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Business and Economic Information on Africa
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African Business News & Electronic Journals on the Internet
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Africa's 100 Best Books (Zimbabwe International Book Fair Association, Harare; via Columbia University)
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Africa Business Information Services (AfBIS, Shropshire, UK)
Current business news on Africa--with an emphasis on Nigeria. See especially: "Africa Economic Analysis" for news analysis and commentary. Major sources for the news are the Panapress (Pan African News Agency) and Nigerian publications, such as The Vanguard and Newswatch. "Africa Business Information Services (AfBIS), an independent private organisation, was formed in 1998."
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Africa renewal. (Online) -- New York: UN Dept. of Public Information, 2004-
Formerly known as: Africa Recovery (1996-2004).
Current electronic issue in full; available in English or French. There is a link to an archive of some previous issues, but each back issue is only composed of a few excerpts and the table of contents.
- African executive, The. (Online) -- Nairobi, Kenya: African Executive, 2005-
An online weekly magazine which offers selected current and recent "news analysis" and opinion on finance, banking, and investment in Africa, with an archive of back issue articles since April 2005.
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African Technology Forum Consulting Office (2004) (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
"African Technology Forum was the premier source of information on science and technology in Africa. We provide practical information to corporations, individuals and institutions in the US, Africa and the rest of the world."
Note: This site includes electronic versions of "feature articles" only from selected back issues of ATF's journal, "Forum". The printed version of this journal has been suspended.
- Les Afriques: le journal de la finance africaine. (Online) -- Geneva, Switzerland: Les Afriques Edition et Communications, 2007-
L'équipe africaine de la rédaction et leurs partenaires en Suisse offre sur la Toile les articles sélectionnés de la version imprimée de cet hebdomadaire. Le site comprend les dernières actualités quotidiennes sur l'Afrique surtout pendant les deux derniers mois, une archive des depêches ["Fils d'Info"], et un répertoire des prochains événements tout autour du continent. Il faut s'abonner à cette publication pour accéder au journal en texte intégral en ligne et tous les vieux numéros. Veuillez voir aussi la version abrégée en anglais.
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AllAfrica.Com--Business & Technology Center (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
- Current and recent news from all over the African continent on business news. The principal sources of news reporting are African newspapers and news services, and UN agencies. Warning: the searchable archive for articles older than 30 days is only available through subscription.
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NEPAD-related News
A compilation of current news summaries related to the "New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development". See also: NEPAD websites below.
- AllAfrica Foundation's "Sustainable Africa" News, Organizations, and Documents (See below)
- Balancing Act news update. (Online) -- London, UK: Balancing Act, 2007-
Balancing Act seeks to be the primary source for information on the telecoms, Internet and audio-visual media industries in Africa. The website/newsletter also includes links to free (and fee-based) reports on African Internet Connectivity issues in individual countries and regional trends.
-- See also: Internet in Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)
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Bioline Publications Abstracts, Full Text, and Document Service (Centro Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil ; Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK)
Twelve African studies journals in the medical, food, and biological sciences from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and South Africa. View the abstracts without charge; view online full texts from selected journals; and receive full texts for others with paid registration.
- Bizcommunity.Com (Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa)
A news portal for daily advertising, marketing, and industry news for South Africa and the rest of Africa.
- The Chazen web journal of international business. (Online) -- New York: Columbia Business School, Columbia University, 2002--
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Chinafrique. (Online) -- Beijing, République populaire de Chine : Beijing Review, 2001-
Un mensuel électronique qui offre les actualités officielles sur les relations sino-africaines--en français, avec une petite archive des vieux articles depuis 2001. De plus, il y a des liens au site plus général de Beijing Review en anglais, en chinois, et en autres langues.
- Coton africain et L'OMC dans les médias = African cotton and the WTO in the media
- Currency Converters -- Interactive Online Reference
- East African, The. (Online): Business Agenda -- Nairobi, Kenya: Nation Media Group, Ltd., 2005-
The "business section" of the electronic version of a weekly newspaper covering news mostly for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, sometimes for neighboring countries. Several weeks of reports are readily available on the web site.
- Economiste, L'. (Online). -- Rabat, Morocco: L'Economiste, 1991-
Un quotidien économique du Maroc. Remarque: il faut inscrire pour accéder aux archives.
- EIU Country Data--For Columbia University Only (The Economist Intelligence Unit, London, UK)
- General News, Sports, & Information Services on Africa (Columbia University)
- Le Monde Diplomatique sur l"Afrique, 2006--: Economie
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Moneyweb (Johannesburg, South Africa)
A clearinghouse website for current investment news, analysis reports, and general business news for South Africa and the world....since 1997.
- NEPAD-Related Information on the Web
- IPD Group's Nigeria Steel News (EIN News, Internet Product Development Group, Inc., Washington, DC)
A subscription-based news portal for mining industry around the world, with a web page for news reports from and about Nigeria....headlines and summaries are free.
- Ouestaf.com (Africa Communication Consulting, Dakar, Sénégal)
"...Le but ultime d'Ouestaf.com est de servir de principal support d'informations sur
l'Afrique de l'Ouest à tous les décideurs, acteurs et à toute personnes intéressée par le développement et la vie de la sous région." Le site offre une archive des rapports d'actualité depuis 2006.
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Panapress Economic News Headlines in English and in French (Pan African News Agency, Dakar, Senegal)
NOTE: A subscription is required to access full-text articles.This website offers free current news headlines on African businesses, markets, economic development issues, ECOWAS, and other topics based on reporting from government-supported news agencies and services around the continent.
- RFI Actualité Sommet Afrique-France 2007: la 24ème conférence des chefs d'Etat de France et d'Afrique à Cannes, France, du 15 à 16 février 2007. (Radio France International, Paris, France)
Veuillez voir aussi: Sommet Afrique-France 2005: la 23ème conférence des chefs d'Etat de France et d'Afrique à Bamako, Mali, du 3 à 4 décembre 2005.
