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Southern Africa by Region and Country

• Southern Africa by country
  
  
• African Renaissance Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28-29 September 1998: Misc. Papers (Sponsored by Mafube Publishing, SABC 2 and the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki)
  • Thabo Mbeki's speech at the conference
  • Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja Lecture on "The Crisis in the Great Lakes Region" (Reposted by Africa Policy Information Center, Washington, DC): Part 1 | Part 2
  
  
• All Africa.Com: Recent News Summaries on Southern Africa (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
  News summaries in English based on reports from the Pan African News Agency (PANA), East African newspapers and news agencies, and other sources. See also individual country sections.
  
  
• Autores Africanos: Do Rovuma ao Maputo (Carlos Pinto-Pereira, CERN, Switzerland)
  Autores Angolanos e Moçambicanos: "Esta página não verdadeiramente minha, mas sim do Joaquim Falé que tem vindo a mandar de Maputo, e para a pt-net, artigos e poesias de autores africanos."
  
  
• CBOLD: Comparative Bantu Online Dictionary (2002) (Department of Linguistics and the Institute of Cognitive Studies, University of California, Berkeley ; via L'Institut des Sciences de l'Homme, Lyon, France)
  • The site offers descriptions of the project and its components, with tools for linguistic analysis, a selection of dictionaries and word lists, and related links. "The CBOLD project was started in 1994 by Larry Hyman and John Lowe to produce in Berkeley a lexicographic database to support and enhance the theoretical, descriptive, and historical linguistic study of the languages in the important Bantu family."
  
  
• Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB) - Namibia Resource Center & Southern Africa Library (Basel, Switzerland)
  • "The BAB houses the only Namibia Resource Centre in Europe and the only Southern Africa library in Switzerland. Est. in 1971 ... collects a wide range of published and unpublished materials and publishes scholarly works on Africa ... regularly invites researchers for lectures." The web site includes:
  • BAB library catalogue
  • BAB periodicals list
  • Antiquarian Bookshop
  
  
• Brabys.Com (South Africa)
  A searchable database for companies and industries in South Africa, parts of southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean islands.
  
  
• CADRE--Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • "CADRE is committed to fast-tracking appropriate and effective responses to HIV/AIDS through informing policy and developing coherent strategic models for interventions. CADRE works in sub-Saharan Africa with a primary focus on southern Africa."
  • CADRE Presentations and Publications: full text online documents:
    -- Reports on HIV/AIDS and Gender (2003) PDF format
    -- The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS on South Africa and its Implications for Governance: A Literature Review (2000) PDF format
    -- HIV/AIDS, Economics and Governance in South Africa: A Bibliographic Review (2002) PDF format
    -- Children, HIV/AIDS and Communication in South Africa: A Literature Review (2002) PDF format
    -- Children, HIV/AIDS and Communication in South Africa: A Bibliographic Review (2002) PDF format
    
    -- Full list of publications
    -- Links on HIV/AIDS for South Africa, the rest of Africa and the world
  
  
• COMESA--Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Lusaka, Zambia)
  This site includes provides information on banking, online trade directories for some countries, and many other links with an emphasis on business and economic information. "COMESA exists 'as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people'. ...with its 19 member states."
  
  
• CODESRIA: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa: "'Lusophonie' in Africa: History, Democracy and Integration" International Colloquium, 28-30 April 2005, Luanda, Angola: Call for Papers. (Dakar, Senegal) PDF format
  The deadline for abstracts/proposals is January 30, 2005.
  
  
• Development Bank of Southern Africa (Midrand, South Africa)
  • DBSA Home Page
  • Maputo Development Corridor Web Page
  
  
• Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
  • "[The Unit] undertakes research in the fields of labour markets, poverty, regional integration and regulation...centers on the following long-term research projects: labour demand and labour supply in South Africa; regional integration in the SADC region."
  • DPRU Publications: including books and book chapters listes, plus online working and conference papers, policy briefs, and annual reports.
  
