Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the world human population.

External links

News

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• allAfrica.com current news/events, information, economy stats, etc.
• BBC News In Depth - Africa 2005: Time for Change?
• Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Hear Africa 05

Directories

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• Contemporary Africa Database
• The Index on Africa directory from The Norwegian Council for Africa
• LookSmart - Africa directory category
• MBendi extensive business information, based in South Africa
• Open Directory Project - Africa directory category
• Yahoo! - Africa directory category

African studies resources

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• Columbia University - African Studies
• Library of Congress - African & Middle Eastern Reading Room
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara
• University of Chicago - Joseph Regenstein Library: African Studies
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center

Politics

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• Africa Action Africa Action is the oldest organization in the US working on Africa affairs. It is a national organization that works for political, economic and social justice in Africa.
• African Anarchism: The History of a Movement
• An Irish anarchist in Africa, western Africa from anarchist perspective.
• Commission for Africa

Photos and Information

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• Jungle Photos Jungle Photos Africa provides images and information on various countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Tourism

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• {{wikitravel}}

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