- SciDev Net--Science and Development Network on SubSaharan Africa -and- The Middle East & North Africa (London, UK)
A "news and views" portal site--in English, French, or Spanish--about science, technology and the developing world.
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Science in Africa. (Online) -- Grahamstown, South Africa : Science in Africa, 2001-
Current issue and back issues since January 2001. A popular monthly news magazine about scientific research and development on the African continent, plus information about funding and job opportunities and links to organizations.
- Southern African News Services & Internet Information (Columbia University)
- Trade policy briefing. (Online) Archives: 2003-2007 -- Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Institute of International Affairs, 2003-2007.
"The SAIIA Trade Policy Briefing Series is intended to elicit debate on critical issues relating to South Africa's overall trade strategy." Issues are available in PDF format.
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African Economic Research, Associations, Directories, Banks, & Other Institutions
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Africa Action (formerly Africa Policy Information Center; Washington, DC)
- The Africa-America Institute--AAI (New York and Washington, DC)
- African Centre for Biosafety (Emmarentia, South Africa)
The site offers briefing papers, reports, press releases, and links related to the question of genetically modified agricultural crops and organisms or GMOs in Africa---including regional/country information on GMO research and applications. "[The centre] was conceived in response to the assessed urgent need to address the actual and potential risks posed by genetic engineering on the African continent by campaigning for GMOs to be subject to the most stringent biosafety measures."
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Africa ICT Policy Monitor (APC--Association for Progressive Communications, Melville, South Africa)
This site offers extensive information on all ICT and development policy-related issues for Africa; plus news and some country-level statistics.
- African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) (Nairobi, Kenya)
- "The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is an international inter-governmental policy research and training organization... The Centre"s activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification."
- ACTS papers
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African Development Bank Group Home Page (Abidjan, Côte d"Ivoire)
General information in English about the ADB institutions, including a telephone and fax directory. "The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multinational development bank supported by 77 nations from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Bank Group consists of three institutions: The African Development Bank (ADB); The African Development Fund (ADF); and, The Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Established in 1964, its mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance." See especially, individual country reports:
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African Development Organizations Directory (The International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC; via Columbia University Libraries)
Selected brief profiles and contact information.
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African Economic Research Consortium (Nairobi, Kenya)
- African Forum & Network on Debt & Development (AFRODAD) (Harare, Zimbabwe)
- This site offers information about research, occasional papers on debt, poverty reduction strategy impact, and other topics, plus recent issues of the AFRODAD newsletter: Debt & Development in Africa.
- All AFRODAD Publications
- AFFORD: African Foundation for Development (London, UK)
A web portal for the African diaspora in the United Kingdom, with news and information on opportunities in education and investment.
- AfricAvenir: pour le développement, la coopération internationale et la paix (Prof. Kum'a Ndumbe III et al., Douala, Cameroun; via Berlin, Germany)
- Ce site -- en français et en anglais -- offre beaucoup de liens aux textes choisis (publications occasionelles, travaux et documents), des autres ouvrages sur divers thèmes, et aux médias d'Afrique. Voir surtout:
- Economy
- AFRISTAT: Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique Subsaharienne (Bamako, Mali)
Sur ce site, on peut trouver les données statistiques sur les états membres de l"organisation: démographie, education, activités économiques, échanges extérieurs, prix, transports, tourisme et environnement, etc. "AFRISTAT est une organisation internationale créée par un traité signé le 21 septembre 1993 à Abidjan par les pays de la Zone Franc."
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Afrobarometer (Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Cape Town; Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra; and Michigan State University, Dept. of Political Science, East Lansing, Michigan)
- "A comparative series of national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets and civil society in Africa." The site includes: sample surveys and selected abstracts from final reports.
- Publications
- AGOA.info (Tralac--Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
A commercial and investment news portal for information relating to US--Africa trade and the "African Growth and Opportunity Act". The site includes statistical summaries in the country "trade profiles." See also: Tralac below.
- Aide Transparence = Aid Transparency (Jacques Habib Sy et allii., Dakar, Sénégal)
- Ce site -- en français ou en anglais -- offre une grande archive des contributions analytiques sur le développement en Afrique--surtout au Sénégal, une revue de presse, et un recueil des liens. << AT est une organisation non gouvernementale régionale basée à Dakar. Elle a été créé en réponse au besoin accru d"une meilleure gouvernance et d"une meilleure distribution de l"aide au développement... >> Le site comprend un bimensuel:
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AITEC: African IT Exhibitions and Conferences (AITEC UK Ltd., Cambridgeshire?)
- Established in 1987, AITEC seeks to facilitate the development of information technology markets and capacities in Africa through publications, consultations, conferences, and exhibitions. AITEC has offices in the UK, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Nigeria.
- ITAfrica--Database of ICT experts, businesses, events, and projects
- All Africa Foundation: "Sustainable Africa" Internet Channel (AllAfrica
Global Media, Washington, DC)
- A portal site for news stories and public domain documents relating to "sustainable development" issues in
Africa: environment, trade, debt, population, water, climate change, forests, agriculture, etc.
- Directory of organizations (International, regional, national, and
community-based)
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Alternative Information & Development Centre, South Africa (Mowbray, South Africa)
"The AIDC is an alternative information centre doing research, education and training, as well as campaigning and lobbying on the macro issues affecting the development process in South Africa."
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Annuaire WAFTA Professionnel des Entreprises de l'Afrique (WAFTA, cosmopole.com, Dakar, Sénégal)
On peut trouver les informations essentielles (les numéros de téléphones, l'addresse, etc.) à propos des sociétés aux pays francophones en Afrique.
- Annuaires Afrique -- Africa Phone Books (AfricaPhoneBooks.Com, California, USA)
Online telephone directories for Francophone African countries in West and Central Africa.