  
• "Educational Research for Quality of Life": Proceedings of the 7th BOLESWA Symposium, Swaziland Educational Research Association, University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, July 28 - August 1, 1997 (Swaziland and South Africa)
  Selected abstracts and papers from the 1997 conference of educators from Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
  
  
• Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  "The Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation whose focus of concern is elections, electoral practices and the promotion of democratic governance. EISA's vision is to support the quest for sustainable democracy throughout South and Southern Africa by promoting free and fair elections and a popular appreciation of democratic principles and practices."
  
  
• Equity in Health in Southern Africa (Equinet - The Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe)
  • 'In March 1997, a Southern African meeting on Equity in Health was held in Kasane, Botswana. This meeting, hosted by the National Institute of Development Research and Documentation (Botswana) and the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation (Sweden) gathered representatives of government, non government and academic institutions involved in health. The meeting confirmed the regional commitment towards equity in health as a policy goal and an agenda for action.'
  • Equinet newsletter
  • Equinet Policy reports (downloadable in PDF)
  • Annotated Bibliography: Literature on Equity in Health in Southern Africa (downloadable in PDF)
  • Equinet publications, 1997-- (downloadable in PDF)
  
  
• ESARBICA: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch, International Council on Archives (via GeoCities.Com)
  • "ESARBICA established in 1969 in Kenya, ESARBICA brings together individuals and institutions concerned with the creation, use, preservation and management of recorded information in Eastern and Southern Africa."
  • ESARBICA publications
  
  
• Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) = Banque de la ZEP (Zone d'échanges préférentiels) (Nairobi, Kenya)
  
  
• Gender Links (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • "GL is committed to a Southern Africa in which women and men are able to participate equally in all aspects of public and private life...achieved through three closely linked programmes: media, governance and gender justice."
  • Publications
    -- SADC Gender & Development Protocol Campaign (2008)
    -- HIV and AIDS Gender Baseline Study: a media survey in Southern African countries
    -- Southern Africa Gender Justice Barometer (e-newsletter)
  
  
• Geological Survey of Namibia (Windhoek, Namibia)
  Recent reports and related links on soils, coastline, and environment in southwestern Africa.
  
  
• Global Water Partnership -- Southern Africa. (2003-2004) In association with the IUCN--The World Conservation Union, Regional Office for Southern Africa. (Harare, Zimbabwe)
  The website features news and reports from various projects and major conferences on water resource management in the member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), plus the Democratic Republic of Congo. "The Global Water Partnership [headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden] is a working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles."
  
  
• H-Luso-Africa: An H-Net Network Discussing Lusophone African Studies (H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences Online, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
  A discussion forum sponsored by the Lusophone African Studies Association, an associate organization of the African Studies Association of the United States.
  
  
• H-SAfrica Discussion Network (H-Net, Hmanities & Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
  "H-SAfrica is an international electronic discussion group dedicated to the promotion of all aspects of South and Southern Africa history and culture, and Southern African studies in general. ."
  
  
• An information policy handbook for Southern Africa: a knowledge base for decision-makers. -- Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre ; San Francisco, Calif.: The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) ; Midrand, South Africa: Development Bank of Southern Africa, 2001. (See also: the DBSA mirror site)
  The site offers a full text electronic version of this print publication, plus a search index.
  
  
• IPS Inter Press Service News on Southern Africa = News in Swahili (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  An "alternative news agency" providing current reports for the region and Africa in general, with selected news stories in Swahili.
  
