Social Studies Curriculum Links

African Resources

INFONATION  A database of geographic, economic, social and population information provided by the United Nations. Choose which country and data you would like displayed in a table.

The World Factbook, 1997 from the CIA   Contains maps,flags, economic, geographic, government and population data for every country. Update for 1997 is much easier to use.

The Corruption Perception Index  Ranks countries by how corrupt they are perceived by the international business community.

Country Reports on Human Rights Abuses  U.S. State Department Reports.

Country Commercial Guides Written description of every country's economy by the Department of Commerce. Writing is on a high level.

Country Studies Handbook An extensive outline of the culture, history, and current situation of every country by the Library of Congress. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to get the list of countries.

E-Conflict  A simplified version of the CIA Factbook, contains maps,flags, government, economic, geographic, and population data for every country.

United Nations Resource Source  A menu to the many different educational resources offered by the United Nations.

General Sources

AFRO-Americ@: Discover Africa

Africa Companion Website to the PBS series broadcast for the first time in Fall, 2001.

AfricaNews Online

Africa News Source  Contains a daily summarized update on African news as well as links to all electronic versions of African newspapers.

Africa Online

Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources

Africa Lives  An eight part series of articles about daily life around Africa. From young urban Kenyans to child brides in Ivory Coast, the Washington Post paints an interesting picture of contemporary Africa.

Africa Update archives

Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List ©

African and Near Eastern Archaeology Resources

African Country Pages (University of Pennsylvania)

Africoco

Center for African Studies (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Contemporary Conflicts in Africa

Ghana - Adinkra Cloth  A guide to the symbols found on Adinkra Cloth.

Ghana - Akan Gold Weights  The history of the use of gold amongst the Akan and Asante people of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.

Ghana - Friends of Ghana  A web site maintained by former Peace Corps volunteers. Scroll down to find the wonderful selection of Ghananian Folk Tales.

Ghana - The Official Government Web Site

Ghana Home Page

Ghana - Kente Cloth  A Guide to the meaning of various patterns of Kente Cloth.

Ghana - The Land of Gold

Ghana - Recipes  Simple recipes from Ghana.

Ghana - Villiages of Navrongo and Lawra  An outstanding website that shows what it is like to live in Ghana. This site also includes a wonderful historic and cultural perspective.

Ghana - Washington Post Home Page  Includes recent news stories about Ghana.

GORP (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) - Africa Resources Listing

Photographic Archive of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Culture   The famous photography of G.I.Jones in a digital archive. Contains hundreds of photos of the daily lives and rituals of various groups of Southeast Nigeria