African News and Media Links
These sites are of interest. The Woyingi Blogger does not endorse the content of these sites. