying a fee in
order to acquire a DevnetJobs Value Membership, which gives you
accesses to a wider selection of job vacancies sooner.
Dev-Zone Development Jobs
The Development Resource Centre (DRC) is a specialist information
and education center in New Zealand focused on development and
global issues. Dev-Zone Development Jobs is a job listing website maintained
by the DRC with international development vacancies posted
regularly. You can search the job listings by keyword or by
category.
Foreign Policy Association Job Board
The Foreign Policy Association is a national US, nonprofit,
nonpartisan, nongovernmental, educational organization founded
in 1918 to educate Americans about the significant international
policy issues. The Foreign
Policy Association Job Board posts international
internship, job and volunteer opportunities weekly. You can
search the job-listing website as well as view current openings
according to predefined categories.
Global Corps
Global Corps provides a forum where professionals and
organizations can share information with respect to development,
humanitarian and disaster relief issues. As part of their
mission to provide a forum for the exchange of information, they
operate the Global
Corps Current Job Openings Page, however, postings
are often targeted toward US applicants.
Idealist
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders and is a good
resource for a variety of non-profit, public affairs,
international jobs. You can search their job-postings
website using different keywords or by location.
International Career Employment Weekly
The International
Career Employment Weekly newspaper advertises over
500 current international job vacancies each week, including
hundreds of international development jobs. This is a
subscription service, which means that you need to pay a
membership fee in order to access all of the job and internship
advertisements posted on the website. You also have an option to
have the information delivered to you electronically.
One World Network
The OneWorld
Network attempts to harness the potential of the
internet to promote human rights and sustainable development. As
part of this mission they maintain OneWorld
Jobs and Volunteering, which is a job-listing page
that enables users to search for postings by region or category
for jobs in human rights, environment, and sustainable
development worldwide.
Opportunities in Public Affairs
Opportunities in Public Affairs is an excellent source for
public affairs job openings in the Washington, DC area,
particularly for public relations, government affairs,
legislation, and print & broadcast journalism jobs on
Capitol Hill, in nonprofits, corporations, and Federal Agencies.
They also claim to post unadvertised jobs. This is a
subscription service. You can view the featured job openings
once you are a subscriber.
PovertyNet
The World Bank sponsored PovertyNet
is a venue for employers to post job opportunities with
organizations devoted to understanding and alleviating poverty.
Action
Aid vacancies
Action Aid is one of the UK's largest development agencies,
working in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America
and the Caribbean.
AlertNet.org
AlertNet.org, funded by the Reuters Foundation, provides live
international news from and an extensive section of job
vacancies and news from more than 180 member NGOs.
Amnesty
International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that
works to promote all human rights. Check their regularly updated
jobs page for their latest vacancies.
British
Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND)
BOND is a network of over 190 UK based voluntary organizations
working in international development. They list vacancies from a
number of organizations.
CAFOD
CAFOD is the English and Welsh arm of Caritas Internationalis, a
worldwide network of Catholic relief and development
organizations. CAFOD works in partnership on over 1000
programmes in more than 80 countries worldwide.
CARE
USA
CARE is one of the world's largest private international relief
and development organizations, reaching tens of millions of
people each year in more than 60 countries across the world.
Concern
Worldwide
Concern works towards the alleviation and elimination of poverty
among people living in extreme or absolute poverty in the
poorest countries of the world.
Christian
Aid Jobs
Christian Aid works in over 60 countries helping people,
regardless of religion or race, to improve their own lives and
tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.
DB
Classifieds from The Communication Initiative
The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development
organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness
and scale of communication interventions for positive
international development. A listing of open posts in
development and communication organisations is available through
their DB Classifieds page.
Department
for International Development, UK
The Department for International Development (DfID) is the
British government department responsible for promoting
development and the reduction of poverty. Details of employment
opportunities with DfID, in the UK and overseas, as part of a
course of study or practical attachment on a longer-term basis.
Environmentjob.co.uk
A resource for great jobs and volunteering opportunities in the
environmental sector. Environmentjob.co.uk aims to make it
possible for environmental organisations, however small, to
advertise nationally.
Expertist.net
The knowledge-sharing network for international development
experts, Expertist.net covers all market sectors and
professional functions. It is a fast, topical and low-cost
medium for offering or tracing expert services.
Human
Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch's areas of special initiative include
academic freedom, business and human rights, free expression,
prisons, and human rights in the United States.
Mango
Mango runs a register of carefully selected skilled and
experienced finance professionals available to work on relief
and development projects in the field. It also provides agencies
with access to a stream of qualified finance professionals.
Oxfam
International Vacancies
Oxfam International is an international group of 11 autonomous
non-government organizations working for an end to the waste and
injustice of poverty. This page links to the vacancy page of all
the Oxfam offices around the world.
Ethical
Careers Service from People & Planet
Looking for a career change, or just thinking about setting up
an office re-cycling scheme? Whether you are a student,
graduate, careers service, student union or other organization,
the Ethical Careers Service has something to offer you.
ReliefWeb
Vacancies
The ReliefWeb Vacancies section lists up to 100 new jobs per
week in the humanitarian and development sectors, and the weekly
vacancies email is sent to over 25,000 subscribers.
Vacancies
from Save the Children
Save the Children works to create a better world for children in
70 countries, helping children in the world's most impoverished
communities. Save the Children advertises both UK and global
vacancies here.
Tearfund
Tearfund is an evangelical Christian relief and development
charity working through local partners to bring help and hope to
communities in need around the world.
World
Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized
agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's
objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest
possible level of health.
World
Service Enquiry
Are you looking for meaningful work for peace, justice and
development? Are you keen to work overseas in a 'third world
country' to help in whatever way you can? Are you anxious to
find out whether your skill and experience is sufficient to
apply successfully? If your answer to any or all of these
questions is YES, World Service Enquiry can help you.
World
Vision
World Vision is a Christian aid agency, currently working in 92
countries and helping over 73 million people in their struggle
against poverty, hunger and injustice. They have dozens of
vacancies overseas as well as in their head office in the UK.
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Charity
World
Medical Fund
Our mission is to care for the world's most vulnerable people.
