Africa- Society and Culture- Issues

9 pages found in Issues:

Africa Policy Information Center

A non-profit organization dedicated to providing accessible information and analysis on African issues.
http://www.africapolicy.org/

BBC News - In Depth: Africa Food Crisis

Ongoing news and analysis about the drought and politics behind the famine in Africa. Includes reports by region, aid worker's diary, pictures, audio, video and discussion forum.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/africa/2006/africa_food_crisis/default.stm

Bhlasen.com

An information portal focused on providing perspective to discussions on current events and policy in Africa.
http://hcs.harvard.edu/bhlasen

Emeagwali.com - Brain Drain

Worldnet television interviews renowned Nigerian scientist, Philip Emeagwali, on the social, economic and political impact of the emigration of African intellectuals, scientists and medical doctors.
http://www.emeagwali.com/interviews/brain-drain/education-in-africa-brain-drain-problem-worldnet-africa-journal.html

The Flight of African Financial and Intellectual Capital

Interview with Philip Emeagwali on corruption, military dictators and the flight of "intellectual capital" to the West, and the flight of money from Africa to Swiss banks.
http://www.emeagwali.com/interviews/capital-flight/africa.html

Non-Governmental Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Peace Resource Center includes a large collection of international human rights treaties, instruments, general comments, recommendations, decisions, and views of treaty bodies; other U.N. human rights materials, with an emphasis on peace and war related materials
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/toc.htm

Pambazuka Newsletter

An advocacy tool for social justice, designed specifically for those working in Africa -- subscription information and archives.
http://www.pambazuka.org/

Safer Africa

South African NGO supporting long-term security and development needs in the vision of the African Renewal and the values of Pan-Africanism. Includes programme areas, documents, events, training and online copies of Pax Africa, supporting peace and security.
http://www.saferafrica.org/

Support for Analysis and Research in Africa

Works to identify social-sector issues of regional concern in Africa and participates in research, analysis, and dissemination activities related to these issues.
http://www.aed.org/sara/