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Association Avenir Nepad International (Paris, France)
"Avenir Nepad mobilise pour l'appropriation citoyenne et la critique constructive du NEPAD : sans citoyens actifs, pas de bonne gouvernance, ni de développements économique, social, culturel et politique dignes de ce nom. ...totalement indépendante du Nepad. Plus qu"une simple association Avenir Nepad est un réseau, qui regroupe des associations dans le monde entier, et notamment en Afrique."
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Banque de France: La Zone Franc, 2003-- (Paris, France)
- BEAC: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (Yaoundé, Cameroun)
Ce site officiel comprend les actualités sur la Banque, plusieurs dossiers statistiques, les notes conjonctures actuelles, quelques rapports annuels d'activités de la Banque, et les diverses informations sur les économies des Etats membres (Cameroun, Centrafrique, Congo, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale, et Tchad).
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BCEAO: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Senegal)
Sur ce site, on peut trouver les actualités de la banque et de l"Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UMOA). Voir aussi, le site en anglais.
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BOAD: Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (Lomé, Togo)
"BOAD est l'institution commune de financement du développement des Etats de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)." Sur ce site << officiel >> de la banque, on peut lire les actualités et les publications. Voir aussi, le site de l' UEMOA ci-dessous.
- Brabys.Com (South Africa)
A searchable database for companies and industries in South Africa, parts of southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean islands.
- Cairo Demographic Center, Egypt
"The Cairo Demographic Center (CDC) is a training and research institute established in 1963 by the mutual assistance between the United Nations and the Egyptian Government ... In January 1992 the Egyptian Government took full responsibility for the Center. CDC is an interregional Center serving the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America."
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Central Banks of Africa on the Internet
- BEAC--Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (Yaoundé, Cameroun)
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BCEAO--Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Senegal)
- Botswana (Gaborone)
- Democratic Republic of Congo =
République Démocratique du Congo (Kinshasa)
- Djibouti
- Egypt (Cairo)
- Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
- The Gambia (Banjul)
- Ghana (Accra)
- Guinea (Conakry)
- Kenya (Nairobi)
- Lesotho (Maseru)
- Liberia (Monrovia)
- Mauritius (Port Louis)
- Moçambique (Maputo) English site
- Banque al-Maghrib, Morocco (Rabat)
- Namibia (Windhoek)
- Nigeria (Abuja)
- Rwanda (Kigali)
- São Tomé e Príncipe
- Seychelles (Victoria)
- Sierra Leone (Freetown)
- SADC: Committee of Central Bank Governors of the Southern African Development Community
- South African Reserve Bank (Pretoria)
- Bank of Sudan (Khartoum)
- Swaziland (Mbabane)
- Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)
- Tunisie (Tunis) English site
- Uganda (Kampala)
- Zambia (Lusaka)
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Centre for the Study of African Economies (Oxford, UK)
- "In 1991 The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) was made a Designated Research Centre of the Economic and Social Research Council, and has become one of the largest concentrations of academic economists and social scientists working on Africa outside the continent itself. Within Economics at Oxford it is part of the Institute of Economics and Statistics under the Faculty of Social Studies at Oxford University. The centre is located jointly at the Institute and St.Antony's College."
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Working paper series -- abstracts and full texts
Most full texts are available in PDF format (See: Adobe Acrobat reader).
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Chamber of Mines of South Africa (South Africa)
This site is a rich source of information on the mining sector, with some reports dating back to 1995. The CMSA website offers links to daily & weekly news, quarterly reports on the industry, gold market reports, and industry directories; statistical data, policy position papers, and educational & reference sources.
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Chemistry in Africa WebAnalytes: Analytical Chemistry Web Directory. (G. Moges, USA)
An extensive list of links to Africa-specific and general chemistry and other science-related resources, including Chemistry departments at African universities and African scientific associations.
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Climate and Environment in Africa (Columbia University Libraries)
Links to online reports and maps on African climate and weather forecasts, and a wide variety of African environmental issues and projects from African, U.S., and international organizations on the Internet.
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Columbia University, Digital Library Collections: Hemmed In: Responses to Africa's Economic Decline. (Online). Edited by Thomas M. Callaghy and John Ravenhill -- New York: Columbia University Press, 1997 (1993).
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COMESA--Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Lusaka, Zambia)
This site 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 and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading block."
- Bulletins officiels de la Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) (Bangui, Central African Republic ; via Investir en Zone Franc--IZF.Net, France)
- Conferences on African Economic Development and Business (See below)
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Corporate Council on Africa (Washington, DC)
This site offers general information about the council, its members, and activities. "The Corporate Council on Africa, established in 1992, is a non-partisan, tax-exempt membership organization of corporations and individuals dedicated to strengthening and facilitating relationships between African and American individuals and organizations by creating educational, cultural, and commercial exchange opportunities."
- Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain Pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricole = West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (Dakar, Sénégal)
"[CORAF, qui a été créé en 1987 à l'origine sous une autre dénomination]...regroupe actuellement les Systèmes nationaux de recherche agricoles de 21 pays francophones, anglophones et lusophones de l’Afrique de l’ouest et du Centre."
- CODESRIA--Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa = Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (Dakar, Sénégal)
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Danish Institute for International Studies Formerly Centre for Development Research. (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- "DIIS (formerly CDR) carries out social science development research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It supports development research through library and documentation services and offers consultancy services." Note: The majority of the full-text, online working papers are on Africa.
- DIIS/CDR working papers list (General)
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Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) (Macro International, Calverton, MD)
Search especially under "Obtaining Data" for reports on individual countries or the Sub Saharan Africa region.
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Development Bank of Southern Africa (Midrand, South Africa)
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Development Gateway -- Country Overviews (Washington, DC)
- A reference clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data for 160 countries. For African countries, select from the pull-down menu. Originally founded by The World Bank, the DG has been an "independent", donor-funded organization since 2001.
