The Library at the Nordic Africa Institute is aimed at users throughout the Nordic region. It specializes in contemporary Africa. The collections cover the entire continent with emphasis on social sciences.

The material below - apart from the map collection - is searchable in the library catalogue: AfricaLit.

• Books and reports - over 70,000 titles on politics, economics, contemporary history, anthropology, literature and other social sciences
• Modern African fiction - novels, poetry and plays mainly in English, French, Portuguese and Swedish.
• Reference literature - encyclopaedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, statistics and thematic handbooks.
• Journals and newspapers - approximately 400 current journals about Africa and development issues, and African daily newspapers. Back issues are stored.
• Electronic journals and books - an extensive number of journals, newspapers and e-books are available throughout the website.
• Official publications - official documents from African states, mainly constitutions, development plans, population censuses, as well as reports and statistics on economy, trade, health, environment, education, gender, migration and so on.
• Maps - a basic collection consisting of atlases, country and general maps, as well as topographic and thematic maps. More information about the map collection.
• Videotapes and DVDs - a small collection of feature films and documentaries.
• Pamphlet collection - a collection of uncatalogued documents, in the form of essays, articles, brochures etc., which has been systematically arranged. More information on the pamphlet collection. (pdf)