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» African Studies Centre - Includes an overview of current research, list of publications, contact details, and news of upcoming conferences and seminars.




» Boston University - African Studies Center - General information about the center, as well as its programs, language studies, publications, outreach efforts, and research resources.




» Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis - Features descriptions of ongoing research, publications listings and prices, staff directory, and Botswana economic briefings.




» The British Institute in Eastern Africa - 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. Kenya.




» Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) - Private social science research foundation working on issues of development and human rights, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Norway.




» Columbia University - Institute of African Studies - Offers an overview of the Department. Features faculty profiles, course descriptions, events, newsletter and links to related sites.




» Cornell University - African Studies and Research Center - Offers an overview of current research, calendar of events and faculty profiles. Located in Ithaca, New York.




» Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa - 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 - African and African-American Studies - North Carolina, USA.




» Emory University - Institute of African Studies - Offers information for current and prospective students and researchers. Features faculty profile, contact details, news, current research, and links to related sites. Georgia, USA.




» Five College African Studies Certificate Program - Consortium of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Features FAQ, degree requirements, profiles of staff, and contact information.




» Franklin & Marshall College - Africana Studies Department - Interdiscplinary major exploring the full range of the multifaceted and interrelated histories, cultures, and intellectual contributions of Africans and peoples of African origins on the continent and throughout the Diaspora. Includes professor profiles, courses offered, and information about study abroad and internship opportunities. Pennsylvania, USA.




» Harvard University - Committee on African Studies - Interdisciplinary group of scholars that coordinates teaching and research on Africa within the university. Information on research initiatives, grants, faculty, visiting scholars, and events. USA.




» Howard University - The African Studies Department. - Offers masters and graduate degree programs. Includes history, degree requirements and list of faculty. Washington, DC., USA.




» Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa - 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 - An overview of the Program for current and prospective students. Features staff profiles, newsletter, links to related sites, grant opportunities, and contact details. USA.




» Kyoto University - Center for African Area Studies - 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 - Offers archives of past annual reports with faculty directory. Also describes ongoing finished publications and their availability.




» Michigan State University - African Studies Center - USA.




» Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU) - Non-governmental organization undertaking socio-economic and policy research. Offers press releases and announcements regarding publications, research projects , and special events.




» New York University - Africana Studies - 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.




» New York University - Africana Studies Program - USA.




» Nordic Africa Institute - Describes research programs and projects, library holdings, scholarships, and publications. Also features seminar announcements and current news.




» Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) - Program of African Studies.




» Ohio University - African Studies Program - Offers "Toguna" online newsletter and forum along with academic program announcements, student organizations, faculty roster, and course catalogs.




» Oxford University - Centre for the Study of African Economies - 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. UK.




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




» South African Studies - Databases of information on South African publications.




» Stanford University - Center for African Studies - California, USA.




» Study in Africa Program - Offers field courses in Africa with guided integrated studies, biology, anthropology, geology, and political science.




» Tulane University - African & African Diaspora Studies - Offers interdisciplinary courses of study that may lead to either a Major or a Minor. Includes faculty, events and resources. Louisiana, USA.




» University at Albany, State University of New York. - Department of African Studies.




» University of Bielefeld (Germany). - Sociology of Development Research Centre.




» University of Edinburgh - Centre of African Studies - 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. - Athens,Georgia.




» University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Center for African Studies - Provides an overview of the Center's activities. Features mission statement, links to related sites, calendar of events, as well as contact details. USA.




» University of Iowa. - Art and Life in Africa Project.




» The University of Iowa, African Studies Program. - Iowa City,Iowa.




» University of Kansas, African & Afro-American Studies. - Lawrence, Kansas




» University of Khartoum - Sudan.




» University of London, School of Oriental & African Studies - (SOAS)




» University of Michigan. - Center for Afroamerican and African Studies.




» University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Department of African and Afro-American Studies - Introduces mission and purpose, with symposia and special events announcements, departmental directory, academic requirements and course overviews, and faculty profiles.




» University of Oslo - Centre for Development and the Environment - African, Southeast Asian, and Latin American studies. Norway.




» University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center - Offers overview of center's mission, academic and language offerings, organized activities, and consortium library resources.




» University of Pennsylvania, African Studies Center




» University of Pittsburgh - Department of Africana Studies.




» University of Texas at Austin. - Center for African and African-American Studies.




» University of Vienna - Institute for African Studies - Universität Wien, Institut für Afrikanistik. Austria. [English, German]




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




» University of Wisconsin-Madison. - African Studies Program.




» Warsaw University, Poland - Department of African Languages and Cultures. Includes list of faculty, courses, publications and events.




» Washington University in St. Louis - Features information on the program, faculty, speaker series, and post-doctoral fellowship opportunities. Missouri, USA.




» Wayne State University - Africana Studies Department - Study of the people of African descent, their societies and their contributions to world civilization. Covers the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, the African continent and western Europe. Michigan, USA.




» Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Africa Program - Policy-oriented news, events, fellowships, publications, multimedia and resources. Washington, DC.




» Yale University - Council on African Studies - 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.