Living in Africa

The Essential Expatriate Resources

	Articles on Africa
	Business and Economy in Africa
	Expatriate Websites and Resources
	Facts and Information on Africa
	Government, International, and Nonprofit Organizations
	News and Media in Africa
	Recommended Reading on Africa
	Travel Information for Africa

ADB - African Development Bank Group, www.afdb.org, is a multinational development bank dedicated to promoting Africa's socioeconomic development.

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), www.agoa.gov, is U.S. legislation enacted in 2000, which grants 37 African countries special trade and economic benefits with the U.S.

The Economist is a British weekly newsmagazine reporting on the global economy, politics etc., with a section of Africa.

Financial Times reports on world business, finance and politics. The website also has a homepage for the USA, Europe, and Asia, with a section on the Middle East and Africa.

International Monetary Fund promotes financial stability, international trade and economic growth among its 184 member countries. The website provides Country Information (for most countries in Africa) and a number of publications, including the World Economic Outlook.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, www.uschamber.com, provides a directory of American Chambers of Commerce Abroad, with a section on Africa and Middle East.

U.S. Government Export Portal, www.export.gov, publishes Country & Industry Market Reports, Commercial guides, and other essential information for doing business abroad.

World Trade Organization regulates trade rules between its member countries, and provides information on economic data, trade regulations,disputes and agreements about its members, including most African countries.

Africa South of the Sahara, African Studies Association, www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html. Site offers a huge number of links to web sites of organizations concerned with Africa, arranged by topics such as development, health, human rights.

African Studies, Univ. of Pennsylvania, www.africa.upenn.edu/AS.html. Ali Ali-Dinar, ed. Site offers a huge number of links for information about Africa. Look on the Bulletin Board for the “Job and Grant Opportunities” section.

BBC News provides country profiles on history, politics, economic background, and recent news in its Africa Section.

CIA World Factbook, www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html, compiled by the CIA, contains country profiles with basic information, including all countries in Africa.

The Consular Information Sheets, travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html, compiled by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, part of the U.S. Department of State, provide useful information for travelers and expatriates on all African countries, with Travel Warnings, Travel Publications (general travel advice), and much more.

Library of Congress Country Studies provides detailed economic, historical, social, and political information for 101 countries, with a section on Africa that includes profiles of many African countries.

Nations Online Project, www.nationsonline.org, is a destination guide to countries of the world. The Africa Section provides links to all African countries.

The U.S. Department of State publishes Country Background Notes, with facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations, with separate sections for North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, provides useful articles and information about Africa in general, with links to specific countries.

Allo' Expat Africa discussions forums, www.alloexpat.com/africa_expat_forum/, offers discussion forums for expatriates living in or moving to Africa. Includes dedicated African country message boards.

Expat Blog is a worldwide directory of blogs related to expatriate life, with listings for several countries in Africa.

Outpost Expatriate Network provides expatriate resources for relocating Shell employees, but also has a Worldwide Relocation section open to everyone, which includes a section on Africa.

African Union (AU) is an organization dedicated to strengthening the union between African countries to promote development and integration, and to resolve Africa's social, economic and political problems. The website provides information on member states and country profiles on all African countries.

The World Bank, www.worldbank.org, provides reports and analysis about infrastructure, health, trade and more, with a section on Sub-Saharan Africa that includes most of the region's countries.

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NePAD), www.nepad.org, sponsored by the African Union, works to eradicate poverty and to promote peace, security and sustainable political and socioeconomic development in Africa.

Southern African Development Community (SADC), www.sadc.int, is an organization of fourteen Southern African countries, promoting economic and social development in the region.

Southern African Regional Poverty Network, www.sarpn.org.za, is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty in the fourteen countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

UN Millennium Project, www.unmillenniumproject.org, is a development strategy sponsored by the UN that strives to reach eight global development goals by the year 2015, among them eradication of extreme poverty, and halting the spread of HIV/AIDS. The UNESCO website has a section on the Millennium Development Goals in Africa.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, www.uneca.org, supports the economic and social development of its 53 member States, fosters regional integration, and promotes international cooperation for Africa's development.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), www.unctad.org, is a UN branch dealing with trade, investment and development issues. Its main goal is to maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries and assist them in their efforts to integrate into the world economy on an equitable basis.

World Trade Organization regulates trade rules between its 149 member countries, and provides information on economic data, trade regulations,disputes and agreements about its Members and Observers, including most African countries.

British Department For International Development (FDID), part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is is committed to an internationally agreed target to halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. FDID provides information on the countries that receive development aid, with a section on Africa.

DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), www.one.org/data/, a non-profit organization founded by the rock musician Bono (U2), is dedicated to solving Africa's severe social, health and economic problems.

Catholic Relief Services, the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church, works in over 30 countries throughout Africa to provide humanitarian relief and development assistance in the fields of health and HIV/AIDS, peace and justice, education, agriculture, microfinance and emergency response.

United Nations Website provides a list of the Web Sites of the Permanent Missions to the United Nations, including African countries. The websites of the Permanent Missions provide general information about culture, politics and the economy, as well as a variety of useful links.

AllAfrica, allafrica.com, provides content from over 125 African news organizations.

Africa News Online, www.newsfromafrica.org.

BBC News Africa, news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/default.stm.

Kidon Media Link is an online directory of world newspapers and news media, has an extensive listing of news media, with a section on Africa.

Online Newspapers, www.onlinenewspapers.com, lists over 1000 links to online newspapers worldwide, including most countries in Africa.

Lonely Planet Africa by Gemma Pitcher, David Andrew, Kate Armstrong, and James Bainbridge

Lonely Planet Africa on a Shoestring by Kevin Anglin, Becca Blond, and Jean-Bernard Carillet

Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Africa (Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Guides Africa) by Isabelle Young

Lonely Planet West Africa by Anthony Ham and James Bainbridge

Lonely Planet East Africa by Mary Fitzpatrick and Tom Parkinson

Lonely Planet Southern Africa by Alan Murphy, Kate Armstrong, Matthew Firestone, and Mary Fitzpatrick

Lonely Planet Trekking in East Africa by Matt Fletcher, David Wenk, and Mary Fitzpatrick

Africa (Rough Guide 25s) by Rough Guides

The Rough Guide to West Africa by Richard Trillo

Fodor's African Safari, 1st Edition: From Budget to Big Spending Where and How to Find the Best Big Game Adventure In Southern and Eastern Africa by Fodor's

Africa: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader

History of Africa by Kevin Shillington

Africa: A Modern History by Guy Arnold

The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working by Robert Calderisi

Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith

Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future by George B.N. Ayittey

Africa Overland: 4x4-Motorbike-Bicycle-Truck by Sian Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons.

Lonely Planet Worldguide provides a lot of useful travel information about Africa in its Explore Africa section, including most countries in Africa.

Rough Guides Destinations offers a lot of useful travel advice and information for most countries, with a section on Africa, including several African countries.