Economic Development in Africa: News

Current & Historical News

  • Access world news--Africa. Newsbank. (Naples, Florida)
    Plain text versions of news stories from selected major African media outlets, covering the last 10 years up to 1 week ago.

  • Africa confidential. (London)
  • 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)
    --See also: Factiva below

  • Columbia University Libraries (New York)
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit:
    EIU Viewpoint on Africa
    -and- Middle East
    --See also: EIU Country Reports Archive, 1952-1995

  • Emerging Markets Information Service (New York: Internet Securities, 2000-)
    NOTE: Search by keyword from top box. Or, select "Markets" on left panel, scroll down for Countries, and select "News" or other categories.

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

  • Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996 (Naples, Florida: Readex)
    US government service providing English language (or translated) news from non-US media.

  • Global Observatory (International Peace Institute, New York and Vienna)

  • Mideastwire.com (Beirut, Lebanon)

  • The New Humanitarian (Geneva, Switzerland) Formerly IRIN News

  • ReliefWeb (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)

  • World News Connection, 1996-2013. (Springfield, VA: NTIS; via East View Information Services)
    English language (or translated) news from non-US media: inc. newspapers, periodicals, & television and radio broadcasts.
  • Full Text Historical Newspapers