  
• Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho (Roma, Lesotho)
  
  
• International Court of Justice = Cour internationale de Justice (The Hague, The Netherlands)
  • The legal arguments, judgements, and discussion surrounding the cases before the court.
  • ICJ Home Page = CIJ Page d'accueil.
  • Botswana / Namibia, 1998- : Kasikili/Sedudu Island
  
  
• International Organization for Migration -- Southern Africa (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • IOM on Southern Africa
    
    
  • Briefing notes (in PDF format) on HIV and labour migration: Angola, 2005 | Lesotho, 2006
    Malawi, 2006 | Mozambique, 2007 | Swaziland, 2006 | Zambia, 2006 | Zimbabwe, 2006
    
    
  • "Mobility and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa: a field study in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique" (September 2003). A joint publication of IOM and CARE International, in partnership with SIDA. 51 pages in PDF format.
  
  
• IRIN-SA: Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa (see below, under "UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs")
  
  
• Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) (Windhoek, Namibia)
  The website includes contact information --- and online research reports, workshop papers, and other publications in HTML format...many with a regional focus. "The institute aims to assist the Namibian labour movement in building its capacity....[including]: a collecting, updating and releasing information in an accessible form; a establishing and maintaining a database on the Namibian economy and industrial relations; a designing and undertaking training programmes for trade unions; a providing a platform for discussions on labour and socio-economic issues, [etc.]"
  
  
• Library Catalogs of West, Eastern and Southern Africa on the Internet (including Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe)
  
  
• Mapungubwe Cultural Sites (Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa)
  Brief information on the Upper Limpopo River valley iron-age archaeological sites in South Africa and Botswana which pre-date the Great Zimbabwe ruins in Zimbabwe.
  --See also: University of Pretoria's digital repository on "Mapungubwe Collections" and its
  Mapungubwe Museum
  
  
• Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (Windhoek, Namibia)
  "MISA is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media..." See Action Alerts and Publications (For sale).
  
  
• Miombo Network (Global Environmental Change Lab, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State, Pennsylvania)
  "A partnership of scientists, natural resource managers and policy makers interested in the sustainable development of the Miombo Ecosystem and region. The Miombo Network was founded in 1995 under the auspices of the IGBP, LUCC and START, and has national level activities in the following countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania & South Africa, with coordination provided through Penn State."
  The web site --still under re-construction-- features project news, data, remote sensing images, links to full text reports and journal issues.
  
  
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs on Southern Africa (Washington, DC)
  • Consultancy and other activity reports. "The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. Calling on a global network of volunteer experts, NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders advancing democratic values, practices and institutions."
  • Enhancing domestic election monitoring
  • Enhancing women's participation
  • HIV/AIDS and governance
  
  
• NiZA: Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  • This site offers general information about NiZA, news summaries from Southern Africa, and NiZA publications based on research or conference proceedings. "NiZA is a politically independent organisation for the promotion of democracy in Southern Africa. It was founded in 1997 out of the merger of three anti-apartheid organisations: the Holland Committee on Southern Africa, the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Eduardo Mondlane Foundation. ...Power in the region is becoming more and more centralised, violence and poverty are on the increase, and AIDS is spreading. Joining with those who actively seek solutions to these problems, NiZA now expresses its commitment through a new form of solidarity."
  • NiZA Publications (some in PDF or HTML; English or Dutch)
  
  
• Nordic Documentation on the Liberation Struggle in Southern Africa (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, Sweden)
  The web site features general information about various projects, conference reports, and a searchable catalog of the archives on southern Africa held in Scandinavia.
  
  
• ODINAFRICA: Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization--UNESCO, Paris, France)
  This website outlines various programs of the ODINAFRICA--a project involving about 20 African countries. The site includes current and recent news, conference information, and other data about Africa's oceanic resources.
  
  
• Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  • General information about the organization and its activities and publications. "OSSREA was established in April 1980, held its Firsct Congress in June 1983, and celebrated its Tenth Anniversary, in conjunction with its Third Congress, in Kampala, Uganda, in May 1990...Its current membership is drawn from 11 countries, but its constitution opens membership to social scientists in 18 countries ... and institutional membership is open to all institutions, within or outside the region."
  • OSSREA Publications
    This section offers information about publications and selected online versions, including:
    -- OSSREA newsletter. (Online) since February 2002.
  
