A Guide to Africa on the Internet
Sudan
General information
- http://www.northafrica.de/
North Africa GeoNet
A platform for the exchange of ideas and information about geological research and exploration in North Africa.
- https://www.crisisgroup.org/
International Crisis Group - Conflict prevention and resolution
An independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation that works through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Resources such as databases, reports and media releases.
The World Bank : Africa
Country specific information, data and statistics, information about development topics, regional initiatives and projects and programs for Africa south of the Sahara.
- http://www.usip.org/
Peace Agreements Digital Collection
Full-text of agreements signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state conflicts worldwide since 1989. Developed by the Jeannette Rankin Library Program (United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington, D.C., USA).
- https://www.cia.gov/
World Factbook Sudan
Published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
- http://www.comesa.int/
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Promotes regional economic integration through trade and investment.
Darfur: continuing conflict in Sudan
A web dossier from 2007 on the conflict in Darfur, Sudan compiled by the African Studies Centre Library, Leiden, which includes a brief introduction, references to journal articles and book titles, as well as links to online articles and websites. http://www.ascleiden.nl/?q=content/webdossiers/darfur-continuing-conflict-sudan
- http://news.trust.org/
Thomson Reuters Foundation
A resources page from Thomson Reuters that contains latest news, information, statistics and more.
- http://genocidewatch.net/
Genocide Watch: The International Campaign to End Genocide (ICEG)
Genocide Watch / ICEG is an international coalition of organizations that aims to educate the general public and policy makers about the causes, processes, and warning signs of genocide.
- http://www.womenwarpeace.org/
Women, Peace & Security (UNIFEM)
UNIFEM’s framework for action on Women, Peace and Security.
Crisis in Darfur, Sudan
In collaboration with Google Earth, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has brought together compelling visual evidence of the destruction in Darfur. https://www.ushmm.org/
- http://www.survival-international.org/
Survival International - The movement for tribal peoples
An international organization that supports tribal peoples. The website contains information and news on tribes in Africa.
- http://www.africafiles.org/
AfricaFiles
AfricaFiles is a network of people committed to Africa through its promotion of human rights, economic justice, African perspectives and alternative analyses.
- http://www.igad.org/
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
The IGAD mission is to assist and complement the efforts of its Member States to achieve: Food Security and environmental protection, peace building, security, humanitarian affairs, economic cooperation and integration.
- http://www.pbs.org/
Africa - explore the regions
Guide by the Public Broadcasting Service to Africa's regions with facts about ethnic groups, language, climate and animals. The website also contains general information about the countries and regions.
- http://www.imf.org/
International Monetary Fund (IMF) : Country Page
Lists of IMF reports and publications arranged by country. Information on economic conditions and unemployment.
- http://www.riftvalley.net/
Sudan Internet Resources
Sudan links provided by the Rift Valley Institute.
- http://www.pcr.uu.se/
Uppsala Conflict Database / UCDP Database
A free resource of information on armed conflicts of the world, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University.
- http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/
INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict in Sudan
- http://lexicorient.com/
LookLex - Travel guides, encyclopaedia, languages courses
LookLex is a Norway based media house presenting North Africa and the Middle East through 3 main channels; reference material organized into an encyclopaedia, traveller's guides to the North African countries and a basic language course in Arabic.
Sleepless in Sudan. Uncensored, direct from a dazed & confused aid worker in Darfur, Sudan
An aid worker diary from Darfur, Sudan, during the period June 2005 - February 2006: real stories, random observations and links to online articles and websites. http://sleeplessinsudan.blogspot.com/
- http://dhsprogram.com/
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
The DHS program provides data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition. Country specific surveys
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/
Sudan, a country profile
Brief information on historical background, geography, society, economy, government and politics and more published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. (pdf)
- http://www.ecosonline.org/
European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS)
A group of over 80 European organizations working for peace and justice in Sudan that call for action by governments and the business sector to ensure that Sudan’s oil wealth contributes to peace and equitable development.