- See also: Links to the Contributing Organizations
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Directory of Development Organizations 2008 (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands?)
A compilation of contact information and lists of web links in PDF format. Select "Africa" and search by individual country.
- Droit-Afrique.Com: le droit des entreprises en Afrique francophone (Paris, France)
"Droit-Afrique.com, site généraliste et gratuit sur le droit des affaires et la fiscalité des 24 pays d'Afrique francophone, propose principalement: des textes de Codes, lois, décrets, arrêtés, conventions, doctrine; un portail internet recensant les sites contenant de l'information juridique africaine;
et un annuaire des juristes d'affaires..."
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Drylands Research (Somerset, UK)
- The website provides summary information and abstracts of on-going research in 4 African countries; order information only for full texts. "[For more than ten years] Drylands Research writes and co-ordinates policy-related research on rural livelihoods and environmental management in semi-arid tropical countries."
- Kenya
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
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East African Community = Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (Arusha, Tanzania)
- This is the official website of the regional intergovernmental organization (encompassing Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) which was (re)established in 1999 by treaty (see "Documents & Publications"). The site includes information about the EAC, current news, and related links.
- EAC Statistics Portal
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) = Banque de la ZEP (Zone d'échanges préférentiels) (Nairobi, Kenya)
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ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States = Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
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ESRF: Economic and Social Research Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
The ESRF was established in 1993 as an independent not-for-profit non-governmental research institute for capacity building in economic and social policy analysis.
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Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran, and Turkey (Cairo, Egypt)
- The site offers online publications, information about conferences, and related links. '...to improve the quality and increase the quantity of applied policy-oriented economic research ...launched in June of 1993, with assistance from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the European Commission, the Ford Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank, subsequently followed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.'
- ERF Newsletter
- ERF Working papers
- ERF Conferences
- ERF searchable database
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The Edge Institute (Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa)
- "The Institute provides in-depth analysis of the macro-economy and of industrial sectors, focusing on long-run trends and strengths and weaknesses in South Africa and other African countries."
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Projects and papers
An archive of downloadable reports on foreign direct investment, NEPAD, inequality, SA & the WTO, and HIV/AIDS.
- ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
- An indexing service provided by IDS. Papers are selected from all over the Internet based on topics in African, Asian, and Latin American studies. Documents are produced by research institutes or international organizations. Some documents are electronic versions of printed works, while others are full online documents--with citations and bibliographies. Note: Some documents listed in the search are only accessible at the IDS library, University of Sussex.
- ELDIS Home Page -- USE: "Pick a topic" ; "search page" ; or, "issues page".
- Africa country guides to Internet resources
- Agriculture (Search by country)
- Food Security Country Profiles (Search by country)
- HIV/AIDS
- ICT for Development
- Eldis News Monitor on the G8 Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, July 6-8, 2005
- Ethiopian Economic Association (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- 50 Years Is Enough: Conferences on Economic Justice, 1999-2007 (Washington, DC)
"50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of 205 grassroots, faith-based, policy, women's, social- and economic-justice, youth, solidarity, labor, and development organizations dedicated to the profound tranformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)."
- Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Nairobi, Kenya)
The site includes project reports, newsletter, financial access survey report, annual reports, etc.
"[FSD Kenya]...established in early 2005 to support the development of financial markets in Kenya as a means to stimulate wealth creation and reduce poverty." --See especially: FSD Kenya Publications
- Financial Sector Deepening Trust Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
The site includes news and reports.
"[FSDT Tanzania]...has been established by five government donors: Canada, the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark, in close collaboration with the Bank of Tanzania and the Government of Tanzania." --See especially: FSDT Reports and Publications
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) : Sustainable Development Dimensions on Africa (Rome ; via Columbia University Libraries.)
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Foreign Policy in Focus: "Thabo Mbeki's New Partnership for Africa's Development" by Patrick Bond (March 2002) Discussion paper -- Washington, DC: Institute for Policy Studies; Silver City and Alburquerque: Interhemispheric Resource Center, 2002.
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Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) (Accra, Ghana)
The website features news on activities, conferences, and programmes. "[Founded in 2002, hosted by the FAO Regional Office for Africa] FARA is...an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa." See especially: FARA annual reports and FARA news (in English or in French).
- France. Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie: Marchés Extérieurs -- Afrique sub-saharienne et océan indien (Ambassade de France, Mission économique; Paris)
- G8 Summit Meetings
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GIM-UEMOA: Groupement Interbancaire Monétique de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Dakar, Sénégal)
Voir aussi: UEMOA ci-dessous.
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Global Development Research Center: Microfinance and Migrant Remittances (Africa) (Microcredit and Microfinance WWW Virtual Library, Kobe, Japan)
A selection of links to a bibliography and online reports from academic and organizational websites.
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Harvard University Center for International Development formerly HIID (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
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Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (Johannesburg)
This site includes detailed reports (in PDF) since 2000 on the South African economy and link to the IDC-sponsored website for NEPAD--New Partnership for Africa's Development. "The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd is a self-financing, national development finance institution (DFI) established in 1940 by an act of Parliament, the IDC act. It focuses on contributing to economic growth, industrial development and economic empowerment through its financing activities."
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Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex -- Online Publications on Africa (UK)
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria (via Lambourn & Co., Croydon, UK and CGIAR--Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington, DC)
General information, research activities, conferences, and online publications (available in HTML or PDF); see also, full catalog). "IITA aims to enhance the food security, income and well-being of resource-poor people primarily in the humid and sub-humid zones of sub-Saharan Africa by conducting research and related activities to increase agricultural production, improve food systems, and sustainably manage natural resources, in partnership with national and international stakeholders."
