Making African History (HIS G9762): News Sources & Internet Resources

Current & Historical News

  • Africa confidential. (London)
    2004 to 1 year ago via EBSCO
    2007 to present via Publisher

  • Africa research bulletin: economic, financial & technical series. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1964-)
    1997 to present (via Wiley-Blackwell)

  • Africa research bulletin: political, social & cultural series. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1964-)
    1997 to present (via Wiley-Blackwell)

  • AllAfrica.Com News (Washington, DC)

  • Columbia University
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit: (EIU)
    Africa and the Middle East--Country Reports


  • Emerging Markets Information Service (New York: Internet Securities, 2000-)
    NOTE: "Search" from large box, top center-right. Pop-up?: click on "No, thanks"

  • Factiva.Com. (New York: Dow Jones and Reuters, c2002--)

  • Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1941-1996 (Naples, FL: Readex)
    English language (or translated) news from non-US media: inc. newspapers, periodicals, & television and radio broadcasts.

  • Global Observatory (New York; Vienna: International Peace Institute)

  • Mideastwire.com (Beirut, Lebanon)

  • ReliefWeb (New York; Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)

  • World News Connection, 1996-2013. (Springfield, VA: NTIS; via East View Information Services) Continues "Foreign Broadcast Information Service (see above)

  • World Newspaper Archive -- Africa's Historical Newspapers Collections In collaboration with The Center for Research Libraries and The British Library. (Naples, Florida: Readex, 2010-)