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Southern Africa by Region and Country
- Southern Africa by country
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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)
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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.
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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."
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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 collects a wide range of published and unpublished materials and publishes scholarly works on Africa ...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
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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)
- 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."
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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.
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Development Bank of Southern Africa (Midrand, South Africa)
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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.
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"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.
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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."
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Equity in Health in Southern Africa (Equinet - The Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa;
Harare, Zimbabwe)
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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)
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Geological Survey of Namibia (Windhoek, Namibia)
Recent reports and related links on soils, coastline, and environment in southwestern Africa.
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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."
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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. ."
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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)
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International Court of Justice = Cour internationale de Justice (The Hague, The Netherlands)
- International Organization for Migration -- Southern Africa (Geneva, Switzerland)
- IRIN-SA: Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa (see below, under "UN Office
for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs")
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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)
- 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).
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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)
- 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.
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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.
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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."
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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)
- PTA Bank: Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (Nairobi, Kenya)
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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.
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Rock Art in Southern Africa
- Saint Helena Island, British Overseas Territory -- Official Government Web Site
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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.'
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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)
- 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
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SADC-CCBG: Southern African Development Community--Committee of Central Bank Governors (SADC Finance and Investment Sector,
Pretoria, South Africa)
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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."
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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)
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)
SCECSAL--Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (via South Africa)
Trade and Environment Database - TED (2006) (Dr. James Lee, Project Coordinator, American University, Washington, DC)
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)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (Washington, DC)
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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.
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Selections from the FEWS Archive:
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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.
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USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (General)
Search the entire database for downloadable (in PDF) reports on projects and studies on the countries of Southern Africa.
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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)
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