Background on Africa

African Countries

Background Notes, U.S. Department of State

Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations.

CountryWatch U of C

Select Country Review for demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental overviews. Includes map, image of the flag, daily news coverage, and links to Country Wire news archive. Explore the weekly Intelligence Briefings and additional features.

Foreign Government Resources on the Web, University of Michigan

Provides links to foreign government web sites and related foreign information. Includes links for international agencies, international simulations, and political science web pages.

Map Collection, University of Chicago Library

One of the largest university map libraries in North America. Has particularly strong collection of late 19th-/early 20th-century scholarly maps of Africa. Web site provides general information and links to internet sites with cartographic information, such as Northwestern University Library's 16th-20th Century Maps of Africa and the David Rumsey collection, which includes Historic Maps of Africa.

Maps for learning about Africa

Blank outline maps of African countries are available in the Africa section of About.com: Geography, and Shepard Software's All About Africa provides access to games with interactive maps.

New Encyclopedia of Africa U of C

A Political Chronology of Africa U of C

The Statesman's Yearbook Online U of C

The World Factbook

Biographical Sources

Contemporary Africa Database

World Biographical Information System (WBIS Online) U of C