Power and Responsibility in
allAfrica.com – search by country or topic to
find headlines in the news
BBC News Africa
– BBC articles on
World Vision—humanitarian organization committed to dealing with issues of poverty and injustice. Their “seek justice” section has links to many different Africa issues.
Africa Renewal—magazine released through the UN. Search the online editions for articles on many of our class issues.
IRIN News—Produced by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Links to many articles on current issues in Africa, including the ability to zero in on certain countries and regions.
ONE—Campaign to make poverty history. Made popular by celebrities such as Bono. Though it relates to poverty, other issues are covered as connected to poverty such as AIDS, underdevelopment, and education. There are many different links on this site, including info about solutions.
Doctors without Borders (Medecins sans frontiers)—A medical humanitarian program with health workers around the world. The site allows you to search health related issues including AIDS, malnutrition, malaria, and refugees
Aid for Africa—over 50 charities under one umbrella. This complete list of the member NGOs connects you to individual charities dealing with a variety of humanitarian issues. The list gives a brief summary of each charity’s purpose and projects
Save the Children— independent organization addressing children’s issues around the world. Take a look at current issues or focus on the handful of African countries featured on the site
Country Information and Statistics
Library of Congress Country
Studies
BBC News –
Country Profiles
United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA.org
Human Rights and Aid Organizations
Amnesty
Int’l Reports - Read Amnesty's
annual reports which discuss human rights conditions by country and region, check
out current news and links to related sites.
Human Rights Watch - Read detailed information about human rights
conditions by country and region. Very up-to-date.
Amnesty International USA – Click on countries or topics at the top of the page
Human Rights First
African Aid Organizations –
Lists a variety of links to charity and aid organizations
AIDS and
Africa
AIDS
in Africa – The Orphaned Continent
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/aids/ CNN Special Report
http://www.avert.org/aidsinafrica.htm Avert AIDS Organization
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/aids/341288.stm
Malaria in
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/ website of the
U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
http://fightingmalaria.org/ Africa Fighting Malaria Organization
Child Soldiers in
http://www.child-soldiers.org/homeThe Coalition to Stop the Use of Child
Soldiers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2772575.stm From BBC News
Forced Labor
Forced labour in Africa: between poverty and tradition – International Labour Organization
Forced labour - global problem – BBC news
West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor – Human Rights Watch
Poaching in
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=912962
NPR report
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/poaching.html PBS
http://www.bushmeat.org/whatis.html Bushmeat Crisis
Task Force
Conflict
Diamonds – Sanctions and War
Diamonds
in Conflict – Global Policy Forum
African Diamond Council
Diamonds:
A War’s Best Friend – CBS News
Human trafficking in Africa
http://www.antislavery.org/homepage/antislavery/trafficking.htm Anti-Slavery
International Organization.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3652021.stm
Sudan’s Darfur
Conflict –
The Roots of Conflict in
Sudan
Crisis
in Sudan – from PBS
http://www.crimesofwar.org/africa-mag/afr_04_collier.html Crimes of War Project
UNHCR – The
United Nations Refugee Agency
African
Refugees – Issue Briefs/ Facts and Recommendations
BBC News - The Road to Refuge
Famine
in Africa –
World Food Program – United Nations
Malnutrition
– UNICEF
Fighting
Malnutrition in Africa with Sorghum
Poverty and
Development in Africa – articles on poverty, debt and famine
Africa Action –
Campaign to Cancel Africa’s Debt
http://www.africa2015.org/factspoverty.pdf United Nations Development Programme
Literacy
in Africa - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO
Institute for Statistics
Gender
Equality Fact Sheet – Gender Equality and Education – UNF
Literacy: a right still
denied to nearly one-fifth of the world’s adult population – UNESCO
Agriculture/Maintenance of Natural Resources
International Food Policy Research Institute
Sustainable Land Management: Lessons from the East African Highlands – International Food Policy Research Institute
Africa Infrastructure
Foundation
Building
Confidence – an article from
Building
Infrastructure – African Development Bank Group
Water and
Sanitation
Water and
Sanitation Program - Africa
Gender and Water Organization
- Conference Statement on Sanitation and Hygiene in
Africa
Conserve Africa
Foundation
Water Supply
and Sanitation – from Medilinkz.org
Role of Women
Role
of Women in the Community – the Jane Goodall
Institute
Women in
Africa’s Development
BBC News –
Africa’s Women Speak Out – Interview with Nigerian writer Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie
BBC News –
Your Views on the Roles of Women – collection of views and experiences sent in by users
Health Care
Safe
Health Care in Africa – from Medilinkz.org
Institute
for Healthcare Improvement: Africa
African Medical and Research Foundation