Link collection - A Guide to Africa on the Internet

Research institutes, universities and organizations

• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

  IIED is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. http://www.iied.org/

  

• African Studies Center - Michigan State University (MSU)

  African Studies Center at Michigan State University offers different Africa-related courses.

  
  http://africa.isp.msu.edu/

• The Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS)

  The Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) at Stellenbosch University is the leading African research institution for innovative & policy relevant analysis of the relations between China and Africa.

  http://www.ccs.org.za/

  

• The Africa Desk

  A portal for Africanists scholars in the UK and Africa, incl. directories of UK Africanists, African scholars, UK and European libraries and Africanist journals as well as specialist centres / institutions.

  
  http://africadesk.ac.uk/

• Middle Eastern and African Studies. University of Alberta, Canada

  MEAS  incorporates courses from a wide range of disciplines that deal with the geographical regions of the Middle East and Africa, and/or address issues relevant to their peoples and cultures.

  
  http://www.ois.ualberta.ca/

• ASKIA - Access to Scientific Knowledge in Africa

  United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's federated search portal for scientific and socio-economic information on Africa from several different sources - including Open Access literature, commercial databases, online journals,  (UN)ECA publications, etc.

  
  http://askia.uneca.org/