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http://mbendi.co.za/orgs/ccyz.htm

Offers brief overview of institution with contact information and publications listings.

African Studies and Research Center - Cornell Univ

http://www.asrc.cornell.edu/

Offers an overview of current research, calendar of events and faculty profiles. Located in Ithaca, New York.

African Studies Center - University of Pennsylvani

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/

Features an overview of the goals and activities of this research group. Offers staff profiles, contact information, links to related sites, and two newsletters.

African Studies Center Outreach Program at Boston

http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/

Providing information, materials, and services to schools, libraries, museums, the media, and community groups in New England and beyond.

African Studies Centre

http://www.african.cam.ac.uk/

Includes an overview of current research, list of publications, contact details, and news of upcoming conferences and seminars.

Africana Studies - New York University.

http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/africana/

Devoted to the interdisciplinary and multi-continental study of modern black identities, culture, literature and politics. Features faculty profiles, events, publications, as well as information for current and prospective students.

Boston University - African Studies Center

http://www.bu.edu/africa/

General information about the center, as well as its programs, language studies, publications, outreach efforts, and research resources.

Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

http://www.bidpa.bw/

Features descriptions of ongoing research, publications listings and prices, staff directory, and Botswana economic briefings.

British Institute in East Africa

http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/eafrica/index.html

Intended to promote research into the archaeology, history, and related studies of the region. Description, history, contacts, supported research, available resources, archives, and membership information.

Center for African Studies - University of Illinoi

http://www.afrst.uiuc.edu/

Provides an overview of the Center's activities. Features mission statement, links to related sites, calendar of events, as well as contact details.

Center of Studies of African Archaeology (Milan, I

http://www.lucia.it/CSAA/html/csaaeng.htm

Provides details of expeditions and other activities, publications, abstracts, and an image collection.

Centre for Development and the Environment, Univer

http://www.sum.uio.no/index.html

(African, Southeast Asian, and Latin American studies)

Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

http://www.csls.org.za/index.html

University of Natal,Durban,South Africa.

Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford

http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/

Dedicated to providing information to scholars researching economic aspects of African Studies. Features working papers, conference information, events, links to related sites, and contact details.

Christian Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway

http://www.cmi.no/

(African and South Asian Studies)

Columbia University: Institute of African Studies

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/IAS/

Offers an overview of the Department. Features faculty profiles, course descriptions, events, newsletter and links to related sites.

Council for the Development of Social Science Rese

http://www.codesria.org/

Promotion and facilitation of research and knowledge production in Africa using a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach. Promotion of publication and dissemination of the results of research undertaken by African scholars.

Council for the Development of Social Science Rese

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/codesria/codes_Menu.html

Consortium based in Dakar, Senegal facilitates social science research in Africa. Features news, information on grants and fellowships, job opportunities, contact details, as well as links to related resources.

Duke University (Durham, North Carolina).

http://www.duke.edu/web/africanameric/

African and African-American Studies.

Emory University: Institute of African Studies

http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/IAS/

Offers information for current and prospective students and researchers. Features faculty profile, contact details, news, current research, and links to related sites. Located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Five College African Studies Certificate Program

http://www.fivecolleges.edu/deptprog/african/

Consortium of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Features FAQ, degree requirements, profiles of staff, and contact information.

H-AfrTeach: Teaching African History and Studies

http://www.h-net.org/~afrteach/

H-Net discussion group dedicated to exploring issues in teaching African History and Studies. Features archive, reviews, articles, course syllabi, links to related resources, and subscription information.

Harvard University Committee on African Studies

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cafrica/

(Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South A

http://www.hsrc.ac.za/

Facilitating problem solving and enhancing decision making through research excellence in the human sciences. The HSRC operates under a dual mission - one aspect embracing its research activities, and the other its funding activities.

Indiana University, African Studies Program

http://www.indiana.edu:80/~afrist/

An overview of the Program for current and prospective students. Features staff profiles, newsletter, links to related sites, grant opportunities, and contact details. Located in Bloomington, Indiana.

Institute for African Studies of the University of

http://www.univie.ac.at/afrikanistik/african.engindex.html

(English and German)

Kyoto University - Center for African Area Studies

http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

Japanese academic research institution in Japan devoted to African Studies. Details organizational research initiatives and provides history and photographs from past activities.

