Featured African studies web sites
African Human Security Initiative
http://www.africanreview.org/
This one-year project is for a core network of seven established African NGOs to embark upon a process of benchmarking the performance of key African governments in respect of human security issues, measured against the commitments taken at the level at OAU/AU heads of state meetings.The AHSI partners are the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa IHRDA), the Southern Africa; Southern Africa Human Rights Trust (SAHRIT), the West African Network for Peace (WANEP), the African Security Dialogue and Research (ASDR), the African Peace Forum (APFO) and the Institute for Security Studies ISS).The Project is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID)
African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS)
http://www.africalawinstitute.org/ajls/
A new, refereed e-journal published by The Africa Law Institute focusing on human rights, good governance, democracyand rule of law issues in Africa as analyzed by lawyers, economists, political scientists and others drawn from throughout the continent and the world.Published quarterly (main issue) and monthly (supplementary issue), AJLS aims toprovide an interdisciplinary forum for the thoughtful and scholarly engagement of abroad range of complex issues at the intersection of law, public policy and socialchange in Africa.
Institute For African Alternatives (IFAA)
http://www.ifaanet.org/
This website is a service provided by IFAA for academics and researchers concerned with African issues and searching for African solutions to Africa's problems. Last updated Nov 2003.
PeaceAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/peaceafrica/
PeaceAfrica is a digital commons project of the AllAfrica Foundation, funded by the Ford Foundation's Special Initiative for Africa (SIA). Using the web in Africa can be time consuming, expensive and frustrating.The channel aims to be streamlined and fast-loading. The web channel, hosted by allAfrica.com, is meant to become an interactiveInternet platform, linking African organisations working in peace-building, conflict resolution and related fields into an online network. The peace community includes groups working in civil, legal and human rights, in institution-building at the regional level, in the fields of identity and citizenship and amongconstituencies such as the arts, labour, women, youth and media.
Safundi
http://www.safundi.com/
Safundi – "S" represents "South Africa," "a" stands for "America," and "fundi" comes from the Xhosa word, "umfundi," which translates as "scholar." Safundi is an online community of scholars, professionals, and others interested in comparing and contrasting the United States of America with the Republic of South Africa. The journal, Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies, is the centerpiece of our online community. Articles that Safundi publishes are academic in nature. Research papers are reviewed as they are submitted. Scholarly essays are welcomed. Any topic may be addressed.To read the archived articles, you will need to register (free) on their web site. Click on"Join Safundi", top right.
Regional Information Centre on Local Government (Southern Africa)
http://www.locgovinfo.co.zw/south_africa.html
"Promoting good governance at local level through information sharing".This will in future be incorporated into the SADC Local Government Forum structure.Through the formal incorporation into the SADC structure the new arrangements will see the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) being the main advisory and administrative body, reporting to the SADC Local Government Forum.This site includes the SADC Common Local Government Directory.
African Futures Institute (Cape Town)
http://www.africanfutures.net/eng_home.htm
The African Future Institute (AFI) was established in early 2004 to sustainprospective thinking in Africa by optimising on the achievements of the African Futures project (AF).The African Futures project was set up in 1992by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to assist African countriesin conducting perspective studies and develop a long-term vision for theirdevelopment process. Between 1992 and 2003, AF provided technical supportand training for the development or implementation of twenty-five nationallong-term prospective studies (NLTPS). AF has also published several studiesand documents.
Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) (Cape Town)
http://www.aidc.org.za
Check them out for articles on Globalisation, Third World Debt, Privatisation, IMF and WorldBank, Mobilisation, South African Political Economy, Gender, World Trade Organisation, Nepad, Free Trade and more.
http://www.africanreview.org/
This one-year project is for a core network of seven established African NGOs to embark upon a process of benchmarking the performance of key African governments in respect of human security issues, measured against the commitments taken at the level at OAU/AU heads of state meetings.The AHSI partners are the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa IHRDA), the Southern Africa; Southern Africa Human Rights Trust (SAHRIT), the West African Network for Peace (WANEP), the African Security Dialogue and Research (ASDR), the African Peace Forum (APFO) and the Institute for Security Studies ISS).The Project is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID)
African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS)
http://www.africalawinstitute.org/ajls/
A new, refereed e-journal published by The Africa Law Institute focusing on human rights, good governance, democracyand rule of law issues in Africa as analyzed by lawyers, economists, political scientists and others drawn from throughout the continent and the world.Published quarterly (main issue) and monthly (supplementary issue), AJLS aims toprovide an interdisciplinary forum for the thoughtful and scholarly engagement of abroad range of complex issues at the intersection of law, public policy and socialchange in Africa.
Institute For African Alternatives (IFAA)
http://www.ifaanet.org/
This website is a service provided by IFAA for academics and researchers concerned with African issues and searching for African solutions to Africa's problems. Last updated Nov 2003.
PeaceAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/peaceafrica/
PeaceAfrica is a digital commons project of the AllAfrica Foundation, funded by the Ford Foundation's Special Initiative for Africa (SIA). Using the web in Africa can be time consuming, expensive and frustrating.The channel aims to be streamlined and fast-loading. The web channel, hosted by allAfrica.com, is meant to become an interactiveInternet platform, linking African organisations working in peace-building, conflict resolution and related fields into an online network. The peace community includes groups working in civil, legal and human rights, in institution-building at the regional level, in the fields of identity and citizenship and amongconstituencies such as the arts, labour, women, youth and media.
Safundi
http://www.safundi.com/
Safundi – "S" represents "South Africa," "a" stands for "America," and "fundi" comes from the Xhosa word, "umfundi," which translates as "scholar." Safundi is an online community of scholars, professionals, and others interested in comparing and contrasting the United States of America with the Republic of South Africa. The journal, Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies, is the centerpiece of our online community. Articles that Safundi publishes are academic in nature. Research papers are reviewed as they are submitted. Scholarly essays are welcomed. Any topic may be addressed.To read the archived articles, you will need to register (free) on their web site. Click on"Join Safundi", top right.
Regional Information Centre on Local Government (Southern Africa)
http://www.locgovinfo.co.zw/south_africa.html
"Promoting good governance at local level through information sharing".This will in future be incorporated into the SADC Local Government Forum structure.Through the formal incorporation into the SADC structure the new arrangements will see the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) being the main advisory and administrative body, reporting to the SADC Local Government Forum.This site includes the SADC Common Local Government Directory.
African Futures Institute (Cape Town)
http://www.africanfutures.net/eng_home.htm
The African Future Institute (AFI) was established in early 2004 to sustainprospective thinking in Africa by optimising on the achievements of the African Futures project (AF).The African Futures project was set up in 1992by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to assist African countriesin conducting perspective studies and develop a long-term vision for theirdevelopment process. Between 1992 and 2003, AF provided technical supportand training for the development or implementation of twenty-five nationallong-term prospective studies (NLTPS). AF has also published several studiesand documents.
Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) (Cape Town)
http://www.aidc.org.za
Check them out for articles on Globalisation, Third World Debt, Privatisation, IMF and WorldBank, Mobilisation, South African Political Economy, Gender, World Trade Organisation, Nepad, Free Trade and more.
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