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URL	http://www.651arts.org/
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Description	Promote African music and performing arts within U.S. communities.
Contents	"Since its founding in 1988, 651 ARTS has been committed to developing, producing and presenting performing arts and cultural programming grounded in the African Diaspora, with a primary focus on contemporary performing arts". Network for African performing arts in collaboration w/American performers or companies. Conference information, news.
Features	Electronic Mailing List Discussion Forum
Region:	Other
Africa South of the Sahara: Literature
URL	http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/lit.html
Host	Stanford University, African Studies Association
Description	African Literature and Writers on the Internet
Contents	Extensive list of annotated internet resources on African literature. Compiled by Karen Fung (Stanford) for the African Studies Association.
Features	Database(s) Current Events
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African & Caribbean literature in French
URL	http://www.howard.edu/library/Assist/Guides/French_african_Lit.htm
Host	Howard University
Description	Guide to Research & Documentation
Contents	Extensive bibliography compiled by Mohamed Mekkawi of Howard University. Includes an introduction & sections on : Biography, History and Criticism, Drama, Fiction, Poetry, Women in Literature, Cinema, Periodicals, Special Bibliographies, Indexing Services, Current Imprints, Dissertations...
Features	Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean
African Books Collective (ABC)
URL	http://www.africanbookscollective.com
Host	African Books Collective, Ltd.
Description	Information about African publishers
Contents	Group of African publishers which produces, sells & distributes publications in Europe, North America & Commonwealth countries. Publishes online directories, catalogs & guides of African publications. Organizes seminars. Online catalogs.
Features	Database(s)
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Literature
URL	http://www.bobodioulasso.net/auteurs/
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Description	Overview of African literature by country
Contents	Short overview of literature in each country; Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Cost, Senegal, Niger, Guinea, Chad, Cameroon. Additionally, there is a short ‘spotlight’ article on one author from each country including a biography and bibliography.
Features	Bibliography Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Odyssey Interactive
URL	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/
Host	Kennedy Center
Description	African arts & culture : exchanging ideas
Contents	"To promote an ongoing exchange of ideas, information, & resources between artists, teachers, & students of African arts & culture." Adjunct initiative of the Kennedy Center. Information about African & African American arts & cultural events, resources for learning & teaching about African arts & culture. Links. Mailing list & discussion forum.
Features	Database(s) Audio
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
African Postcolonial Literature
URL	http://www.postcolonialweb.org/misc/africov.html
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Description	Reference site on Anglophone African Literature
Contents	Site developed by Brown University's Pr. Landow. Includes biographical & bibliographical information on African authors writing in English. Also, history, politics, economy & other useful info.
Features	Critical Text Country Information Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Studies (Columbia)
URL	http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/aflit.html
Host	Columbia University
Description	African Literature on the Internet
Contents	Annotated links to Anglophone and Francophone literature on the web. Produced by Columbia University.
Features	Critical Text Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Tales
URL	http://www.contesafricains.com/
Host	Icare
Description	African Tales & literary criticism.
Contents	Les Contes Africains contains information about African tales, including a literary analysis of them. Additionally, the site presents the text of many tales as well as links and contact information for organizations, festivals and people dedicated to or associated with African tales.
Features	Primary Text Electronic Mailing List Critical Text Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
African Writers Index
URL	http://www.geocities.com/africanwriters/
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Description	Online resource of African Literature
Contents	Primary and critical literature texts that can be searched by genre, country, and author. Includes genres such as, African Oral Literature, Afrikaner, Amharic, Anglophone, Arabic, Children’s, Francophone, Lusophone, Post-colonial, Swahili, Women’s, and Zulu literature. Also Creation Myths, Negritude, and Non-fiction. Several links are broken or in construction.
Features	Primary Text Critical Text Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Caribbean Other
African Writers: Voices of Change
URL	http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/writers.htm
Host	University of Florida
Description	Overview, exerpts, bios
Contents	Emphasis on English language works or those with English translations by sub-Saharan authors, some Maghreb, Diaspora. Children's Literature, Poets, Novelists, African women writers. Biographical & bibliographical information.
Features	Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
africaresource.com
URL	http://africaresource.com/
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Description	Information resource about Africa
Contents	“Africa Resource is a strategically managed organization that meets its objectives by dedicating resources and staff to the provision of information on and about Africa.” Many links to ejournals, artwork, literary works and authors, critical texts, data resources, conferences, and more. Also, one on one help with research.
Features	Primary Text Database(s) Current Research Critical Text Bibliography Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Caribbean Other
Africultures
URL	http://www.africultures.com
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Description	"The African Culture Website"
Contents	Journal. Artist interviews. Book, music & film reviews. Database on African cinema. Photo library. Conference, festival & concert announcements. Virtual art exhibits. Bulletin board. Weekly/monthly mailing list. Helpful addresses. Radio & TV schedules. Links.
