African Studies Scholarly Electronic Collections and Web Sites

African Studies Association
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/ASA_Menu.html

The African Studies Association (ASA) was founded in 1957 as a nonprofit organization open to all individuals and institutions interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa. The ASA also provides useful services to the Africanist community. Currently four periodicals and several occasional publications are produced annually. With 3,000 individual and 600 institutional members, the Association is the leading North American organization which promotes African Studies.

Channel Africa: Africa's Own Audio News and Information Provider to Africa and the World (from the South African Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.channelafrica.org/

"Channel Africa is a unique, all-African news and information broadcasting service, serving African interests everywhere. Harvesting news and information from the entire African continent and the world beyond and dedicated to the promotion of African development through the transfer of knowledge, the Channel Africa Team of talented African broadcast journalists and network of professional African correspondents distinguish this service from all other international broadcasters."

Columbia University: Area Studies: African Studies Internet Resources
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa

Offers: 1. Libraries and Bibliographic Resources on Africa, 2. Electronic Journals and Newspapers on Africa, 3. International Directory of African Studies Scholars (Columbia University), 4. African Studies Programs & Research Centers (including Columbia University) , 5. African Studies Resources by Region & Country , 6. African Studies Resources by Organization, 7. African Studies Resources by Topic.

Stanford University: Africa South of the Sahara, Selected Internet Resources
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/

Prepared by Karen Fung (Stanford University Libraries) for the Electronic Technology Group, African Studies Association, U.S.A.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF "Africa Issues & Policy" Archive
http://ftp.eff.org/pub/Global/Africa

Links to a file in their archives. See genderal index and search for "Africa" to find other articles on Africa and South Africa.

Africa Policy Information Center
http://www.africapolicy.org/index.shtml

"The Africa Policy Information Center provides accessible information and analysis in order to promote U.S. and international policies toward Africa that advance economic, political and social justice and the full spectrum of human rights."

Smithsonian Institute: National Museum of African Art
http://www.si.edu/nmafa/

The National Museum of African Art celebrates the rich visual traditions and extraordinarily diverse cultures of Africa. Through its collections, exhibitions, research, and public programs, the museum fosters an appreciation of African art and civilizations.

University of Pennsylvania: African Studies
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html

Country specific information, an annotated list of Africa Web links, K-12 Africa information, and multimedia archives.

Yale University: The Kamusi Project
http://www.cis.yale.edu/swahili

"The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary is a collaborative work by people all over the world. Together [they] are working to establish new dictionaries of the Swahili language, both within Swahili and between Swahili and English. [They] are preparing print-based dictionaries and multi-media computer applications, all accessible to you through this home page. [They] welcome you, whether you are a beginner or a fluent Swahili speaker."