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International Organizations on Economic Development, Education & Environment in Africa (Columbia University)
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The Internet in Africa (Columbia University)
A set of links to major web sites on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), conferences, Internet development projects, and connectivity issues in Africa.
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Investir en Zone Franc: Les Guides Pratiques sur les Pays de la Zone (IZF.Net, France)
A l'initiative du Centre Français du Commerce Extérieur, la Banque de France, l'Association IBISCUS, la Banque Mondiale, et les Fonds Monétaire International, ce site offert beaucoup des liens utiles au investisseur ou à l'étudiant des économies de la région << Zone Franc >>.
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Jubilee Plus: Supporting Economic Justice Campaigns Worldwide. formerly Jubilee 2000 Coalition. (Washington, DC)
- Kenya Business Directories Online
- KIPPRA: Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Nairobi, Kenya)
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MBendi AfroPaedia (MBendi Information Services, South Africa)
- Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
- MSU's Women and International Development Program
- Mining in Africa: strategies and prospects. (1988) by Faysal Yachir. (United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan)
-- An online version of the entire book in plain text, originally published in 1988.
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NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa's Development, New African Initiative & Related Documents, 2001-- (via United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- See also:
- United Nations. General Assembly. 58th Sesssion: "The New Partnership for Africa's Development: First Consolidated Report on Progress in Implementation and International Support", August 7, 2003 (PDF format) Document No. A/58/254. ( French version)
- AfricAvenir's "African Renaissance" (Douala, Cameroon and Berlin, Germany)
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AfricaFiles' "At Issue" Forum on NEPAD (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
A listing of links to official documents and commentaries--pro and con.
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All Africa.Com's news coverage on NEPAD (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington, DC)
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Business Day's NEPAD Conference, December 5-6, 2002, Cape Town (ABSA Corporate & Merchant Bank and Omega Investment Research, South Africa)
Registration required: The website includes the full proceedings of a conference on "New Partnership for Africa's Development" (NEPAD), held at University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (text, video, and audio files available); related reports in PDF format; plus order information for the CD-ROM version.
- Conference on the Financing of NEPAD, Dakar, Senegal, 15-17 April 2002 (via Dakar, Senegal) In English or in French.
- Electoral Institute of Southern Africa: "Strengthening democracy through NEPAD: the role of African civil society" (May 2003 conference report) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Heinrich Böll Foundation: Preparatory Activities for The World Summit 2002 (Johnnesburg, South Africa): New Partnership for Africa's Development (Germany)
- Industrial Development Corporation's "NEPAD" Web Site (South Africa)
- NEPRU: Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (Windhoek, Namibia)
This site offers general information about the policy research center and online access to Publications: NEPRU annual reports; NEPRU Viewpoints--Quarterly Economic Review; NEPRU research reports; and many other older titles.
- Public Citizen--Global Trade Watch: Stop the NAFTA for Africa Bill (Washington, DC)
An advocacy web site in opposition to the Africa Growth & Opportunity Act of 1998. See also, the general home page for Public Citizen, founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader.
- REPOA--Research on Poverty Alleviation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
[Founded in 1995] REPOA undertakes and facilitates research. The website includes information on research activities, publications, online library catalogue, etc.
-- REPOA Publications
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SADC-CCBG: Southern African Development Community--Committee of Central Bank Governors (SADC Finance and Investment Sector, Pretoria, 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.
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Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) (Harare, Zimbabwe ; Maputo, Mozambique)
- SADC Today. (Online) -- Harare, Zimbabwe: SARDC, 1998--
A monthly newsletter on the SADC countries; plus the archive of back issues since 1998.
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Stock Exchanges of Selected African Countries
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Tanzania On-line Information Center (United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Organization, Government of Tanzania, and the Economic & Social Research Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
An extensive, searchable archive of documents and reports (1990--) from UN agencies, the World Bank, and the Government of Tanzania on development issues for Tanzania. Abstracts or summaries are viewed in HTML; full texts available in PDF.
- Trade and Development Studies Centre Trust (Harare, Zimbabwe)
"[Founded in 2000] TRADES CENTRE'S aim is to analyse trade and development issues from the perspectives of Southern Africa's poor communities, to explore the implications of the various international, regional and bilateral trade agreements, regional integration, national trade and development policies and other policy options on Southern Africa and our target groups."
- 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
- UEMOA: Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
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The United Nations Agencies on Africa (via Columbia University)
- Links to economic and human rights reports from various UN agencies and affiliates, including UN Development Program, UN Economic Commission for Africa, UN Research Institute for Social Development, UN Commission on Human Rights, The United Nations University, and:
- UN Millennium Development Goals: Country Reports (via UNDP)
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University of Helsinki, Institute of Development Studies, Finnish Aid in Development (Helsinki, Finland)
The site offers general information about the research project and under "Publications", there are online "working papers" on aid in Tanzania; a few on Nepal or generally on Finnish aid.
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University of Hohenheim, Germany: Atlas of Natural and Agronomic Resources of Niger and Benin (L. Herrmann et al., "Special Research Programme 308: Adapted Farming in West Africa")
At this site, one can read online or download the data. There are full text summaries, map images, and analytical reports.
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University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies -- Publications (Brighton, United Kingdom)
The titles listed below are in PDF Format -- requiring Adobe Acrobat.
- West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (Lagos, Nigeria)
[Established in 1996]...the principal objective of WAIFEM is to build capacity for macroeconomic and financial management in the countries of its member central banks: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
- West African Monetary Institute (Accra, Ghana)
"The objectives of the WAMI is to
establish a common central bank with a single currency for the economic prosperity of the West African Monetary Zone." The site feature news, statistical data, and publications from 2005 and earlier.
- 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.