  
• Progressio on Southern Africa formerly Catholic Institute for International Relations (London, UK)
  • Progressio is "an international development charity working for justice and the eradication of poverty" through community-based organisations, with programmes on: civil society participation, HIV and AIDS, and sustainable environment.
  • Progressio Home Page
  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Whatever happened to the post-apartheid moment?: past hopes and possible futures for southern Africa. By Peter Vale (2004). -- London, UK: CIIR, 2004. PDF format
  • Inheriting the earth: land reform in southern Africa. By Lloyd M. Sachikonye (2004). -- London, UK: CIIR, 2004. PDF format
  
  
• PTA Bank: Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (Nairobi, Kenya)
  
  
• Remnants of ritual: selections from the Gelbard Collection of African Art (Illinois, USA)
  A website featuring an image gallery from a large and varied collection of art objects mostly from West and Central Africa and a few from the region of Malawi-Mozambique-Southern Tanzania; plus information about the exhibition catalog.
  
  
• Research ICT Africa: Towards an African e-Index: SME e-Access and Usage in 14 African Countries (2006) (LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa) PDF format
  The countries covered in this survey include Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  
  
• Rock Art in Southern Africa
  • Steve Lonker's Southern African Rock Art and Traditional and Contemporary African Art (Silver Spring, Maryland)
    A gallery of images and links to basic information and discussion.
    
    
  • National Museum of South Africa, Bloemfontein: Rock Art Department
    The website features information about public rock art sites in South Africa, plus information on research, museum-related activities, and publications.
    
    
  • University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa: Rock Art Research Institute
    Information about research programmes, publications, and related links are available on this website.
  
  
• Saint Helena Island, British Overseas Territory -- Official Government Web Site
  
  
• Shikanda Portal -- Works by Wim van Binsbergen (Wim van Binsbergen, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
  The website by this major European scholar whose fieldwork and publications span three decades on religion, social anthropology, history, and philosophy in and about Africa---esp. east-central and southern Africa.
  
  
• SAfAIDS: Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (Pretoria, South Africa)
  • "Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) is a subregional non-governmental organisation that was established in 1994. Its main purpose is to help strengthen capacity to address the socio-economic impact of AIDS and to promote HIV prevention in southern Africa. ... SAfAIDS' main role is promoting policy, research, planning and programme development around HIV/AIDS in the southern Africa region. It works with NGOs, PWAs, government bodies, international agencies, research institutes, media organisations, the private sector, labour and others to assist them to explore and implement responses to HIV/AIDS in a development context."
  • Publications
  • Useful links on HIV/AIDS in Africa
  
  
• SAPES Trust: Southern Africa Political Economy Series (Harare, Zimbabwe)
  Formerly known as SARIPS--Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies, SAPES Trust is a policy research institute with a southern African regional focus. SAPES Trust has been sponsoring research and publishing since the late 1980s, including a weekly newspaper and an extensive book catalog.
  
  
• Southern Africa report. (Online): Archive, 1992-2000 and Index -- Toronto, Canada: Toronto Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa, via AfricaFiles.
  'The full text --without photos or illustrations-- of all articles published during the last eight years of the magazine - from July 1992 to October 2000. In addition, three indexes produced in 1996 — covering June 1985 to November 1995 - are available as a research tool.'
  
  
• SABDET: Southern African Book Development Education Trust (London, UK)
  • "[Founded in 1993] SABDET's objective ... is to advance education for the public benefit concerning indigenous publishing in Africa as a means of communication and literacy."
  • SABDET programmes (including journals support, electronic publishing, scholarships, etc.)
  
  
• SACOD--Southern Africa Communications for Development (Braamfontein, South Africa)
  "SACOD promotes and empowers filmmakers and distributors of audiovisual content to communicate development issues." The site features a catalogue of new and recently released films -- documentation on special projects -- events calendar -- and related links.
  