- http://www.snvworld.org/
SNV Netherlands Development Organization
SNV is an international development organisation that supports national and local actors within government, civil society and the private sector to find and implement local solutions to social and economic development challenges.
- http://www.eldis.org/
Eldis - Country and Region Profiles
Full text documents and more within the areas of development, policy, practice and research in Africa south of Sahara.
- http://www.chathamhouse.org/
The Africa Programme at Chatham House
Aims to develop foreign policy-orientated research on issues affecting individual states of Africa, the African continent as a whole and relations with the outside world.
- http://www.worldlii.org/
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility that provides links to law-related web sites in African countries.
- http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/
AfricanEconomicOutlook.org
An evolution of African Economic Outlook report produced by the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and others. The website provides comprehensive and comparable data and analysis of 47 African economies.
- http://www.fao.org/
FAO Country briefs
A brief overview of each country’s people, agriculture and FAO’s major in-country development activities.
- http://www.devdir.org/
Directory of development organizations
Resource guide to development organizations and the internet. Download a pdf for Africa or an individual country.
- http://unmis.unmissions.org/
United Nations Missions in Sudan (UNMIS)
UNMIS wound up its operations on 9 July 2011 with the completion of the interim period agreed on by the Government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. Website still online.
- http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/
Transformation: Country Reports
In-depth country reports evaluating various criteria important for a country’s political and economic development from Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany.
- http://www.arab-hdr.org/
Arab Human Development Reports
Arab Human Development Reports (AHDRs) engage institutions and citizens in the Arab countries in global concerns so as to build understanding and consensus around regional and national development priorities. Full text downloads.
- http://www.peacewomen.org/
PeaceWomen - Women's International League for Peace and freedom
The PeaceWomen Project promotes the role of women in preventing conflict, and the equal and full participation of women in all efforts to create and maintain international peace and security.
- http://www.fes.de/
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in North Africa
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is committed to social justice, democracy, peace and international solidarity in Africa. In long-standing partnership relations with political parties, parliaments, trade unions, media, civil society groups and interested publics, it promotes the political exchanges between Africa, Europe and Germany. (In German)
- http://unmiss.unmissions.org/
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
Consolidating peace and security, helping establish conditions for development and governance.
- http://www.recsasec.org/
Regional Centre on Small Arms
Coordinates action against Small Arms and Light Weapons proliferation in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa.
Banks
- http://www.afdb.org/
African Development Bank
A multinational development bank that promotes economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance to its Regional Member Countries.
Government
- https://www.cia.gov/
World leaders / Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Government
An online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments published and updated by the Central Intelligence Agency.
- http://www.politicalresources.net/
African Political Resources
Listings of political sites sorted by country, with links to parties, organisations, governments, media and more.
- http://www.zarate.eu/
World Political Leaders in the Zárate's Political Collections (ZPC)
Chronological lists of leaders from countries since 1945: heads of State and Government, party leaderships, senior ministers and other relevant officials. Suitable for reference queries, research or documentation works.
- http://www.electionguide.org/
IFES Election Guide Region Profile Africa
ElectionGuide is provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an international nonprofit dedicated to strengthening electoral democracy. Funded by the USAID, A comprehensive and timely source of verified election information available online.
- http://www.ipu.org/
PARLINE database on national parliaments
The PARLINE database contains information on the structure and working methods of 261 parliamentary chambers in all of the 186 countries where a national legislature exists.
- http://africanelections.tripod.com/
African elections database
The purpose of the African Elections Database is to provide a comprehensive archive of past and present election results for the 48 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- http://www.sudaninvest.org/
Ministry of Investment, Sudan
The ministry of investment is accountable for formulating strategies, policies, goals and programs aimed at developing local and foreign investments in Sudan.
- http://www.sudan.gov.sd/
Council of Ministers of Sudan
Information from the Secretariat General of Council of Ministers of Sudan. (In Arabic)
- http://grss-mof.org/
Ministry of Finance and National Economy - Sudan
The ministry informs on banking and national economy and more.
