News, Commentary and General Information
Africa Review – Nation Media Group
Africa South of the Sahara (Stanford University)
Comprehensive list of Africa-related links
African Arguments Online
Critical perspectives on regional affairs, politics, business
AllAfrica.com
Compilation of news sources from across the continent
United Nations, Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
News and analysis on areas of conflict
Research and Data
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Afrobarometer Home Page
Survey research site, extensive analysis of politics and reform
Center for Global Development
Research and policy analysis, special focus on aid and reform
Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
A leading source for economic research in the region
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Global Financial Integrity
Tracking illicit financial flows
Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy, Benin
Institute for Security Studies, South Africa
International Food Policy Research Institute
United States Institute of Peace
University of Cape Town-Centre for Social Science Research
Inequality, poverty, HIV/AIDS and public attitudes
University of Sussex- Institute of Development Studies. (Brighton, U.K.)
V-Dem: Varieties of Democracy Project
New indicators from a consortium of researchers
The World Bank
Data, economic policy analysis, perspectives on governance
Blogs
Africa is a Country
Critical analysis on culture, politics, society
Africa in Transition
John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations
An Africanist Perspective
Ken Opalo, Georgetown University
CSAE Blog
Oxford University
Focus on the Horn
Horn of Africa
Global Voices: Sub-Saharan Africa
Civil Society and Social Media
How We Made It in Africa
Business, entrepreneurship
Rachel Strohm
UC Berkeley
Timbuktu Chronicles
Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
African Studies Centers and Organizations
African Studies Association Home Page
The central African studies organization in the U.S.
AEGIS – African Studies in Europe
European African Studies organization
African Studies Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Northwestern University Program of African Studies
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet/Nordic Africa Institute
Royal African Society
Leading institute on African affairs in the UK
University of Florida, African Studies Program
West Africa Research Association
Policy and Advocacy
Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Chatham House, Africa Programme
The Enough Project, the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity
Ghana Center for Democratic Development
International Crisis Group
Authoritative analysis and advocacy on conflict
OXFAM
Focus on sustainable development
Revenue Watch Institute
Management & transparency of natural resource revenues