Features	Critical Text Biography Database(s) Discussion Forum Electronic Mailing List
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Afriprov.org
URL	http://www.afriprov.org/
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Description	African Proverbs, Sayings & Stories
Contents	Moderated by Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M., with assistance by the Urban Ministries Support Group (UMSG) based in Nairobi, Kenya. African Proverbs, Stories, Bibliography, Book Reviews, CDs, E-Books, Links, Maps of Africa, Meetings, Listserv, Downloads, Regional Centers.
Features	Electronic Mailing List Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Afrique Francophone
URL	http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/depts/langlit/french/afrique.html#lit
Host	Lehman College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Description	Literature
Contents	Annotated links to Francophone literature on the web. Produced by City University of New York.
Features	Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Afriscope
URL	http://www.afriscope.fr/
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Description	Free Parisian bimonthly magazine featuring current cultural news and events related to Africa.
Contents	Access to the magazine in PDF format. Features articles on current political and social stories and events, as well as book and music reviews.
Features	Primary Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Aimé Césaire
URL	http://perso.wanadoo.fr/yjohri/Cesaire_Cahier.html
Host	Lettres Angevines
Description	Exerpt & text analysis
Contents	Exerpts & text analysis : Cahier d'un retour au pays natal, by Aime Cesaire. Produced by Yvon Joseph-Henri for Lettres Angevines.
Features	Primary Text Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
ALC
URL	http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/afs/alc/
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Description	Africana Librarians Council
Contents	Founded in 1957 as the Archives/Libraries Committee as part of the African Studies Association (ASA). Site contains "Internet Resources of Interest to Africana Librarians" and the "Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography", which is published online and has extensive bibliographies on selected topics.
Features	Table of Contents Current Research Current Events Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
algeriades.com
URL	http://www.algeriades.com/
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Description	The latest on the arts & literature of Algeria
Contents	Cultural news & reviews - events, releases & publications - on/about Algeria : Festivals, Literature, Theater, Music & Dance, Visual Art, Graphic Art, Film & Television, History & Society. Links.
Features	Critical Text Biography Database(s) Electronic Mailing List
Region:	Maghreb
Bamako-culture
URL	http://www.bamako-culture.org/
Host	afribone.com
Description	Online magazine of cultural events in Bamako
Contents	A place to exchange information about cultural events in Bamako. Divided into categories: news, theater, dance, cinema, visual arts, music, photography, literature and crafts.
Features	Primary Text Country Information Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Broken Quill/Birago Diop
URL	http://perso.infonie.fr/neveu01/
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Description	Broken Quill
Contents	The works of Birago Diop. Author biography, bibliography, exerpts, critical review, photos, testimonies, interviews, links.
Features	Primary Text Critical Text Bibliography Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Callaloo
URL	http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/callaloo/index.html
Host	Johns Hopkins University
Description	Journal of African-American and African Arts and Letters
Contents	Premier African & African-American literary journal. Publishes original works by & critical studies of black writers worldwide. Fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays, cultural studies, interviews, & visual art. Annotated bibliographies, special thematic issues, & original art & photography. Brown access through Project Muse.
Features	Table of Contents Primary Text Critical Text
Region:	Caribbean Other
Egyptian news
URL	http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Default.htm
Host	Egypt State Information Service
Description	Online Egyptian newspaper.
Contents	Online journal in French, English and Arabic published by the The State Information Service of Egypt. Created in 2000. National and international news, press reviews, TV broadcasts, audio tracks and documentaries. Sections on Politics, History, Cconomy, Culture & Arts, Women, Society.
Features	Video Clips Table of Contents Current Events Critical Text Biography Audio
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Other
Electronic African Bookworm
URL	http://www.hanszell.co.uk/
Host	Hans Zell Publishing Consultants
Description	Megasite
Contents	Guide to Internet sites on Africa, African studies, African publishing & the book trade. Links to African & Africanist journals, newspapers, libraries, major publishers, resources for writers & editors, African literary & cultural journals & literature sites.
Features	Bibliography Database(s)
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopiques, revue negro-africaine de litterature et de philosophie
URL	http://www.refer.sn/ethiopiques/
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Description	Ethiopiques publishes original studies and articles that focus on
Contents	Articles, bibliography and links to online texts.
Features	Bibliography Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Female Authors from the West Indies
URL	http://www.agencetropiques.ch/archives/creolite.html
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Description	A site devoted to female writers from the West Indies.
Contents	This website contains a brief summary of the major figures, as well as some definitions of literary and theoretical concepts, such as "Négritude" and "Creole language and identity".