- https://www.constituteproject.org/
Constitute - the world's constitutions
Offers access to the world’s constitutions in full text, and browsable across particular topics. The goal is to include all countries and also previous versions of constitutions. Contents are provided under a CC license. Developed by the Comparative Constitutions Project.
- http://www.polver.uni-konstanz.de/
Database of the Constitutions of Sub-Saharan Africa (DCSSA)
Offers references and some full text links to constitutional documents for 52 Sub-Saharan countries since their independence. The collection contains constitutions, as well as amendments and constitutional bills. From the University of Konstanz.
History
- https://digitalt.uib.no/
The Mahmoud Salih collection
The Mahmoud Salih collection is a unique collection of historical books, maps, prints and documents on Sudan and is, for the time being, deposited at Bergen University, Norway.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/
Country Studies Series
Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries. Online versions of books previously published (1988-98) by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
- http://www.hartford-hwp.com/
The History of the Horn of Africa
World History Archive. Documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective. Most of the documents come from on-line distribution lists or newsgroups. Human rights
- http://pri.uofk.edu/
Peace Research Institute (PRI) - University of Khartoum
Promoting research on peace, conflict and human rights in Sudan, as well as being a national platform for dialogue an policy-making.
- http://www.fidh.org/
FIDH.org - Networking Human Rights Defenders
The aim of the FIDH is to obtain effective improvements in the protection of victims, the prevention of Human Rights abuse and the prosecution of those responsible.
- http://www.amnesty.org/
Amnesty International (AI)
A worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. The library online documentation archive, sorted by region/country.
Crisis in Darfur, Sudan
Web page on Darfur by Human Rights Watch, inl. briefing papers, reports and links to online articles, press releases, letters and more.
http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/sudan
- http://www.cartercenter.org/
The Carter Center
The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Offers programs on peace and conflicts, health, human rights and democracy, as well as information by country.
- https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/
Front Line - Defenders of human rights defenders
The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, defending those who champion the Universal Declaration of Human rights. Publications and news archive on human rights defenders in Africa.
- http://humanrightshouse.org/
Human rights trends from East and Horn of Africa
Human Rights House Network presents human rights trends from East and Horn of Africa.
- http://www.hrw.org/
Human Rights Watch - Africa south of Sahara
Contains country-specific background briefings, commentaries, country reports, and press releases published by Human Rights Watch and others.
- http://www.chr.up.ac.za/
African Human Rights Document Database - Sudan
Find documents on national legislation (Constitution), decisions from AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government and AU Executive Council, resolutions and observations from African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights as well as UN documents. Provided by Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
- http://www.justiceafrica.org/
Justice Africa
Justice Africa is an advocacy organisation and research institute founded in 1999 to campaign for human rights and social justice across Africa.
- http://www.insightonconflict.org/
Insight on conflict - Sudan (North and South)
Insight on Conflict provides information on local peace buildning organizations in areas of conflict.
- https://enoughproject.org/
The Enough Project
Project working for peace and against crimes against humanity. Geographic focus on conflicts in Central African Republic, Congo DR, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. Reports, policy documents and more for download.
Humanitarian assistance
- http://www.irinnews.org/
IRINnews.org
Latest news from IRIN Africa, part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Its news service is editorially independent.
- http://www.internal-displacement.org/
Internal displacement (Sub-Saharan Africa)
The IDP database offers information on background, causes of displacement, humanitarian and human rights concerns, and national and international responses. Run by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Geneva.
- http://reliefweb.int/
ReliefWeb
A gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. Administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
- http://www.oxfam.org.uk/
Oxfam in action
Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of passionate, dedicated people fighting poverty together. Oxfam concentrates on three interlinked areas of work: Emergency response, Development work, and Campaigning for change.
