African News Sources, Recommended Databases
- Cooperative African Newspapers Project"The core of the Cooperative African Newspapers Project is the African Newspapers Union List (AFRINUL), a centralized electronic database of holdings information for newspapers (all formats and all languages) published in sub-Saharan Africa. AFRINUL currently consolidates holdings information for collections in North America, and will expand to include holdings in Africa, Europe, and elsewhere."-- From the CRL Global Resources site
- Africa-wide information This link opens in a new windowIncludes a collection of 50 separate databases that provide extensive coverage documenting research and publication by and about Africa and Africans. The total collection provides access to four million citations, including news sources, scholarly articles, monographs, research reports, theses, and grey literature. Records include useful abstracts whenever available from the contributing source, and some full text availability. The collection is divided into three database clusters, namely African HealthLine, African Studies (General), and South African Studies. For a listing of the databases included in each of these modules, as well as searching tips, see the LibGuide Africa-Wide Information (formerly, Africa-Wide NIPAD) . This collection of resources is essential for all aspects of Africa-related research.
- AllAfrica.com This link opens in a new windowProvides easy access to the latest news from and about Africa, with over 700 news stories posted daily for all areas of the African continent. Also available is a 400,000-item searchable archive dating from 1997 to the present. Coverage includes the contents of 127 currently published African newspapers, as well as news feeds from 330 additional African and international news organizations. Articles are sorted by region, topic, and language (English or French). AllAfrica.com is generally considered to be the best source for current news on Africa.
Selected Resources
- Black Short Fiction and Folklore This link opens in a new windowAccess over 82,000 pages and an estimated 11,000 works of short fiction produced by writers from Africa and the African Diaspora from the earliest times to the present. Includes Drum Magazine from 1960-1974.
- Electronic Newspapers on AfricaA very thorough multilingual list of approx. 150 newspapers published in Africa or with African content, all of which are available without subscription. Includes newspapers published in English, French, and Arabic, with selected entries for newspapers in other languages. The site can be searched by country.
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