We support the children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in
Malawi, working closely with the local community with our
innovative village-based project. We ensure history does not
repeat itself by delivering AIDS education to the schools . Our
aim is to help the most unfortunate achieve dignity and meaning
in their lives.
Friends
of Malawi (USA)
We encourage our 900+ members, all of who have lived or worked
in Malawi--mostly as volunteers, to continue their involvement
with and travel to Malawi. We also provide information and
encouragement to others around the world who inquire about
traveling to or working in Malawi..
RIPPLE
Africa
whose mission is help young Malawians reach their potential
through the development of local education.
Harvest
Help
Harvest Help works with thousands of farmers in rural Africa,
helping them to feed their families, earn a living and become
more self-reliant.
Global Stewardship
Foundation, Africa
We look for and send refurbished computers to schools and
children's agencies in Uganda. We are also trying to expand our
program to Cameroon, Liberia, Rwanda, and Ghana in the next few
years...
EdUKaid
EdUKaid aims to enable the children of the developing world to
gain dignity and future prosperity for themselves and their
community by providing education.
African
Children's Educational Trust (A-CET)
Small independent professional charity helping vulnerable young
Africans through educational scholarships. Working through
through local organisations we now support 1,000+ children and 2
primary schools.
Nyuma
Ya Thanzi
Nyumba Ya Thanzi is a charitable trust that supports Malawian
led development initiatives. We hold parties in the UK to raise
money for the work our partners are doing in Malawi.
Wishkids
International
a non profit organisation that is committed to bringing the best
out of children in africa who have been abused or abandoned;
orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and those with disabilities through
services that promote respect, care, and foster compassion by
valuing their human basic desires.
Catherine's
Inspiration for Kids
The vision for this foundation is to alleviate suffering and
help build a better future for all disadvantaged, HIV/AIDS
children, and particularly orphans, in Southern Africa.
Women in Progress
Women in Progress works to achieve economic independence of
women and alleviate poverty at a grassroots level. Women in
Progress also helps people volunteer abroad.
Childaid
Voluntary work Ghana
Childaid organises voluntary work in Ghana. Volunteers can teach
at schools in Africa. Childaid is nonprofit organisation and is
located in Holland and in Ghana.
Tukae
We work towards the alleviation of poverty through better Health
and Education provision, and the development of sustainable
economic practices.
SOS
Children: Aids Africa
Children charity helping orphans throughout africa with latest
projects in South Africa, Zambia, Swaziland
Harvestime
Company Ltd.
We provide quality basic educational and health-care services
for rural communities in Ghana, especially needy children of
school-going age.
CraftyAfrica
We support African artisans by purchasing arts and crafts at
fair prices. We then sell them and use ALL of the profit to
benefit the education on rural Africans.
Billy
Riordan Memorial Trust
Irish registered charity running a primary health care clinic
and education sponsorship in Cape Maclear, Monkey Bay, Malawi
GondarLink
GondarLink is the first full school link with an Ethiopian
secondary school. The website tells of this link but also has
plenty of information on Ethiopia, its culture and its people.
African
Support and Assistance Project
A new charity, based at Mid-Cheshire College, dedicated to the
support of education and communities in Africa. We are working
with Befole Primary School in northern Lesotho to help them
re-build their school.
Fondation
Maisha
Homepage of a non profit organization for street children in
Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo.
Build
the Future
Committed to help East African children reach their potential
SUFA
Stand Up For Africa
Stand Up For Africa (SUFA) is a UK based African-led
organisation that support & advocate for Africans children
affected by child slavery.
Africa
Educational Trust
Many children in Africa will never get the chance to go to
school and learn to read or write. This is a denial of their
human right to a basic education. AET increases access to
learning and enhances the lives of thousands of children and
young people in regions of Africa where formal structures for
education are absent or have been broken down by conflict and
civil war.
ISOSS -
International SOS Society
Free Medical Care and assistance for the disabled in Ghana, West
Africa
Igbo
Charitable Association Inc
A charitable organization delivering community level poverty
alleviation support to people in Eastern Nigeria and creating
employment opportunities for young people in all of Africa.
JAM
International Foundation
Registered Canadian charity currently supporting a local
community school that offers almost free education to orphans
and/or street children.
TLC Ministries
Looking after the abandoned babies of Gauteng.
Helps
International (HINT) Cameroon
We help improve on the social and economic well-being and health
of the poor in the society through education, skills development
and job creation.
Christian
African Educational Services
Our mission is to improve the lives of those in need. Because
children and youth are the hope of the future, we believe in
investing in them by providing education, training and
leadership.
Save the
Rhino International
Save the Rhino International is the leading rhino charity in the
UK. Our aim is to ensure the survival of rhinos in the wild.
The Open
Arms Trust / Open Arms Infant Home
a charity set up in Malawi a few years ago to look after babies
orphaned by the AIDS epedemic that has ravaged this beautiful
country
Action of
Solidarity for Scientific Knowledge and Research (ASK)
a nonprofit organization involved in assisting Developing
Countries, particularly in Africa, to create an environment that
promotes development of knowledge and scientific research.
Hope
for Africa International
a Christian Non Profit Organisation providing education
supporting to Orphans and Vulnerable Children through Community
Schools.
A
Glimmer of Hope
A global charitable foundation which aims to help the women,
children and poor of rural Ethiopia - by providing basic social
services such as health, education and water.
Somali
Poverty Relief and Rural Development Organisation
a registered charity in England. The charity was established to
give education to the Somali children in Somalia, to provide
clean water and basic health care. Membership is open to any
individual who is interested in furthering the objectives of the
charity.
Link Community
Development
Link aims to improve prospects of disadvantaged children and
their communities in Africa. We believe education is the key to
breaking the cycle of poverty.
Akany Avoko
an excellent project just outside Antananarivo, Madagascar, that
shelters abandoned children and provides them with a stable life
and education. It also works on conservation, using low-tech
solutions available locally. Future plans include community
tourism projects.
Friends of
Mulanje Orphans (Malawi)
Charity formed to help the orphaned children of Mulanje, Malawi.
