A Guide to Africa on the Internet

Chad

General information

• World Factbook Chad

  Published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 

  
  https://www.cia.gov/

• North Africa GeoNet

  A platform for the exchange of ideas and information about geological research and exploration in North Africa.

  
  http://www.northafrica.de/

• 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.

  
  http://www.crisisgroup.org/

• 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.pcr.uu.se/

• International Monetary Fund (IMF) : Country Page

  Lists of IMF reports and publications arranged by country. Information on economic conditions and unemployment.

  
  http://www.imf.org/

• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)

  Description of a country's macroeconomic, structural and social policies and programs to promote growth and reduce poverty. By the member country in collaboration with the World Bank and the IMF.

  
  http://www.imf.org/

• izf.net, le portail de la Zone Franc CFA

  Information from the regional institutions and the central banks of the Frenchspeaking Africa, such as macro-economic, financial and monetary data, reports, legal texts and statistics. (In French)

  
  http://www.izf.net/

• Country Profiles - Sub Saharan Africa

  Headline facts and figures about the population, capital city, currency and so on. Then briefly outline the geography and recent history, current politics and economic trends, and the country's commercial and political relations with the UK. Prepared by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), UK.

  
  http://www.fco.gov.uk/

• 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.genocidewatch.org/

• Reuter AlertNet - Chad troubles

  Crisis briefing with background information and news provided by Reuters AlertNet.

  
  http://www.alertnet.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.pbs.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.eldis.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.worldlii.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.africaneconomicoutlook.org/

• FAO Country briefs

  A brief overview of each country’s people, agriculture and FAO’s major in-country development activities.

  
  http://www.fao.org/

• 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://go.worldbank.org/VJ7PSXVTP0

  

• Directory of development organizations

  Resource guide to development organizations and the internet. Download a pdf for Africa or an individual country.

  
  http://www.devdir.org/

• Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)

  The DHS program provides data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition. Country specific surveys

  
  http://www.measuredhs.com/

• 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.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/

• 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.peacewomen.org/

• Tchadnews.info

  Providing analysis, commentary and opinion about the state of democracy in Chad and sub-Saharan Africa. 

  
  http://www.tchadnews.info/

• Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC) / Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

  A regional organisation of Central Africa that works for regional cooperation. (In French)

  
  http://www.ceeac-eccas.org/

• Banks

• Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale

  Institut d'émission des Etats membres de la CEMAC.

  
  http://www.beac.int/

• 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.

  
  http://www.afdb.org/

• Government

• 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.terra.es/

• 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.

  
  https://www.cia.gov/

• African Political Resources

  Listings of political sites sorted by country, with links to parties, organisations, governments, media and more.

  
  http://www.politicalresources.net/

• 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.electionguide.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://www.ipu.org/

• Republique du Tchad

  Information on the President, government, and institutions, incl. the constitution of the Republic of Chad. (In French) 

  
  http://www.primature-tchad.org/

• 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://africanelections.tripod.com/

• Planipolis - International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)

  A portal of education plans and policies from UNESCO Member States providing a single entry to documents from various official sources. Planipolis is maintained by the IIEP Documentation Centre and is partly funded by EPDF (Education Programme Development Fund).

  
  http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/

• History

• 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://lcweb2.loc.gov/

• The History of North 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.
  
  http://www.hartford-hwp.com/

• The History of Central 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.

  
  http://www.hartford-hwp.com/

• First African rulers

  A list of African rulers in the years of independence in the Zárate's Political Collections (ZPC).

  
  http://www.terra.es/

• Human rights

• 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.fidh.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.hrw.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.

  
  http://www.amnesty.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://frontlinedefenders.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.

  
  http://www.cartercenter.org/

• African Human Rights Document Database - Chad

  Find documents on national legislation (Constitution) and UN documents. Provided by Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

  
  http://www.chr.up.ac.za/

• Humanitarian assistance

• 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.irinnews.org/

• 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://reliefweb.int/

• Internal displacement in 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://www.internal-displacement.org/

• Chad/Darfur emergency

  Information on the humanitarian crisis in Chad and Darfur, Sudan, incl, web videos, maps and latest news, provided by UNHCR. 

  
  http://www.unhcr.org/

• 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.oxfam.org.uk/

• News and Media

• 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.irinnews.org/

• Central Africa

  Latest news from Central Africa provided WN Network.

  
  http://www.centralafricapost.com/

• Alwihda - Chad

  Latest news from Chad. (In French) 

  
  http://www.alwihdainfo.com/

• afrol News West Africa

  News from West Africa provided by afrol News.

  
  http://www.afrol.com/

• BBC Country Profile: Chad

  A full profile on Chad with a guide to history, politics and economic background, incl. audio or video clips from BBC archives. 

  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/

• Chad - Reuters.com

  Latest news on Chad provided by Reuters.com.  

  
  http://africa.reuters.com/

• News and videos about Chad

  Latest news provided by CNN.com. 

  
  http://topics.edition.cnn.com/

• 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.

  
  http://en.rsf.org/

• Ialtchad - Chad

  News from Chad. (In French)

  
  http://www.ialtchad.com/

• Politics

• 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.idea.int/

• 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.terra.es/

• IFES ElectionGuide : Africa

  Provided by IFES, an international nonprofit dedicated to the building of democratic societies. A comprehensive and timely source of verified election information and results available online.

  
  http://www.electionguide.org/

• African Political Resources

  Listings of political sites sorted by country, with links to parties, organisations, governments, media and more.

  
  http://www.politicalresources.net/

• 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://iknowpolitics.org/

• Statistics

• AFRISTAT

  Economic, social and environmental statistics from 19 Member states, mainly Francophone Africa. (In French)  

  
  http://www.afristat.org/

• SESRIC Statistics & databases

  Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries; socio-economic statistics of the member states.  

  
  http://www.sesric.org/

• 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.idea.int/

• Country Analysis Briefs (CABs) : Africa

  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.eia.doe.gov/

• Poverty in Africa

  Includes monitoring and measuring poverty, as well as the Household Survey Bank provided by the World Bank Group.

  
  http://www4.worldbank.org/

• Statistics Chad

  Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Demographiques offers statistical data from Chad. (In French)

  
  http://www.inseed-tchad.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://hdr.undp.org/

• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)

  PRSPs are prepared by the member countries; a process involving domestic stakeholders as well as external development partners, incl. the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. PRSPs describe the country's macroeconomic, structural and social policies and programs promote broad-based growth and reduce poverty, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.

  
  http://www.imf.org/

• Bulletins de Données Conjoncturelles des Etats membres d'AFRISTAT

  Statistics and indicators for the market of the members states of AFRISTAT. (In French)

  
  http://www.afristat.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://unstats.un.org/