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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone. Widening Awareness. Regional Awareness – The Gambia - 1. Regional Politics (MFA) In this section of the Resource Centre we concentrate on links that cover the essential details relating to The Gambia. The Gambia http://www.mapzones.com/world/africa/gambia/politicsindex.php

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Sierra Leone

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  1. Sierra Leone Widening Awareness

  2. Regional Awareness – The Gambia - 1 • Regional Politics (MFA) • In this section of the Resource Centre we concentrate on links that cover the essential details relating to The Gambia. • The Gambia • http://www.mapzones.com/world/africa/gambia/politicsindex.php • An extensive site that covers most areas of the economy and politics • http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara/ • The site of a Gambian living in Denmark • http://www.einnews.com/gambia/newsfeed-Gambia-Government-Politics • A news service site that contains regular updates on all matters relating to Gambian economy and politics • http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Gambia.html • A brief history of The Gambia • http://www.africainformation.net/africa10.htm

  3. Regional Awareness – The Gambia- 2 • A good portal site with lots of links to relevant materials on The Gambia • http://www.afrol.com/categories/politics • A well written site that covers all of Africa and therefore contains regular details of Gambian politics • http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/uploads/documents/csnmp_thegambia.pdf#search='The%20Gambiapolitics' • A PDF copy of The Commonwealth Foundation Report on Good Governance in The Gambia • http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/afbase.htm • The well respected site of the International Relations Department at Keele University (UK) which has a section dedicated to The Gambia • http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/poli1.html • A portal which is based at Stanford University (USA) and contains many useful links to sites that cover The Gambia and all other African states

  4. Regional Awareness – Ghana - 1 • http://www.rabbilondon.com/ • A London based news service that covers topical political events • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ghtoc.html • The US Congress Country Studies – full of political analysis and comment • http://www.ghanaforum.com/forum/links.php • A recently introduced discussion forum that covers topical issues • http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/ghana/development • A site dedicated to monitoring human rights • http://www.polity.co.uk/politics/polrow.asp • A well resourced portal dealing with regional politics • http://www.politicalresources.net/ghana.htm

  5. Regional Awareness – Ghana - 2 • A range of links to sites dealing with Ghanian politics • http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=73056 • An interesting and respected site that analyses current affairs in Ghana • http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/afbase.htm • The respected University of Keele (UK) site • http://www.ghana.co.uk/news/content.asp?articleID=14139 • A UK based site that covers political events in Ghana • http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/ • Official site of The Chronicle Daily – a respected newspaper in Ghana

  6. Regional Awareness – Nigeria • http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/Politics.html • A site dedicated to details on Nigerian political parties • http://www.nigeriaworld.com/ • A wide-ranging site that contains analysis of contemporary issues • http://nigerianpolity.blogspot.com/ • One of the growing number of blog sites that cover Nigerian life and politics • http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/Srchdata2/ngpolitics.htm • An interesting portal with a large range of links • http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/Directory/government__politics3.htm • A search engine dedicated to Nigerian politics • http://www.nigeria.com/dcforum/DCForumID26/69.html • Another in the growing number of discussion forums which focuses on daily life, including political events in Nigeria • http://www.nigeriaarchive.com/ • The archives of Nigeria Daily

  7. Regional Awareness – Francophone Africa - 1 • The University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom offers a wide range of links concerning Francophone Africa. What follows is a series of links that will allow you access to a wide range of information on the countries that form this part of Africa. • http://www.hum.port.ac.uk/slas/francophone/frac-in0.htm • This link directs you to the ‘Thematic’ section which contains a wide range of useful connection to information on the following: • The Best Francophone Africa Links • Images of French West Africa • Bibliographies • Conferences • Cinema • Culture • Development Aid • Economics • Education

  8. Regional Awareness – Francophone Africa - 2 • Environment • Francophone • History • Libraries and Archives • Literature • Media • Politics • Resources • Rural Issues • Scholarly Associations and Organisations • Tourism • Women • http://www.hum.port.ac.uk/slas/francophone/COUNTRY.HTM

  9. Regional Awareness – Francophone Africa - 3 • Benin • Burkina Faso • Cameroon • Chad • Congo • Cote d'Ivoire • Democratic Republic of Congo • Djibouti • Guinea • Gabon • Mali • Mauritania • Niger • Rwanda • Senegal • Togo • An example of the above is: • http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Guinea.html

  10. Francophone Africa - 4 • The above is the very useful site of the University of Pennsylvania, USA and its Guinea page. • The following link connects you to a media site that covers many of the newspapers published both within Francophone Africa and elsewhere on the continent. It is always worth checking all links as some may have ceased to exist. • http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.php

  11. UN Agencies • UNDP • http://www.undp.org/ • UNCTAD • http://www.unctad.org/ • UNHCR • http://www.unhcr.ch • FAO • http://www.fao.org/

  12. Other useful agencies • IMF • http://www.imf.org/ • The World Bank • http://worldbank.org • UNICEF • http://www.unicef.org/ • The above is the front page of an extensive site on the work of UNICEF. • http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/centralafrica.html • The above is the lead page for West and Central Africa.

  13. Other Resources • A course on Global Awareness • http://www.johnbirchall-economist.com/GlobalAwarenes1.doc • Virtual World Affairs • An extensive site that offers links to many others dealing with world issues • www.etown.edu/vl • http://www.eureporter.co.uk/ • An official newspaper of the European Union • http://w.moreover.com/ • A link to most of the English speaking newspapers around the world • http://www.china-biz.org/China_Page.htm=China • http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/pro-economy.htm.= Japan

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