Features	Biography
Region:	Caribbean
Feminist & womanist criticism of African literature
URL	http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/bib/verba/
Host	Indiana University
Description	Overview & Bibliography
Contents	Bibliography including articles & essays in English & French that examine African literatures from a feminist or womanist perspective. Essay on Feminist Criticism & African Literature & Changes. Produced by Sharon Verba, Indiana University.
Features	Critical Text Bibliography
Francophone African Poets in English Translation
URL	http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/poets.htm
Host	University of Florida
Description	Introduction to Francophone African poetry
Contents	Biographical & bibliographical information on a dozen Francophone African poets. Exerpts of poems translated into English.
Features	Biography Bibliography Primary Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Gakondo: Rwandan Oral Literature
URL	http://webspinners.com/Gakondo/index.php.fr
Host	Rose-Marie Mukarutabana
Description	This is a site about the oral literary tradition in Rwanda.
Contents	This site contains poetry, myths and ritual from both the royal and popular traditions. All of this is accompanied by explanatory texts.
Features	Table of Contents Primary Text Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
H-AfrLitCine
URL	http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Eaflitweb/
Host	Michigan State University
Description	Discussion list on African literature & cinema
Contents	Discussion list dealing with African Literature & Cinema. Includes : bibliographies, book & article reviews, announcements, teaching materials, techniques, computer software, weekly message files. Member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State University.
Features	Critical Text Discussion Forum
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Herskovits Library of African Studies
URL	http://www.library.northwestern.edu/africana/index.html
Host	Northwestern University
Description	Northwestern University
Contents	Information about Northwestern University’s African Studies resources including links to online texts, manuscripts, and photographs, as well as information about research and projects associated with the University.
Features	Primary Text Photography Database(s) Current Research Current Events Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Ibonia
URL	http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Public/Ibonia/intro_frames.html
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Description	An epic of Madagascar
Contents	Epic tale of Madagascar presented by Lee Haring. Photos, original text, audio presentation, background info, notes.
Features	Primary Text Photography Audio Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Ile en Ile
URL	http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/index.html
Host	l'Association d'île en île, Lehman College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Description	Highlighting the rich heritage of the world's islands
Contents	Literature by region (Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Indian Ocean), by date. Author bios. Bibliographies : Carribean, Indian Ocean. For every island & region : Cultural kaleidescope, trips & stopovers, history & heritage, magical places. Links.
Features	Database(s)
Region:	Caribbean
L'Harmattan
URL	http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/
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Description	Publishing house focusing on Africa
Contents	New releases, collections, journals, authors, catalogs. Electronic mailing list.
Features	Bibliography Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Other
Le minaret ensanglanté et autres nouvelles
URL	http://www.frebend.com/ecrits/ecrits.htm
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Description	Original Algerian fiction, by Dey Bendifallah.
Contents	Three short stories by Algerian author Dey Bendifallah : "Le Minaret ensanglante", "Defense d'aimer", "Un combat inegal".
Features	Primary Text Table of Contents
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Léopold Sédar Senghor
URL	http://perso.wanadoo.fr/yjohri/CoursEthiopiques.html
Host	LETTRES ANGEVINES
Description	Exerpt & text analysis
Contents	Exerpts & text analysis : Ethiopiques, by Leopold Sedar Senghor. Produced by Yvon Joseph-Henri for Lettres Angevines.
Features	Primary Text Critical Text Bibliography Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
LIMAG
URL	http://www.limag.com/
Host	Université de Lyon
Description	Interactive site on the Literature of the Maghreb
Contents	Free access, interactive, on-line journal. Focus: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Unpublished works. Literary studies. Forum. Documentary database. Conference & colloquia announcements. Calls for papers. Biographies & bibliographies. Theses.
Features	Biography Bibliography Critical Text Current Research Primary Text
Region:	Maghreb
Literature and Culture of Morocco: An Overview
URL	http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/morocco/moroccov.html
Host	National University of Singapore
Description	Brief introduction to Morocco
Contents	Facts and essays on the following topics: geography, demography, economics, history, politics, religion, science and technology, arts, gender, and literature.
Features	Table of Contents Current Research Critical Text Country Information Bibliography
Region:	Maghreb
Mosaic Media
URL	http://www.mosaicmediaarts.com/
Host	Mosaic Media
Description	The homepage of Mosaic Media.
Contents	"Mosaic Media produces documentaries and teaching guides of influential French Caribbean writers and artists of the African Diaspora. These documentaries are especially valuable for university libraries, and for those who teach courses in Women's Studies, Multicultural Studies, Black Studies, History, Literature and French." Included in the site are a brief history of the francophone caribbean and the african diaspora and information on several caribbean francophone authors.
Features	Video Clips Country Information Biography
Region:	Caribbean
Mots Pluriels
URL	http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/
Host	The University of Western Australia
Description	On-line international literary journal
Contents	Electronic & international journal on contemporary world issues. Most articles in frech, on Francophone literary subjects. Full text available on line. Edited by Dr. Jean-Marie VOLET at the University of Western Australia. Published from 1996 to 2003.