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"Women and African development: a partial bibliography and review of books published in the 1990s (November 1999)," by Dr. Margaret Snyder. (Gender and Women's Studies for Africa's Transformation, African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
"This social sciences bibliography was prepared as basis for a bibliographic essay on 100 books for Choice magazine -- the librarian's journal dated February 2000. It is a work in progress, to be updated occasionally." Each entry includes abbreviated citations of reviews (favorable, mixed, or negative).
- World Data on Education = Données mondiales de l'éducation (2006-2007) (UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland)
A library of profiles and reports on national education systems worldwide -- searchable by country. The information is based on UNESCO and government reports ; plus related links.
United States Government Agencies on African Economic Development
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US Executive Branch: Foreign Policy, 2009-
- USAID: United States Agency for International Development on Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)
- United States Congress: Public Law No. 106-200 "Trade and Development Act of 2000": United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act and the African Growth and Opportunity Act. (via THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC)
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US Department of Commerce on Africa (Washington, DC)
- AGOA--African Growth and Opportunity Act Website
This site includes links to documents and current news relating to U.S. trade and investment issues on Sub-Saharan Africa.
- International Trade Administration: US-African Trade Profile 2009 17 pages in PDF format (via AGOA.Gov)
- 8th AGOA Forum, 4-6 August 2009, Nairobi, Kenya (via Official Kenyan site)
- 7th AGOA Forum, Washington, DC, July 14-16, 2008
- 6th AGOA Forum, July 18-19, 2007, Accra, Ghana (via Export.Gov)
The official documents of the United States government's "African Growth and Opportunity Act" 2007 forum and links to previous forums.
- See also: AGOA.info above for related news and statistics.
- For documents on commerce (economy and trade, etc.) since 2001, see below: US Export.Gov -- Government Export Portal.
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United States. Department of State: Bureaus of African Affairs and Near Eastern Affairs
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"The Trade and Development Act of 2000: Strengthening Our Economic Partnership With Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean Basin," May 18, 2000
- Country Commercial Guides for "Sub-Saharan Africa" 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997
- Country Commercial Guides: Morocco, Tunisia, & ME countries, 2001 | Egypt, Tunisia, & ME countries, 2000 | Egypt & ME countries, 1999
- Country Commercial Guides for North Africa & The Middle East: 1998 | 1997--ME countries only
- Economic Policy and Trade Practices Reports for Ghana, Nigeria, & South Africa: 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
- Economic Policy and Trade Practices Reports for Angola, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, & South Africa: 1995
- Economic Policy and Trade Practices Reports for "North Africa & the Middle East": 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995--Algeria & ME countries | 1994
- For documents on commerce (economy and trade, etc.) since 2001, see below: US Export.Gov -- Government Export Portal.
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United States Energy Information Administration on Africa (Selected by Columbia University Libraries.)
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US Export.Gov -- Government Export Portal
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United States Trade and Development Agency on Sub-Saharan Africa (Washington, DC)
Lists of projects in the region and related links. "The TDA, an independent U.S. Government agency under the Executive Branch, promotes economic development in developing countries by funding feasibility studies, consultancies, training programs and other project planning services. In Africa, TDA assists U.S. firms by identifying major development projects which offer large export potential and by funding U.S. private sector involvement in project planning."
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United States Trade Representative Reports on Africa - A Comprehensive Trade and Development Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa: An annual report submitted by the President of the United States to the Congress. (USTR, Washington, DC)
Conferences on African Economic Development
(See also: Past Conferences & Proceedings on Africa.)
- 2010
- 2009
-- Sommet Africités, 5ème éd., Journées panafricaines des collectivités locales, 16-20 décembre 2009, Marrakech, Royaume du Maroc
-- FOCAC 2009: 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, November 8-12, 2009, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
-- West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF), October 14-16, 2009, Accra, Ghana Workshop. (AfriNIC--Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa, Mauritius) -- 7th Biennial US-Africa Business Summit, September 29-October 1, 2009, Washington, DC (Corporate Council on Africa)
-- 9th African Crop Science Society Conference "Science and Technology Supporting Food Security in Africa," 28 September-1 October 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
-- ASA Venezuela 2009: Africa-South America Summit, Margarita Island, Venezuela, September 22-27, 2009
-- 29th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, September 2-8, 2009, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
-- 8th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, 4-6 August 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
-- 13th African Union Summit, "Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security," 24 June--3 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
-- World Economic Forum on Africa, June 10-12, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa (via Geneva, Switzerland)
-- MED-IT 2009: Salons d'affaires sur les spécialisés IT (Informatique, Internet, & Télécoms): Alger--Casablanca--Tunis (mai, novembre et décembre 2009) Organisé par Label France, XCOM, et UBIFRANCE--Agence française pour le développement international des entreprises.
-- IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition, 6-8 May 2009, Kampala, Uganda
-- "Science, Technology and Environment in Africa," March 27-29, 2009, University of Texas, Austin
-- 12th African Union Summit--"Infrastructure Development in Africa," January 26-February 3, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2008
-- Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, September 2-4, 2008, Accra, Ghana (OECD-DAC Secretariat, The World Bank, and The Government of Ghana)
-- 4th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research, August 3-6, 2008, Kampala, Uganda (Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda)
-- 7th AGOA Forum, Washington, DC , July 14-16, 2008
-- 2008 G8 Summit, Hokkaido, Japan, July 6-9, 2008
-- 11th African Union Summit: "Meeting the Millennium Development Goals on Water and Sanitation," 24 June--1 July 2008, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
-- 25th FAO Regional Conference for Africa, 16--20 June 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
-- 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, May 28-30, 2008, Yokohama, Japan
-- 10th African Union Summit, 25 January--2 February 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2007
-- EU-Africa Summit 2007, December 8-9, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal -and- African Union on Africa-EU Summit 2007
-- << Enjeux et Perspectives des Biocarburants pour l'Afrique >> Conférence internationale à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, du 27 au 29 novembre 2007
-- 8th African Crop Science Society Conference, October 27-31, 2007, El-Minia, Egypt
-- 6th AGOA Forum, July 18-19, 2007, Accra, Ghana (via Export.Gov)
-- MED-IT 2007: Rencontres d'affaires sur les technologies de l'information: Alger--Casablanca--Tunis--Dakar (avril, juin, octobre, et décembre 2007) Organisé par Label France, XCOM, et UBIFRANCE--Agence française pour le développement international des entreprises.
-- 3rd Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research: SREC07, August 5-8, 2007, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
-- 9th African Union Summit, 25 June--6 July 2007, Accra, Ghana
-- Sommet Afrique-France 2007: 24ème Conférence des chefs d'Etat d'Afrique et de France, 15-16 février 2007, Cannes, France
-- 8th African Union Summit, January 22-30, 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2006
-- Africa-South America Summit 2006, November 26-30, 2006, Abuja, Nigeria (via African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
-- 7th AU Summit, June 25-July 2, 2006, Banjul, The Gambia
-- United Nations Capital Development Fund: Conférence des Nations Unies sur L'inclusion financière en Afrique, Dakar, Sénégal, 5-6 juin 2006 = United Nations Conference on Financial Inclusion in Africa (New York)
-- 6th AU Summit, January 11-24, 2006, Khartoum, Sudan
-- E-Learning Africa 2006: 1st International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, May 24-26, 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Co-sponsored by UN Economic Commission for Africa, European Commission, SchoolNetAfrica. See also: French version.
-- NEPAD Council: "ICTe Africa 2006 Conference", 17-21 May 2006, Nairobi, Kenya (South Africa)
-- Leon H. Sullivan Summit VII, July 17-21, 2006, Abuja, Nigeria (Washington, DC)
-- Africa Rice Congress, 31 July-4 August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Under the distinguished patronage of the Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. (via WARDA--Africa Rice Center, Cotonou, Benin)
- 2005
-- 23ème Sommet des Chefs d'Etat d'Afrique et de France, du 3 au 4 décembre 2005, Bamako, Mali
-- World Summit on the Information Society, Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November 2005 = Sommet mondial sur la société de l'information, Tunis 2005 (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland)
-- The Centre for Conflict Resolution Seminar: "Building an African Union for the 21st Century: Relations with Regional Economic Communities (RECs), NEPAD and Civil Society", 20-22 August 2005 (Cape Town, South Africa)
-- G8 Summit 2005, Gleneagles, Scotland -- Official Site
-- US-Africa Business Summit, June 21-24, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland-- ICTEAfrica--1st Continental Exhibition, Conference and Media Event, 17-21 May 2005, Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya (via Global Fairs TT-Messe, Osnabrück, Germany) -- Open Access 2005, 3rd International Workshop, 10-11 May 2005, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique-- Colloque << Filières d'exportation de produit agricoles du Sud >> à Bamako, Mali, l'Institut d'Economie Rurale, du 6 au 8 avril 2005 (via Agence universitaire de la Francophonie--Bureau Afrique de l'Ouest, Campus numérique francophone de Dakar, Sénégal) -- World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) African Regional Conference, 2-4 February 2005, Accra, Ghana-- 4th African Union Summit, 24-31 January 2005, Abuja, Nigeria = 4ème Sommet de l'Union Africaine
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2004
-- Marrakech : Le rôle et la place des médias dans la société de l'information en Afrique et dans les pays arabes -- Conférence internationale de suivi du sommet mondial sur la société de l'information, du 22 au 24 novembre 2004 Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l'Information, Genève 2003 -- Tunis 2005. (Maroc, Ministère de la Communication, Rabat) -- ICT Conference--"Building the ICT Capacity of African Universities for Promoting Development", November 19-20, 2004, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York-- African Development Forum IV: "Governance for a Progressing Africa", 11-15 October 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) -- Conference on "African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage," Somerset West, South Africa, 13-15 October 2004. Co-sponsored by the Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, and Cornell University. (Cape Town, South Africa) -- Mali Symposium on Applied Sciences, Bamako, August 2-5, 2004 = Symposium Malien sur les Sciences Appliquées. ( Maliwatch, USA; Bamako, Mali) -- European Union--Africa Cotton Forum, Paris, France, 5-6 July 2004-- 3rd Annual African Union Summit, 6-8 July 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-- "Assessing South Africa's Economic Role in Africa" Joint Conference, Chatham House and the South African Institute of International Affairs, 9-10 June 2004 (Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK) -- International Chamber of Commerce 35th World Congress, Marrakesh, Morocco, 6-9 June 2004 (Paris, France ; New York, USA) -- Africa 2004 ITU Telecom, Cairo, Egypt, May 4-8, 2004 (via International Telecommunication Union, a UN specialized agency, Geneva, Switzerland) -- AITEC West Africa 2004: The West African Computer, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition, 4-6 May 2004, Accra, Ghana (Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana) -- Faire face à la crise du coton en Afrique de l'Ouest: éléments clés du débat (Cotonou, Bénin, mars 2004) (Documents et ressources supplémentaires) -- IDLELO: First African Conference on the Digital Commons, January 11-15, 2004, Cape Town, South Africa. Co-sponsored by The Free Software, Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), and African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project, in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). (University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa) -- Declaration de la conférence des chefs d'état et de gouvernement, Niamey, Niger, le 10 janvier 2004 (en format PDF)
Voir aussi la page d'accueil de l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
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2003
-- Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran, and Turkey: 10th Annual Conference, 16-18 December 2003, Marrakesh, Morocco (via ERF, Cairo, Egypt) -- World Summit on the Information Society, 10-12 December 2003, Geneva, Switzerland (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland) -- United Nations Forum on Science & Technology Parks: New and Emerging Technologies, November 30-December 1, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (via Innovation Philadelphia) Presentations on potential projects in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal; among others. -- 5th Annual African Development Finance Conference and Awards 2003, 8-9 October 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa (via Africa Centre for Investment Analysis, University of Stellenbosch, Bellville, South Africa) -- World Trade Organization: Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference, 10-14 September 2003, Cancún, Mexico (General website) -- Colloque international << Les fractures numériques Nord/Sud en question: quels enjeux? quels partenariats? >> 25-28 août 2003, Université d'été de la communication d'Hourtin, Gironde, France. A l'initiative de AFRICA'NTI du Centre d'Etudes d''Afrique Noire, Université Bordeaux IV et l'Institut Méditerranéen de la Culture et de la Communication. Voir: La présentation des thèmes -- et -- le programme détaillé-- 6th Biennial Leon H. Sullivan Summit, July 12-19, 2003, Abuja, Nigeria-- Official Website of African Union Summit, July 4-12, 2003, Maputo, Mozambique (with post-summit updates)-- Corporate Council on Africa: 2003 US-Africa Business Summit -- "Building Partnerships", June 24-27, 2003, Washington, DC-- World Economic Forum: Report on the Africa Economic Summit, June 2003, Durban, South Africa and Other WEF Annual Meetings Since 1999-- AITEC West Africa 2003: The West African Computer, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition, 14-16 May 2003, Accra, Ghana (Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana) -- African Telecom Summit: "Technologies, Networks and Applications for Least Cost Access," 12-14 March 2003. Maputo, Mozambique (via African Telecom Summit, Accra, Ghana)
General information about the meetings and links to a variety of interested telecommunications companies.