  
• SADC: Southern African Development Community (Gaborone, Botswana)
  • Member state information, policies and programs on food security, trade, infrastructure, and strategic planning, with some numerical indicators; plus related links.
  • 29th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, September 2-8, 2009, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • SADC-FANR: Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
  • SADC on HIV & AIDS
  • SADC on Trade, Industry, Finance & Investment
  
  
• SADC-CCBG: Southern African Development Community--Committee of Central Bank Governors (SADC Finance and Investment Sector, Pretoria, South Africa)
  • The official home page of the committee, established in August 1995.
  • Home Page
  • Annual Reports, 1996-- --including a report on the SADC Ecomomic Summit of May 1997 on "Southern Africa".
  • Member Banks
  
  
• SADC Parliamentary Forum (Southern African Development Community--PF, Windhoek, Namibia)
  This site offers recent election news, information about election observations, other documents and reports, and member profiles. "The SADC Parliamentary Forum [launched in July 1996] is a regional organisation that brings together 12 parliaments of the southern Africa region and represents 1800 Members of Parliament. Among the Forum's critical issues of concern in the 21st century is the support of the growing democracy in the region."
  
  
• SADC Regional Human Development Report 2000. -- New York: United Nations Development Programme, 2000. (PDF format)
  
  
• SAHRIT--Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe)
  The website features reports on SAHRIT activities, recent news from the region, and related links. "[Established in October 1996] SAHRIT engages its stakeholders through three main programmes, Human Rights Training and Capacity Development; Good governance, Anti Corruption and Ethics and Child Rights programmes."
  
  
• SAIIA: South African Institute of International Affairs--Publications: Occasional papers, trade policy briefings & reports, eAfrica, SADC Barometer, SAIIA Foreign Policy Monitor (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)
  An archive of research papers and newsletters from SAIIA since 2001 in PDF formats.
  
  
• Southern African journal of information and communication, The. (Online): TOCs and Archive
  -- Johannesburg, South Africa: LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, 2001-
  This site offers the table-of-contents for the most recent issue and full text of the back issues. "...to encourage debate in the area of policy, regulation, management and development of broadcasting, telecommunications and information technology in Southern Africa."
  
  
• Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) (Queen's University, Canada)
  "The Southern African Migration Project (begun in May 1996) is a partnership between Queen's University in Canada, the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa), the University of Zimbabwe, Sechaba Consultants (Lesotho) and Arquivo do Patrimonio Cultural (ARPAC, Mozambique). The Project is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) under the Canadian Government's Country Focus Bilateral Programme."
  -- See especially: SAMP Publications, including Crossings. (Online) and SAMP migration policy briefs.
  
  
• Southern African News Services & Internet Information
  
  
• SANGONet, 2009-: Southern African NGO Network (Braamfontein, South Africa)
  • New web site: "...an information portal for civil society in the Southern African Development Community. It uses state-of-the-art technology to allow organisations throughout the region to publish content directly to the site..." The following publications are still available from the old web site:
  • Development publications (2008)
  • South African NGO newsletters (2008)
  • International NGO newsletters (2008)
  • South African NGOs in Development (2008): Conflict Resolution, Democracy, Education, Environment, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Rural & Urban Development, Youth, etc.
  • See also: PRODDER: The NGO & Development Directory of South Africa (2009-)
  
  
• SARPN--Southern African Regional Poverty Network (Pretoria, South Africa)
  A consultancy website rich in development-related news, other news on human rights and health issues, project and conference reports, and related links for the region.
  
  
• SEATINI--Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (Harare, Zimbabwe)
  The website includes a monthly bulletin on selected African trade issues, commentaries, workshop and conference reports, etc.
  -- SEATINI bulletin. (Online) -- Harare, Zimbabwe: SEATINI, 1998- See also, the archive of back issues.
  