- http://www.nrc.no/
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organisation which provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
News and Media
- http://www.sudantribune.com/
Sudan Tribune
A non profit web site based in France. Its goals are to promote plural information, democratic and free debate on Sudan.
- http://www.afrol.com/
afrol News Horn of Africa
News from Horn of Africa provided by afrol News.
- http://www.eastafricanews.com/
East Africa News
Latest news from WN Network.
- http://www.irinnews.org/
IRINnews.org
Latest news from IRIN Africa, part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Its news service is editorially independent.
- http://www.ssinformer.com/
The Sub-Saharan Informer
A daily Africa-wide and independent newspaper, which owes allegiance to no political party, ethnic community, religious or other interest group.
- http://africanarguments.org/
African Arguments Online
African Arguments Online is a multi-blogging site that covers both contemporary African events as they unfold, and develops debates on themes we believe are centrally important to an ever changing continent.
Archive-it.org - North Africa & the Middle East 2011
This collection documents the events in Northern Africa and the Middle East starting in January 2011. Content includes blogs, social media and news sites about Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and other countries.
- https://rsf.org/
Reporters without borders - Africa
Defends imprisoned journalists, fights against censorship and laws that undermine press freedom, gives financial aid to journalists or media outlets in difficulty and works to improve the safety of journalists.
Politics
- http://iknowpolitics.org/
iKNOW Politics - International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics
Each regional pages from iKNOW Politics describe the background and status of women in politics across that geographic area as well as highlights resources, event updates and news pertaining to the specific region.
- http://www.politicalresources.net/
African Political Resources
Listings of political sites sorted by country, with links to parties, organisations, governments, media and more.
- http://www.idea.int/
International IDEA: Voter Turnout
A comprehensive global collection of political participation statistics. Voter turnout figures for national presidential and parliamentary elections since 1945 are presented country by country.
- http://www.zarate.eu/
World Political Leaders in the Zárate's Political Collections (ZPC)
Chronological lists of leaders from countries since 1945: heads of State and Government, party leaderships, senior ministers and other relevant officials. Suitable for reference queries, research or documentation works.
- https://www.constituteproject.org/
Constitute - the world's constitutions
Offers access to the world’s constitutions in full text, and browsable across particular topics. The goal is to include all countries and also previous versions of constitutions. Contents are provided under a CC license. Developed by the Comparative Constitutions Project.
- http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Focuses on, and supports advancements in leadership and governance in Africa. One of its tools is the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), providing means to assess governance in all African countries, based on quantitative data.
Statistics
- http://www4.worldbank.org/
Poverty in Africa
Includes monitoring and measuring poverty, as well as the Household Survey Bank provided by the World Bank Group.
- http://www.eia.gov/
Country Analysis Briefs (CABs)
An overview of policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses on energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. Provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy.
- http://www.sesric.org/
SESRIC Statistics & databases
Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries; socio-economic statistics of the member states.
- http://unstats.un.org/
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (MBS)
The MBS Online presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries. It contains data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic trends and developments. The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics has been published by the United Nations Statistics Division and previously by the League of Nations.
- http://www.idea.int/
International IDEA: Voter Turnout
A comprehensive global collection of political participation statistics. Voter turnout figures for national presidential and parliamentary elections since 1945 are presented country by country.
- http://www.cbs.gov.sd/
Statistics Sudan
Central Bureau of Statistics offers statistical data from Sudan.
- http://hdr.undp.org/
Statistics of the Human Development Report (HDR) by UNDP
Access statistical data from the Human Development Report (HDR) by UNDP, incl. helpful information about the human development index (HDI) and other indices, links to other background materials, data resources and on-going debates and discussions on human development statistics.
- http://fmoh.gov.sd/
Federal Ministry of Health - Sudan
Information from the Sudanese Ministry of health, incl. statistics. (In Arabic and English)
- http://opendataforafrica.org/
Open Data for Africa
Data, statistics and visualizations portal from The African Development Bank Group (AfDB). Search and browse data catalog on sources, topics and countries.