Supporting them with food, shelter, health, education,
development, love and care.
VolunteerAfrica
Give young people the opportunity to spend up to three months
working alongside villagers on locally initiated community
development projects.
The
International Association of Lions Clubs District 404, Nigeria
In-depth understanding of the tenets of Lionism Memebership
drive through "Each one bring one" Inititiave Cancer
Awareness Campaign as the CORE Project
Friends
of the Gambian African Christian School
UK registered charity set up for the advancement of education
and other charitable purpose for the benefit of the children of
the African christian school
International
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery - Ghana
IRPS wishes to help Ghana become self sufficient in
reconstructive plastic surgery provision within the next five
years. To help achieve this, the IRPS requires to raise funds to
pay for: new hospital equipment, training courses in Ghana,
training doctors in Scotland, providing amenities for nurses and
the expenses of consultant surgeons visiting Ghana.
East Africa
Education Development Programme
EAEDP is run entirley by volunteers who believe the future
peaceful development of our world stems from education and a
basic understanding of humanity across ethnic, cultural,
political and religious diversities. For a pre-set contribution
towards a child's education; you pre-set your odds of winning a
range of quality incentive prizes
Potato
and Products Aid Alliance To Africa
PATA will work to bring food and nutritional supplements to
people in need.
BooksForAfrica.com
helps donors buy books for children in South Africa. Payments
are made to existing online retailers. Books are dilivered
directly to end users.
Beads
for Education, Advancement, Development and Success
BEADS in conjunction with the African Conservation Center in
Kenya has developed a two pronged effort to help the Maasai
women and their families in Isinya, Kenya
Harambee Schools
Kenya
Harambee Schools Kenya aims to improve the basic infrastructure
of poor rural primary schools in Kenya, and to provide them with
basic materials, especially textbooks.
Help an
African Schoolchild Trust
The Aim of the charity is to improve the living conditions and
the educational standards and facilities in a number of Zambian
and Tanzanian communities.
Malawi
Health Care Support UK
MAHECAS UK raises money in the UK which is used to help improve
medical services in Malawi.
AvRICA
AvRICA is a non profit charity based organisation, dedicated to
providing a wide range of aid assistance via aviation to the
people of Africa who are less than adequately served by modern
health and welfare resources. Totally reliant on donations, we
disburse resources where they provide direct help or indirectly
support the work done by other agencies in the region
Out Of
Afrika
In the world of high technology Out of Afrika has seen the
opportunity to use the powerful medium of the internet to reach
a global audience and bring hope to needy children living in
rural Kenya
CARE International
CARE began working in Ethiopia in 1984 to distribute food during
a famine and has continued to provide assistance since that
time. Right now CARE needs your donations more than ever -
Helping people in need throughout Africa
Associazione
Dialogo
We are an italian non-profit organization. In Africa we organize
campaigns and courses focused on adult and children literacy.
The Voluntary
Workcamps Association of Ghana
VOLU organizes 3-4 week volunteer workcamps helping poor
communities in Ghana.
Plan
International UK
a child-focused, long-term development organisation which, for
more than 60 years, has helped millions of children, and their
families, throughout Africa and the world.
Feed S.A.
Feed SA is a charity whose main object is to generate funds to
alleviate and help combat the escalating problem of hunger in
South Africa.
Oxfam
International
Current Ethiopia crisis appeal - Oxfam is committed to fighting
poverty and related injustice in Africa and around the world.
The Life
in Africa Foundation
Images, true stories and concrete ways to make a low-cost but
lasting impact on the lives of the African poor.
Tennis
For Africa Association
Sport charity association, having the aim at supporting African
suffering children through the promotion of tennis and
solidarity. Famous tennis players are cooperating with us...
Hospice
Africa
Helping to establish Hospice Care in Africa - aims to provide or
support the provision of palliative care to terminally ill
cancer patients in the African setting with a model day care
hospice ,a home care based service within a 20km radius of
Kampala, an education programme for health care professionals
and volunteers, in the skills of palliative care.
ISISA
Charities
is a non-profit charity support organisation which was founded
to procure international support on the World Wide Web for those
in need. The ISISA concept is supported and audited by Arthur
Anderson and Associates who are also the Trust Account
Administrators.
Kingdom Ministry
Trust
HYN community projects; Charity, Feeding schemes, mental health
support centres , frail care, long-term psychiatric care,
charity, housing and crisis support. We need volunteers.
David Anderson
Africa Trust
Supports education and training in African countries with the
aim of contributing towards human resource development and
effecive public administration
Water
for Children Africa
is a Charitable non-profit organization dedicated to providing
safe water for children living in rural villages on the
continent of Africa
Earthwatch
Institute
An international nonprofit organization which supports
scientific field research worldwide through its volunteers and
scientists working together to improve our understanding of the
planet. On a rotating basis, teams will help teach villagers to
improve their sanitary conditions; help treat villagers;
maintain client records and observe counseling sessions; assist
the lab technicians with specimen examination; compile
statistics for the final report; and maintain the camp site.
East
Africa Medical Assistance Foundation
a volunteer nonprofit organization based in North Oaks,
Minnesota. We are dedicated to recruiting volunteers to provide
medical education and training, medical equipment, and medical
care in East Africa, and to raising funds to help support our
efforts.
Amensty
International South Africa
A leading world-wide human rights organization based on
voluntary membership. Involved in several campaigns against
human rights violations in South Africa since the 1960s.
African Medical
and Research Foundation (AMREF)
The people of sub-Saharan Africa face numerous health threats:
epidemics, civil war, population growth and environmental
damage. Health infrastructure is often scant or non-existent.
For 40 years, AMREF has worked with local communities to
research and alleviate the region’s health problems.
FARM-Africa
been working with poor rural African farmers and herders since
1985. We aim to make a lasting difference to their lives by
providing practical help, enabling them to produce more food for
their families.
Joliba
Trust
The Joliba Trust works with one of the poorest farming
communities in the world: the Dogon people of Mali, with whom we
have a long-term commitment and work directly with their people
through their own community support structures, with they
themselves deciding the things that are needed most.