Features	Table of Contents Primary Text Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Nka
URL	http://www.asrc.cornell.edu/nka/intro.html
Host	Cornell University
Description	Journal of Contemporary African Art
Contents	Biannual publication about contemporary African Art and Artists, edited by Salah Hassan, Olu Oguibe and Okwui Enwezor. Website provides pictures of cover art, table of contents and subscription information. There are currently 21 issues.
Features	Table of Contents
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Plein Sud
URL	http://www.festivalpleinsud.com/Accueil.php
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Description	Festival of African cultures
Contents	Plein Sud is an annual festival dedicated to African cultures exploring aspects such as cinema, literature and music. The festival promotes cultural exchange throughout Africa and across the ‘North-South’ divide, promotes thought about development, and educates students in Africa.
Features	Discussion Forum Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Présence Francophone
URL	http://www.holycross.edu/departments/mll/pf/pf.htm
Host	College of the Holy Cross
Description	International journal of language & literature
Contents	Founded and published at the University of Sherbrooke, Québec until 1997, Présence Francophone is now published twice yearly at the College of the Holy Cross. On line : summary of recent issues. Brown receives this publication.
Features	Table of Contents
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
RAFID
URL	http://www.rafid.u-bordeaux.fr/
Host	Pôle Universitaire de Bordeaux.
Description	Database on African studies and development studies.
Contents	"RAFID is a network of universities and organizations specialized in development research on the countries of the South. Its aim is to facilitate access to regional resources for information, documentation and training."
Features	Database(s) Current Research Current Events Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Reading Women Authors & African Literatures
URL	http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/FEMEChome.html
Host	University of Western Australia
Description	Francophone African literature & women writers since the 1970's
Contents	Unpublished short stories, poetry, plays, documents, scenarios, exerpts, translations. Short biographies & descriptions of works : by author, by country. Interviews. Reprinted articles. Photos. Country profiles & links. Bibliography. Publishing houses. Some Anglophone & Lusophone authors.
Features	Bibliography Country Information Database(s) Primary Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Research in African Literatures
URL	http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/research_in_african_literatures/
Host	Indiana University
Description	Premier journal of African literary studies worldwide
Contents	Quarterly journal (electronic version available to Brown users through Project Muse). Oral and written literatures of Africa. Reviews of current scholarly books, forum, information on African publishing, announcements, notes & queries.
Features	Table of Contents Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
rezo-ivoire.net African Literature
URL	http://www.rezoivoire.net/
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Description	Internet reference for the Ivory Coast
Contents	Rezo-ivoire is a website about political and economical current events (Ivory Coast and international news). It also has articles on literature, culture, music, etc. The website contains excerpts from primary texts as well as news both from the continent and around the world.
Features	Primary Text Discussion Forum Current Events
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegalaisement: Culture
URL	http://senegalaisement.com/senegal/culture.html
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Description	“The culture of Senegal across all of its aspects”
Contents	“The rich history and the great diversity of the Senegalese people make its cultural rich and varied. Senegalaisement proposes that you discover it with 9 pages, each one dedicated to an aspect of the Senegalese culture: singers, cinema, music, fashion, literature, festivals, visual arts, dance, sports, and gastronomy.”
Features	Video Clips Electronic Mailing List Discussion Forum Discography Critical Text Bibliography Biography Audio
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Tales of Amadou Koumba/Birago Diop
URL	http://www.brunette.brucity.be/bib/semin/cat2.htm
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Description	The Tales of Amadou Koumba
Contents	Didactic site for the study of Birago Diop's "The Tales of Amadou Koumba". Author biography. Introduction. Teaching tools.
Features	Critical Text Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Windows on Haiti
URL	http://www.windowsonhaiti.com/
Host	Guy S. Antoine
Description	Windows on Haiti is a very comprehensive site about the culture, history, politics, the Creole language, literature, art and life of Haiti.
Contents	This site contains art, photography, music and author databases. There are also discussion boards about food, current events and patrimony. There are also many links to other sites about Haitian life and culture.
Features	Photography Discussion Forum Database(s) Current Events Critical Text Country Information Audio Artwork
Region:	Caribbean
Yale Africa Guide Interactive
URL	http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/african/index.shtml
Host	Yale Council on African Studies and the Kamusi Project
Description	This site has a database of resources about development, culture, language and many other aspects of Africa.
Contents	This site has a very thorough list of links to online resources about Africa and the Diaspora, organized according to thematic category and country.(click on "Africa collection" and "ohter resources"). The website also has links to the virtual exhibits of the Peabody Museum.
Features	Database(s) Current Research Current Events Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa