Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Research Guides for Africa
Africa
Scope
What we collect: Print and electronic journals and books on humanities and social sciences subjects related to the African continent and the Western Indian Ocean Islands (Eastern and Southern Africa); journal databases; newspaper archives; government documents; NGO publications, conference proceedings; publications of intra-regional and multi-lateral international organizations; language teaching and learning resources; civil society and human rights materials; cartographic materials; data sets.
Countries: All countries, within the context of intra-Africa relations and history.
Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Chichewa, Efik, English, Ewe, French, Ge'ez, German, Hausa, Ijaw, Kinyarwanda, Portuguese, Swahili, Tigrinya, Wolof, Yoruba, Zulu.
Contact: Ruby A. Bell-Gam
Out of Scope
What we do not collect::Works focused solely on the North African region or individual countries therein are the responsibility of the Middle Eastern and North African Studies Librarian/Curator.
Contact: Sohaib Baig
Scope
What we collect: Migration, History, Gender, Peoples & cultures, Language & Languages, Literature, Health policy, Politics, Religion, Colonialism & violence, Development and underdevelopment
Countries: Angola, Burundi, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,, Sao Tome and Principe.
Languages: English, French, Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili
Contact: Ruby A. Bell-Gam
Out of Scope
What we do not collect:
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Scope
What we collect: Geography, History, Gender, Peoples & cultures, Migration, Language & Languages, Literature, Health policy, Politics, Religion, Colonialism & violence, Development and underdevelopment
Countries: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Chichewa, English, French, German, Kinyarwanda, Malagasy, Portuguese, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya
Contact: Ruby A. Bell-Gam
Out of Scope
What we do not collect: Kreol
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Scope
What we collect: social science, political science, history, media studies, gender studies, law, colonialism, religion, anthropology, economics, literature
Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, South Sudan
Languages: Arabic, French
Contact: Sohaib Baig
Out of Scope
What we do not collect:
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Scope
What we collect: History, Gender, Peoples & cultures, Migration, Language & Languages, Literature, Health policy, Politics, Religion, Colonialism & violence, Development and underdevelopment
Countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Languages: Afrikaans, English, Sotho, Tswana, Zulu
Contact: Ruby A. Bell-Gam
Out of Scope
What we do not collect:
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Scope
What we collect: History, Gender, Peoples & cultures, Migration, Language & Languages, Literature, Health policy, Politics, Religion, Colonialism & violence, Development and underdevelopment
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Languages: Arabic, Bambara, Efik, English, Ewe, French, Ijaw, Igbo, Portuguese, Saro, Wolof, Yoruba
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Out of Scope
What we do not collect: Arabic language materials from Mauritania
Contact: Sohaib Baig