Trade
Aid
We are a UK registered education charity. Our aim is to create
sustainable employment through training local people to run The
Old Boma at Mikindani in Tanzania
Kabissa - Space
for change in Africa
Do you work in the African non-profit sector? We want to
collaborate with you! Become a member and get free Internet
services including web space and e-mail accounts. Collaborate
with us to help organisations working in the African non-profit
sector to better take advantage of the Internet and ICT to
achieve their own objectives.
Brotherhood
of Blessed Gérard
We are the Relief Organisation of the Order of Malta in South
Africa. We run 12 charitable projects: 1. A health care centre
& Hospice, 2. A Children's Home, 3. A Pre-Primary School
& Crche, 4. A Community Development Centre, 5. A First Aid
& Emergency Service, 6. A Feeding Scheme for malnourished
infants, 7. A social club for senior citizens, 8. An AIDS
Education Programme, 9. A Poor-Sick Fund, 10. A Bursary Fund,
11. A Relief Fund, 12. A Disaster Relief Service.
Trojan
Horse Productions
We specialise in making quality videos for charities and NGOs
that help them with fundraising, training and profile raising.
We are currrently working on a series of films about examples of
conflict resolution in different African countries.
The Luke Society
An organization supporting indigenous Christian health
professionals with a vision to provide medical care, through
community health education, clinics and pharmacies.
Friends of
Africa Relief and Development Agency
Sierra Leone Program - a not-for-profit human service charity
committed to helping students, orphans, unaccompanied children
and low-income families at risk in fifteen chiefdoms in the
Eastern Province of war-torn Sierra Leone in West Africa
Guinea-Forum
Promotion of democracy, freedom of expression and speech, and
economic development in Republic of Guinea-Conakry
SPW
SPW trains young people from the North and the South to work
together on 4-10 month health education and environmental
programmes in rural Africa.
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Business
and Trade
Africa
Business Information Services
"...information and analysis on business
and economics in Africa." ABIS "aims to help companies
and individuals come to a better understanding of African
economies and make decisions about them." Includes articles
on political development, the section Nigeria Business
Information, a special report on Nigeria's leading
banks by reporters from the Vanguard newspaper
(Nigeria), "The Way Forward for Africa" by A. Bolaji
Akinyemi, "Slave Trade, a Root of Contemporary African
Crisis", by ABIS director, Tunde Obadina, important
dates in Nigerian history, etc. Based in the U.K. http://www.afbis.com
Africa
Business Pages
The Africa Business Pages are hosted by
Gateway Marketing, Dubai - United Arab Emirates. They promote
trade between the United Arab Emirates and Africa. http://www.africa-business.com
Africa
Imports
Offers for sale jewelry, wood carvings,
soapstone candle holders, banana leaf art, Herero dolls. Gif and
jpeg graphics of the items. http://www.africaimports.info/
Africa
Intelligence
Subscription only. Up-to-date
political and economic news in English and French. Provides
articles, for a fee, from The Indian Ocean Newsletter,
Africa Energy Intelligence, Africa Mining Intelligence, La
Lettre du Continent, Maghreb Confidentiel
and biographies of African leaders, published by Indigo
Publications, Paris. Has profiles of energy
industry figures. A one year subscription (47 issues) to the
Indian Ocean Newsletter, by email, is $750.00. Purchase
individual articles or subscribe to individual newsletters. An
email service notifies subscribers of updated articles based on
your interest profile. http://www.africaintelligence.com
Africa
Recruit
In English and French. Recruits African
professionals in Europe and North America for positions in
Africa, to reverse the brain drain. Runs a job search engine, FindaJobinAfrica.com
Works with the Commonwealth
Business Council (CBC) and Africaserve Ltd. http://www.africarecruit.com/
African
Journal of Finance and Management (Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania)
Published by the The Institute of Finance
Management, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Has the table of contents
and abstracts. http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol/journals/ajfm/index.html
African
Leadership and Progress Network
Reports, papers, articles on Governance,
Transparency, Corruption, Natural
Resource Management, The Resource Curse. "ALPN is
a network of African and non-African professionals
who are strongly dedicated to utilizing innovative and entrepreneurial
approaches for fostering rapid progress in Africa."
Promotes "private sector-driven economic
growth and poverty alleviation in African countries..."
Articles on the brain
drain, sources ranking
African countries, the U.S.
Millenium Challenge Account, a directory of Washington,
D.C. events. A nonprofit organization based in Washington,
D.C., and Abuja, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.africanprogress.net/
African
Market
"...founded in 1996 by former Peace Corps
volunteers." "African Market
works with African artisans, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs to
design products which can be manufactured using traditional
techniques and locally available materials." Products are
from Ghana, Mali, Kenya, and Morocco. Founders are Rosie
Walker and Bush Helzberg. Will send a print catalog. http://www.africanmarket.com
African
Privatization Network
"Established in November 1995, as a coalition
of privatization agencies in Africa countries where the
Privatisation programme is being actively implemented. The APN
was set up to foster private sector participation
in the economies of Africa..." Lists companies privatized,
links to each countries' privatization web site. http://www.apnbizsummit.org/
African
Stock Exchanges - Mbendi
Information on the 14 African stock exchanges
from Mbendi Information Services Ltd of South Africa. http://mbendi.co.za/mbendi/exaf.htm
AGOA
Africa.com
About the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
For African small and medium size businesses
and U.S. businesses seeking suppliers from Africa.
Has lists of
products eligible for reduced tariff or duty free export to
the U.S., U.S.