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2002
-- "Seminar on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa = Séminaire sur la mine artisanale et la mine à petite échelle en Afrique", Yaoundé, Cameroon, 19-22 November 2002: Programme and Report. Co-sponsored by the United Nations and the International Center for Training and Exchanges in the Geosciences. (UN Division for Sustainable Development, New York) -- CODATU Conference, 12-15 novembre 2002, Lomé, Togo (A l'initiative de la Coopération pour le Développement et l'Amélioration des Transports Urbains et Périurbains, Lyon, France) -- African Union Summit, June 28 - July 10, 2002, Durban, South Africa (Government of South Africa, Pretoria)
This is the official English language web site for the OAU/AU Summit....inaugurating the new "African Union" and discussions on "Peace, Development and Prosperity: The African Century".
-- Africa and World Summit on the Information Society -- "Bamako 2002", 26-30 May 2002, Bamako, Mali (African Information Society Initiative--AISI, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa; via Geneva, Switzerland)
General information, documents, and related links. See also, the French version.
-- Fifth Africa Governance Forum: "Local Governance for Poverty Reduction in Africa", Maputo, Mozambique, 23-25 May 2002 (via UN Development Programme, New York)
General information and issue and country papers in downloadable PDF (English and some in French).
-- African Development Forum III: "Defining Priorities for Regional Integration", 3-8 March 2002, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa)
- "The aim of the African Development Forum is to present the key stakeholders in African development (governments, civil society, the private sector, researchers and academics, intergovernmental organisations and donors) with the results of current research and opinion on key development issues in order to formulate shared goals and priorities, draft action programmes and define the environment that will enable African countries to implement these programmes."
- ADF III official coverage
- ADF III Pre-Forum Discussions (AllAfrica.Com, Washington, DC)
-- 11th Annual AFCOM ICT Conference, September 10-12, 2002, Dulles Airport, Virginia
This site offers general and registration information. A "Telecommunications Business to Government Conference"--with a minimum of 20 government ministers of communications expected to attend and to present country status reports.
-- AITEC West Africa 2002: The West African Computer, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition, 16-18 May 2002, Accra, Ghana (Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana)
General information on this expo, including papers and reports from previous conferences and events.
-- Business Day's NEPAD Conference, December 5-6, 2002, Cape Town (ABSA Corporate & Merchant Bank and Omega Investment Research, South Africa)
Registration required: The website includes the full proceedings of a conference on "New Partnership for Africa's Development" (NEPAD), held at University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (text, video, and audio files available); related reports in PDF format; plus order information for the CD-ROM version.
-- Horn of Africa Regional Conference on Women and Information and Communications Technology, 11-15 February 2002, Nairobi, Kenya (African Centre for Women, Information & Communications Technology, Nairobi, Kenya)
The site provides general conference information, online registration (until February 1st), and links to information about ACWICT.
-- Johannesburg Summit 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development, 26 August to 4 September 2002, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York)
- General information about preparations for the 2002 follow-up to the 1992 Rio de Janeiro "Earth Summit" of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development; plus related information and links.
- Jo'burg Summit 2002 Documents (Preparatory committee reports and remarks)
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2001
-- "The African Household -- Virtual Conference": An Exploration of Census Data, November 21-24, 2001 (African Census Analysis Project--ACAP, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
This site offers an overall framework for discussion, as well as a set of papers and data...see the "Table of Contents" and "Inventory" at the bottom of the first page. "The African Census Analysis Project (ACAP) is a collaborative initiative between the University of Pennsylvania and African institutions specializing in demographic research and training." See also, the ACAP Homepage.
-- Corporate Council on Africa: "The US-Africa Business Summit: Building Global Partnerships," September 16-20, 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CCA, Washington, DC)
General conference information on the 3rd biennial summit of the CCA.
-- "Business Finance in Africa" Conference -- Call for Papers: April 21-22, 2001, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK (via Journal of African Business, University of Toledo, Ohio) -- "Development policy in Africa: public and private perspectives" -- 2001 CSAE Conference, Keble College, Oxford, UK, March 30-31, 2001 (Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, UK)
Contact information only.
-- World Institute for Development Economics Research: WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 17-18 August 2001, Helsinki, Finland (via WIDER, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan)
The programme and conference papers in PDF format are still available --- several are Africa-related.
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