OUTPOST EXPATRIATE INFORMATION CENTRE



GENERAL AFRICA





Newspapers/publications:
 
BBC Focus on Africa
Quarterly magazine published by the BBC World Service and available on subscription. Informed comment about society, economics and politics throughout Africa.
Tel: +41 (0)71 240 3456
 
 
Websites:
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World Travel Guide country summaries
  Useful descriptive summaries of individual countries in Africa, including country, climate, social and leisure descriptions. More than just a listing of other links!
http://www.wtg-online.com/navigate/default.asp
     
Jump Start
  Listing of S.African and African online resources, including country information, politics, society, art, culture, education, sport and travel.
http://www.mg.co.za/mg/jump/jump.html
     
AfricaServer   For anyone interested in Africa or intending to go there in the future - this site is a must!(Information in Dutch or English)
http://www.africaserver.nl/
     
AfricaNet   General Information about Africa
http://www.africanet.com/home.htm
     
Africa   General information about Africa
http://www.geographia.com/indx06.htm
     
Travel guide to Africa from CityNet
  Basic information from CityNet on individual countries, accessed by clicking on the map.
http://www.city.net/regions/africa/
     
Africa Search   A link to many sites and information all over Africa.
http://www.woyaa.com/Tree/Regional/Countries
     
African Studies WWW
  African Studies resources from the University of Pennsylvania, including lists of books on Africa as well as many country-specific website links.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
     
Index on Africa
  Links to African information on the net, created by the Norwegian Council for Africa (although several links still under review in Jan 98 ...)
http://www.africaindex.africainfo.no/index.html
     
CDC Travel Information
  Advice on possible health risks and precautionary measures in central, east, southern and west Africa, from the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/cafrica.htm (central)
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eafrica.htm (east)
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/safrica.htm (southern)
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/wafrica.htm (west)
     
African Wildlife Foundation   Africa is renowned for its wildlife. Visit these pages and learn more about projects in Africa's National Parks. Great if planning to go on safari.
http://www.awf.org/home.html
     
Wildnet Africa   An informative site if planning to visit an African game park.
http://wildnetafrica.co.za/index.html
     
Travelinfo- Southern Africa   No-nonsense set of travel sites for Southern Africa with links to over 3 000 pages of travel-related information. Along with the usual travel info there is a special section for active holidays (whitewater rafting, canoeing, hot air ballooning etc.) plus a link to animal sounds of Africa.
http://rapidttp.co.za/travel/

Updated: 23 January 1999

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