Africa trade statistics, information on trade support
bodies. An Education section has information on studying
in the U.S. News, trade related events. Information on
how to obtain a U.S. green card. Based in Arlington, Virginia.
http://agoaafrica.com/
AllAfrica.com
- Business & Finance
Current news from African newspapers and other
sources. "Registered in Mauritius, with offices in
Johannesburg, Dakar, Abuja and Washington, D.C., AllAfrica is
one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and
distribute news from across Africa to tens of millions of end
users." http://allafrica.com/business/
AMI
Consultants
"provides consulting services for
companies that wish to conduct business in Africa, the Middle
East, and other developing regions." Sponsors business
conferences. Based in Phoenix, Arizona. [KF] http://www.ami-consulting.com/
ApproTEC
"a non-profit organization that develops
and markets new technologies in Africa. These low-cost
technologies are bought by local entrepreneurs, and
used to establish highly profitable new small businesses. They
create new jobs and new wealth and allow the poor to climb out
of their poverty forever." Produced micro
irrigation pumps, an oilseed press(which
became the most popular cooking oil press for sunflower and
sesame seeds in the East and Central African region), and low-cost
building technologies. Based in San Francisco,
California. http://www.approtec.org
Ashanti
Goldfields
"Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd is an
African-based international gold mining and exploration group
with seven producing mines in four African countries - Ghana,
Guinea, Tanzania and Zimbabwe." Includes information on
explorations in West, East, and Southern Africa, production
figures, annual reports, and a history
of the company and of the Ashanti people. http://www.ashantigold.com/
Banque
Africaine de Developpement / African Development Bank
In French. Official site? Has the full
text of bank documents. The Bank's main office is in Abidjan;
this web site is in Senegal. http://www.afdb.org/home.html
Banque
Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest /
Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
In French and English. The BCEAO, based in
Dakar, was founded in 1962, to serve as the central bank for
member states [Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Côte
d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo] of the West African
Monetary Union / Union Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UMOA). Issues
the CFA franc. Has press releases, "How
to switch over from the CFA france to the euro" (in .pdf),
etc. http://www.bceao.int/
Banque
Nationale du Rwanda
In French. Includes statistics
(price indices, external debt, etc.), Bank annual reports
(full text), Rapports sur l'évolution économique et financière
du Rwanda, Monetary Policy and Development of
Financial Sector in Rwanda, a Seminar on Monetary Policy
in Rwanda (Powerpoint presentations), Stratégie de lutte contre
le SIDA à la BNR, images of the currency,
and more. Based in Kigali. http://www.bnr.rw/
Business.com
Directory of sites related to investing,
business. Use the Search for individual African countries. Based
in Santa Monica, California. . http://www.business.com/
Business
Day
Online edition of South Africa's main
financial newspaper. Stock exchange news, back issues (which are
keyword searchable), a Document archive will have publications
such as the national budget, white papers, company
announcements, has a free, for now, personalized news service,
one can email questions about doing business in South Africa,
there is a discussion forum, glossary of financial terms, an
economic calendar of events. KF http://www.bday.co.za/
Business
Kenya
Discussion list (non-profit) to bring together
all who have an interest in doing business in East Africa and
those who already have running businesses here. It will discuss
the many pitfalls & benefits of doing business...."
http://www.egroups.com/group/BusinessKenya
Moderator: BusinessKenya-owner@egroups.com
To join, write: BusinessKenya-subscribe@egroups.com
Cape
Business News
Monthly newsletter. Has a business directory
and a trade enquiries section where businesses can seek South
African vendors/suppliers. Established in 1980 as a business
newspaper for the Cape. http://www.cbn.co.za/
Careernation
"Careernation is an international human
resources management-consulting firm with a focus on the African
continent." Job opportunities in Africa
for those with professional degrees. " You must register
(free registration) to apply for jobs online. Companies may list
jobs online. Based in New York City. Maintained by Victor
Madubuko. http://www.careernation.com/site/
Careers
in Africa
"an initiative by Global Career Company (GCC)
- aims to bring together internationally based African graduates
and professionals who are seeking careers back in Africa
with leading multinational companies. We achieve this through
ongoing recruitment activities and an annual recruitment event
in London." The Career Survey provides graduates'
job expectations. Site based in New York City. [KF]
http://www.careersinafrica.com
Center
for International Private Enterprise (Washington, D.C.)
An affiliate of the U.S.Chamber of Commerce.
The CIPE has a women
in business section, a directory of its partners
in Africa and a Directory
of Public Policy Institutes in Emerging Markets. http://www.cipe.org/
Corporate
Africa (London)
Online edition of the print quarterly, has the
table of contents and selected full text articles such as a
profile of Tito Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve
Bank, West Africa Oil and Gas, AIDS in Africa, Worldspace's
satellite radio, etc. Published by Times
Publications Ltd. The Times Publs. Ltd. web site also has a political
risk section. http://www.times-publications.com/
Corporate
Council on Africa (Washington, D.C.)
Formed in 1992 is a non-profit, non-partisan,
organization of American corporations and individuals
"committed to developing the African private sector and
strengthening the commercial relationship between the United
States and Africa." Has information on its Sept. 2001
Summit (participants include heads of state, prime ministers,
high-level U.S. officials), business events calender, press
releases, etc. "Its over
170 member companies represent approx. 85 percent of
American private sector investment in Africa." Organizes
trade missions, has links to African
privitization agencies. http://www.africacncl.org/
Corporate
Watch
"...an online magazine and resource
center ...to investigate and analyze corporate activity. We are
committed to exposing corporate greed by documenting the social,
political, economic and environmental impacts of these
transnational giants." Has a
guide to research on corporations. Use their keyword
search to locate, for ex., information on the
Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline. Based in San Francisco, CA.
http://www.corpwatch.org/
Dar
es Salaam Stock Exchange
"a non-profit making body created to
facilitate the Government implementation of the economic reforms
and in future to encourage the wider share ownership of
privatized and all the companies in Tanzania." Listed
companies, market statistics, etc. Based in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. [KF] http://www.darstockexchange.com/
Development
Executive Group
Lists mid to high level international
development jobs in Africa and other countries,
offered by the private sector and NGOs. Members
offering employment include CARE, Deloitte East Africa,
Microsoft, Catholic Relief Services, Center for International
Private Enterprise (CIPE), Crown Agents, IBM Global Services,
Institute of International Education, Population Council, etc.