  
• SCECSAL--Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (via South Africa)
  General information on the organization, member contact information, resolutions, call for conference papers, and links to conference proceedings.
  -- XIX SCECSAL Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 7-10 September 2010
  
  
• Trade and Environment Database - TED (2006) (Dr. James Lee, Project Coordinator, American University, Washington, DC)
  • Case study and comparative reports produced by students on various aspects of environmental problems and economic development worldwide. Many reports include useful bibliographies.
  • TED Home Page (2006)
  • TED Case Studies, 1992-2005 (All regions)
  • Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe (1999)
  
  
• Tralac--Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
  "Tralac was established in February 2002, with the financial support of the Swiss Department of Economic Development and consists of a core of trade lawyers and economists with high-level expertise in a range of trade and trade-related areas."
  --See especially: Tralac Publications: downloadable books, working papers, and trade briefs
  
  
• The creation of tribalism in southern Africa. Edited by Leroy Vail. -- Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press ; California Digital Library eScholarship program, 2003 (1989).
  
  
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Eastern and Southern Africa At a glance. (New York)
  Basic information, statistics, maps, & indicators.
  
  
• United Nations Development Programme: Southern Africa Capacity Initiative (SACI) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  
  
• UNESCO--United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: Media & HIV/AIDS in East and Southern Africa: a resource book. Edited by S.T. Kwame Boafo, in collaboration with Carlos A. Arnaldo. -- Paris: UNESCO, 2000. PDF format
  
  
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (Formerly UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs)
  • OCHA Home Page (General)
  • Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) for Africa (English) or in French.
    Daily and weekly bulletins for regions and individual countries. The "country archive" contains reports since 1999, depending on the country.
    --IRIN for Southern Africa
  
  
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (Washington, DC)
  • USAID--Famine Early Warning System Network: FEWS NET Southern Africa Center
    Current news and analysis of the food security situation in Southern Africa -- read online or download as a PDF files; plus links to other FEWS NET resources.
  • Selections from the FEWS Archive:
    -- FEWS Special Report: Current Food Insecurity in Southern Africa for 1999/2000, December 1999. Or, in French
    -- FEWS Special Report: Southern Africa Cereal Availability Update, July 1999. Or, in French
  • ADDS: Africa Data Dissemination Service (USAID and US Geological Survey--EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
    These web pages provide basic satellite data and statistics for West and Southern Africa.
  • USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (General)
    Search the entire database for downloadable (in PDF) reports on projects and studies on the countries of Southern Africa.
  • USAID Regional Trade Analytical Agenda (RTAA) (Washington, DC)
    'To facilitate communication and dissemination, RTAA has established this web site which includes sections on downloadable publications of USAID research findings, structural adjustment policies, workshop proceedings, and research methodology.' The program has a special focus on Eastern and Southern Africa and on the relationship between trade and food security issues.
  
  
• United States. Energy Information Administration: Southern African Development Community Profile, 2005
  
  
• Water Aid International -- Research Publications (London, UK)
  
  
• The Water Page -- Incorporating The African Water Page (Len Abrams, Water Policy International, Johannesburg, South Africa)
  "This is a page dedicated to the water sector in Africa and in other developing regions. Issues addressed include water policy, water resource management, water supply and environmental sanitation, water conservation and demand management, and a variety of other issues." The site contains documents on water resources legislation, development projects, and research, plus links to related sites.
  
  
• Who's Who in Southern Africa Published by Naspers, a multinational media group. (Cape Town, South Africa)
  A directory and networking site, with over 7500 profiles of "Southern Africans" in government and business, mostly those residing in or having business interests in South Africa.
  
  
• The World Bank: Sustainable Health Care Financing in Southern Africa: 1996 Seminar Papers. (Health Reform Online Library, World Bank Group, Washington, DC)
  An online library of the proceedings and papers in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat required) from an EDI Health Policy Seminar held in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 1996. There are papers on Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
  
  
• Southern Africa (by country)

Angola	Namibia
Botswana	South Africa
Lesotho	Swaziland
Malawi	Zambia
Mozambique	Zimbabwe