La Trobe University - African Research Institute

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/african/

Offers archives of past annual reports with faculty directory. Also describes ongoing finished publications and their availability.

Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)

http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/asc_side.htm

African Studies Center.

Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU)

http://www.nepru.org.na/

Non-governmental organization undertaking socio-economic and policy research. Offers press releases and announcements regarding publications, research projects , and special events.

New YorkUniversity, Africana Studies Program &

http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/africana/

(New York)

Nordic Africa Institute

http://www.nai.uu.se/indexeng.html

Describes research programs and projects, library holdings, scholarships, and publications. Also features seminar announcements and current news.

Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)

http://www.northwestern.edu/african-studies

Program of African Studies.

Ohio State University - Department of African Amer

http://aaas.ohio-state.edu/

Details undergraduate and graduate programs of study with course descriptions, language studies, study abroad opportunities, and faculty directory. Also describes affiliated Community Extension Center along with its mission and purpose.

Ohio University - African Studies Program

http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/~african/main.htm

Offers "Toguna" online newsletter and forum along with academic program announcements, student organizations, faculty roster, and course catalogs.

Royal Tropical Institute

http://www.kit.nl/information_services

Offers a collection of books, journals, maps, and articles concerning developing countries. Special themes include agriculture, environment, and reproductive health.

Society of Research on African Cultures

http://picard.montclair.edu/~sorac/

Organization dedicated to the study of Africa as a discipline of instruction. Features news, events, publications, and discussion list.

South African Studies

http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/sas.htm

Databases of information on South African publications.

Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/AFR/

(Stanford, California)

The Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow

http://www.iaas.msu.ru/box_e.html

Moscow,Russia.

The National Consortium for Study in Africa

http://www.isp.msu.edu/ncsa/

Organization that seeks to facilitate research in Africa. Features news, mission statement, events, and contact details.

The University of Iowa, African Studies Program.

http://intl-programs.uiowa.edu/academic/asp/

Iowa City,Iowa.

Tulane University, African& African Diaspora S

http://www.tulane.edu/~adst/

(New Orleans, Louisiana)

University at Albany, State University of New York

http://www.albany.edu/africana/index.html

Department of African Studies.

University of Bielefeld (Germany).

http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/sdrc/

Sociology of Development Research Centre.

University of Edinburgh - Centre of African Studie

http://www.ed.ac.uk/centas/

Offers seminar and special events schedule with academic curriculum details, research area and publication notes, and annual conference highlights.

University of Georgia, African Studies Program.

http://www.uga.edu/~afrstu/

Athens,Georgia.

University of Iowa.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart

Art and Life in Africa Project.

University of Kansas, African & Afro-American

http://www.ku.edu/~afs/

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Khartoum, Sudan

http://www.sudan.net/uk/

(via Sudan.Net)

University of London, School of Oriental & Afr

http://www.soas.ac.uk/

(SOAS)

University of Michigan.

http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/caas

Center for Afroamerican and African Studies.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Depart

http://www.unc.edu/depts/afriafam/

Introduces mission and purpose, with symposia and special events announcements, departmental directory, academic requirements and course overviews, and faculty profiles.

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Cente

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/

Offers overview of center's mission, academic and language offerings, organized activities, and consortium library resources.

University of Pennsylvania, African Studies Center

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html

University of Pittsburgh

http://www.pitt.edu/~bjgrier/bj.htm

Department of Africana Studies.

University of Texas at Austin.

http://www.utexas.edu/depts/caaas

Center for African and African-American Studies.

University of Virginia.

http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~woodson

Carter G.Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies. Features program overview, description of courses, publications, and contact details.

University of Wisconsin-Madison.

http://africa.wisc.edu/

African Studies Program.

Warsaw University, Poland

http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/~afrykanistyka/

Department of African Languages and Cultures.

Washington University in St. Louis

http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~afas/

Features information on the program, faculty, speaker series, and post-doctoral fellowship opportunities.

Yale University - Council on African Studies

http://www.yale.edu/ycias/african/

Coordinates the study of Africa within the university. Announces special events and colloquia, provides staff directory, lists courses with descriptions, summarizes outreach projects, and presents working papers focusing on research areas.