Based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.developmentex.com/
DHL
Worldwide Express
Ships to all African countries. Has a package
tracking page, for
each African country information on offices in each country,
the current local time, the international dialing code,
holidays, the national flag. [KF]
Africa page: http://www.DHL.COM/dhlinfo/1bb.html#africa
http://www.dhl.com
Ecobank
In English and French. "regional banking
group operating in 11 English and French speaking West African
Countries." "It's major shareholders are Prince Al-Waleed,
Kingdom Holdings, IFC and the Developpement Finance arm of ECOWAS."
http://www.ecobank.com/
E-Data
(Investor Intelligence)
Provides financial, business, and economic
information on South Africa including investing in South Africa.
http://www.edata.co.za/
Ethio
Market
Find business partners in Ethiopia for exporters,
importers, etc. Promotes "promote joint venture,
management contract, lease or export market partners of local
companies to the foreign and local investors." Bids/Tenders
information. Search for Ethiopian companies by
product. Provides visibility for Ethiopian government bodies
such as the Ethiopian
Customs Authority. http://www.ethiomarket.com
ETradeAFRica
"provide e-Business Management
Services/tools, Consulting, Technology
and eMarketing Services." "an aggregator of both
vertical and horizontal groups of companies with products and
services to sell in African Markets, and a matching service with
and for African buyers, with related services..." Based
in Oslo, Norway. http://www.etafr.com
Electronic
Embassy
Has the street address, phone, fax of embassies
in Washington D.C. Also links to the web pages of
embassies. http://www.embassy.org/embassies/eep-1100.html
Ernst
& Young Business Information
Has offices in 51 African countries, for each
country has profiles, investment guides, oil
and energy industry profiles, information on taxation. Their
TaxNews International has guides to corporate and personal taxes
for countries. Uses a not very intuitive search facility.
African countries: http://mbendi.co.za/ernsty/
Oil & energy: http://mbendi.co.za/ernsty/eyinoi.htm
Taxation site: http://www.eyi.com/tiTax.htm
Fane
Sepi, l'annuaire export vers l'Afrique (Paris, France)
In English and French. "12 years ago, the
editor SEPI decided to encourage bilateral commercial
relationships between Africa and Europe through the creation of
two crucial tools : The Fane, The African database. The
database assists companies seeking business in Africa.
Access to information requires payment. Based on their print
publication, The Fane, a directory of European
companies exporting to Africa. Businesses can pay for
listing in their directory. http://www.fanesepi.com/
FedEx
- Africa
Brief information on their shipping contact in
each country. http://www.fedex.com/emea/africa/
FindaJobinAfrica
In English, French, Portuguese, Arabic. To
help Africans abroad and others locate positions in Africa.
Established to counter the brain drain. Has interview, resume
tips. Based at AfricaServe House, 31 The Grove, Biggin Hill,
Kent, TN16 3TA, United Kingdom. http://www.findajobinafrica.com
First
Global Select
"investment information including Stock
Quotes, Charts, News and Fundamental Investment,
Economic and Business data from Stock Exchanges across
Africa" News, by country, from
AllAfrica.com, Xinhua News Agency, AP, BBC Monitoring, etc. Site
maintained by STOCKTRENDS, LLC based in West Des Moines, Iowa.
http://www.firstglobalselect.com
Forum
Francophone des Affaires
Lists business and professional opportunities
in Africa and other countries. Part of Le Réseau d'affaires de
la francophonie sur Internet (RAFI)
provided by the Centre de promotion internationale
canadiene. http://www.rafi.net/ffa/ffa.htm
Global
Exchange Fair Trade Stores
Sells crafts
from African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, South
Africa). A member of the Fair
Trade Federation. Stores in the San Francisco bay area.
"Global Exchange is a non-profit research, education, and
action center" based in San Francisco. [KF] http://www.globalexchange.org/stores/
Global Trade
Networks - 'Role of the Private Sector in Africa's Digital Inclusion', 3 to 5
December 2001, United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
"The conference goal is the
identification of major business problems hindering ICT
development in Africa and building common consensus on the
strategies and policy direction to follow." On the site of
Global Trade Networks. http://www.globaltradenetworks.org/
Gold
Coast Africa, Inc.
Gifts, kente cloth stoles, and home
furnishings. Will send a print catalog. Has an outlet store.
Based in Madison, WI. http://www.goldcoastafrica.com/
GoodWorks
International (Atlanta, GA)
Business consulting firm facilitating business
in Africa and the Caribbean. Its Chairman is Andrew Young,
former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Mayor of
Atlanta. "GoodWorks is actively engaged in advising African
governments on how to derive benefits from the Africa Growth and
Opportunity Act." http://www.goodworksintl.com/
Grundy
& Associates
"Law firm specialized in Africa energy
cases." "Our experience includes substantive
assignments in all aspects and phases of the international oil
and gas industry in over seventy countries around the world
including all major producing and consuming regions, with
significant experience in Africa." Based in Houston, Texas.
http://www.petrolaw.com
International
Chambers of Commerce
National Commitees in Africa listed are
Burkina Faso, South Africa, Togo. Gives the address, contact
names, phone, fax, telex. http://www.iccwbo.org/National_Committees/africa.htm
Use the World Chambers website to search for the Chambers of
Commerce in Africa: http://www.worldchambers.com/
International
Executive Service Corps
Has Africa
programs such as an Africa Fast Track Trade
(AFTT) project which assists African food companies to penetrate
the US market including through participation in trade
exhibitions. Works with the Geekcorps
in Ghana, Mali. "IESC was founded in 1964 by David
Rockefeller and other distinguished Americans as a private,
not-for-profit organization using private sector volunteers to
assist economic growth around the world." [KF] http://www.iesc.org/
International
Finance Corporation (Washington, D.C.)
See its Africa
section. The IFC is "the largest multilateral source of
loan and equity financing for private sector projects in the
developing world." Has 2 page country fact sheets for
Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South
Africa, a regional
report for Africa (also in
Adobe pdf). http://www.ifc.org/africa/
International
Investigation Services
Has a collection of financial scam letters
originating from Nigeria. http://www.superhighway.is/iis/
International
Trade Centre. Intra-African Trade Promotion Programme (IATP),
UNCTAd / WTO
Promote intra-African trade. Has a directory
of African regional organizations, of African country trade
promotion organizations, of African chambers of commerce. Based
in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.intracen.org/iatp/
Investing
in Africa
"...information on investment procedures,
incentives, and opportunities in sub-Saharan African
states." Information on the African countries was prepared
between March and July 2001. Has an annotated map illustrating
Burundi’s recent business activity. Maintained by James
Waters. http://www.InvestinginAfrica.org
IZF.NET,
Investir en zone franc
"...a été créé par la Commission de
l'UEMOA (Union économique et monétaire de l'Afrique de
l'Ouest) et par le Secrétariat exécutif de la CEMAC (Communauté
économique et monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale) à
l'initiative de tous les Ministres de l'économie et des
finances de la Zone Franc CFA, soit 14 pays. " In French.
Includes the Rapport du Gouverneur de la Banque Centrale
des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale - BEAC. http://www.izf.net/izf/Index.htm
JobAfrique
In English and French. Find a job in Africa.
Company started by Daniel Ahouassa. Based in El Cajon,
California. http://www.jobafrique.com/
Johannesburg
Stock Exchange
Information about companies on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange - the directors, no. of employees,
major shareholders, address, etc. Arranged alphabetically and by
sector. http://www.jse.co.za/
Liquid
Africa
"online trading platform enabling
brokers in Africa to provide their clients with access to investment
through the Internet." Articles are available to
subscribers only. Based in London, U.K. http://www.liquidafrica.com/
Lusaka
Stock Exchange
The Exchange opened on 21st February 1994.
http://www.luse.co.zm/
Marques
Systems/InterNeXt, South African Directory
A huge annotated directory of South African
web sites arranged by topics: business (computers, finance,
property, retail, travel, etc.), entertainment/art,
education/academic, science/technology, news/magazines. Includes
sites on South African wine.
http://minotaur.marques.co.za/
Minesite
Articles on mining companies worldwide, a country
section on mines, information by mining
company. Use the Search Site. http://www.minesite.com/
Nairobi
Stock Exchange
Listed companies, market information, full
text of their Bulletins, "In Kenya, dealing in shares and
stocks started in the 1920s when the country was still a British
colony." http://www.nse.co.ke/
Namibian
Stock Exchange
Stock prices, how to buy and sell, history,
etc. "Africa's second largest stock exchange by market
capitalization." http://www.nsx.com.na/
NigeriaBusinessInfo.com
Business directory. For each company
provides, if available, Nature of Business, Head Office Address,
Telephone, Fax, Telex, Email, Website, Date of Incorporation,
Date Listed on the Lagos Stock Exchange, Auditors, and a
Five-Year Financial Summary. Has an extensive directory to
national and local Nigerian chambers of commerce,
information on business-related Nigerian government bodies such
as Nigerian High Commissions/Embassies & Consulates. Lists
the top
20 companies, has statistical
indicators, Profiles of 10 Reputable
Stock Broking Firms in Nigeria's Capital Market, business
opportunities, tourism information. [KF] http://www.nigeriabusinessinfo.com/
Nigeria.
Bureau of Public Enterprises
The BPE is "the secretariat of the
National Council on Privatisation. BPE is charged with
implementing one of the largest reform programmes in Africa,
comprising the privatisation and commercialisation of
over 100 state-owned enterprises and the conduct of
broad-based sector reforms." Information on Nigeria
including investing, Adobe pdf documents on
each of the companies. Based in Abuja, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.bpeng.org/
Nigerian
Business Galleria
Lists the states
and their capitals, has a directory of Nigerian
universities with email addresses, diplomatic missions,
federal government institutions, city
phone area codes, a list of Lagos newspapers and journals,
federal budget information, biographies of leaders up to 1966.
The business center covers real estate, import/export
information, a bank directory, chambers of commerce,
professional organizations, the Nigerian stock exchange,
U.S.-Nigeria economic relations. Has hotel and air travel
information, music CDs for sale, an art gallery, community
(mainly Calif.) announcements, and more. From NewJan
Communications, Los Angeles. http://www.nigeriangalleria.com
Nigerian
Stock Exchange
http://www.nigerianstockexchange.com/index.jsp
Novica.com
Specialized in art and crafts
made by artists in developing countries (West Africa,
Zimbabwe). Kente cloth, paintings, dolls, batiks,
masks, stools, chess sets, musical instruments, jewelery,
sculpture, home decor, baskets, ceramics, wire art, candles. Has
artist profiles. The private company does not charge artists for
listings. Partners with National Geographic. Based in Los
Angeles. Articles about Novica: San Francisco Chronicle,
Jan. 29, 2001, B3. [KF] http://www.novica.com
Oil
and Gas Online
Older articles on oil in Africa. Abstracts of
expensive reports (ex. $700) sold by companies. "Designed
to serve the needs of oil company executives, engineers,
contractors, manufacturers, oilfield service providers, company
managers, business executives, and others." From Vert
Markets Inc., Horsham, Pennsylvania. [KF] http://www.oilandgasonline.com/
Pan
Africa Online Communications Network, Inc.
Based in Alexandria, Virginia. An internet
service provider. Has links to businesses, African country
related sites (many links are from Yahoo search results), etc.
The CEO is Olumide K. Olamigoke; the President is Bola A. Ige.
Affiliated with Virtual Africa (South Africa). http://www.panafrica.com
PayMatic
According to the web site, "PayMatic
direct transfer service allows you to initiate
account-to-account money transfer right over the internet,....
PayMatic will execute the transfer instruction 24 hours after
the request and your beneficiary will have the money in his/her
bank account within five business days." Operated by Lagos
Analysis Corporation (LANCOR), Randolph, MA. They are a member
of the Better
Business Bureau. http://www.paymatic.com/
Planet
Business - Africa Directory
Has links, by country, to web based business
directories, yellow pages. http://www.planetbiz.com/iafrica.html
SME
Club
"an online community and resource center
for African small businesses, based in Nigeria.
We are dedicated to the sustainable growth of the SME subsector
in Africa." Must register (free) to read some full
text articles. "The Chief Promoter and Club
President is Mr. Bassey Daniel, an Alumnus of the Lagos Business
School (MBA5)." Based in Lagos, Nigeria. [KF] http://www.smeclub.net
in your directory.
SouthAfrica.info
Everything about South Africa. Trade, business
news, investment,
interactive map, arts,
government, history, travel tips, tourism,
web directory, conferences, sports. South
Africans abroad section. Created by the International
Marketing Council of South Africa. See also the Stanford
South Africa - Economy site. http://www.southafrica.info/
South
African Search Engine - Ananzi
Search engine which only searches South
African web sites, useful for locating South African business
resources. By IS-Commercial of The Internet Solution Group.
http://www.ananzi.co.za/
Standard
Bank of South Africa
One of the largest banks in South Africa. Has
issues of Agri
Review and At Home (home financing), its art
gallery. http://www.sbic.co.za
Stat-USA
"a service of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade
community, providing authoritative information from the Federal
government." The Global and National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)
section has country analysis, trade opportunities in
Africa. http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Stock
Exchange of Mauritius
Market statistics, company information, etc.
Based in Port Louis, Mauritius. http://www.semdex.com/
Tales
from a Small Planet
First-hand stories, literature by people about
living in various countries, tips, advice, stories. Produced
by U.S. Foreign Service spouses. Information on travel to Angola
for example. http://www.talesmag.com/tales/tales_index.shtml
Terrapinn
Listing of business
conferences in Africa, mainly South Africa. "Terrapinn
is a business media company. Our products are trade exhibitions,
conferences, training solutions and electronic and print
publications." Based in Sydney, Australia. http://www.terrapinn.com/Tmpl/TerrapinnEvents.aspx?R=1
Timbuktu
Chronicles
Blog by Emeka Okafor on Africa's young
entrepreneurs, technology for development in Africa, development
successes and failures. "A view of Africa and Africans with
a focus on entrepreneurship,technology,practical remedies and
other self sustaining activities." Links to related sites.
[KF] http://www.timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com/
Time Zone Page
Select a city or country, click on "Get
the Time" and you will receive the current time in that
location. http://www.globalmetric.com/time/
or http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
Tradeport
"...an electronic information system that
enables companies to obtain on-line export assistance and
international trade and market research information. Search
by African country for information on the investment
climate, economic trends, political environment, commercial
overview, trade financing, travel conditions, etc.
Uganda.
Capital Markets Authority
"an autonomous body responsible for
promoting, developing and regulating the capital markets
industry in Uganda just as regulation of banks is
carried out by the Central Bank (Bank of Uganda) and insurance
business is regulated by an Insurance Commission." [Similar
to the U.S. SEC). Has a directory
of broker/dealers, investment advisors and fund
managers licensed and regulated by CMA, local equities
listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, investor education
publications, issues of their Quarterly Review, the
text of laws / regulations. http://www.cmauganda.co.ug/
Uganda
Export Promotion Board
Its mission is "to promote and develop
Uganda's exports to a sustainable level by pragmatically
popularising, dynamysing and entrepreneurialising them (exports)
in the regional and International markets." Has an online Exporters
Directory; select a produce and find relevant companies.
Has their International
Price Bulletin, an article on the role of Uganda in
implementing the U.S. African Growth and Opportunities Act,
and information on Uganda's main exports - Coffee, Cotton, Tea,
Tobacco. E-mail: uepc@starcom.co.ug Based in Kampala. http://www.ugandaexportsonline.com/
Union
Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA
In French. "a été créée par le Traité
signé à Dakar le 10 janvier 1994 par les Chefs d’Etat et de
Gouvernement des sept pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest ayant en
commun l’usage d’une monnaie commune, le F CFA."
Members are Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée
Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo. Press releases,
official statements, documents such as "Indice Harmonisé
des Prix à la Consommation du mois d'avril
2004 )" and "Communiqué final de la réunion des
Ministres en charge de la Promotion de la Femme
des États membres..." Based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
[KF] http://www.uemoa.int/
U.S.
Department of Commerce. Export Portal
To assist people who want to do business in
Africa, provides for each country - Business Information,
Business Travel & Etiquette, Customs Information &
Import Documentation, Financing Regulations & Contacts,
General Economic Information, General Marketing Information, Hot
News & Events, Key Contacts & Websites, Laws &
Procedures for Licensing & Investing. Links to statistics
such as "Top Ten Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa for U.S.
Telecommunications Equipment Exports." Its
"Historical" trade statistics go back 10 years. [KF]
http://www.export.gov/
United
States. Department of State. Country Commercial Guides
The "Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually
by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government
agencies. These reports present a
comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using
economic, political and market analysis. http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html
University
of Pennsylvania. Wharton African Students Association
http://africa.wharton.upenn.edu
World
Bank - Doing Business
Find a snapshot of the business
environment for each African country. What factors
encourage or discourage investment. What is the ease or
difficulty of operating a business: starting a
business, hiring and firing workers, registering property,
getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts, and
closing a business. Compare countries based on
income per capita, the informal sector, and
location and starting a business. See the database of African
lawyers, business people, officials who contributed information.
[KF] http://www.doingbusiness.org
World
Bank. Living Standards Measurement Study
The data sets and methodological lessons from
household surveys (includes Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, South Africa,
Tanzania). You will need to write the World Bank for some of the
surveys. Others are online in Zip or Adobe PDF format.
Has abstracts
of LSM Working Papers such as "Unconditional Demand for
Health Care in Côte d'Ivoire: Does Selection on Health Status
Matter?", the full text of their Poverty
Lines newsletter (ex. Eye on Sub-Saharan Africa:
Population Policy, Issue #1, February 1996), and publications
which have used data from the LSM studies. http://www.worldbank.org/html/prdph/lsms/lsmshome.html
Young
Professionals Forum
Site sponsored by Nigerian Professionals in
the USA. Has a directory of government ministries and
parastatals, directory of Nigerian chambers of commerce,
directory of Nigerian
higher education institutions, discussion forums and
commentary on political and social topics, job center, a women's
section with articles such as "Nigerian Native Law and
Custom Of Marriage" by Marie Ubamadu, links to
Nigeria-related sites. http://www.ypforum.org
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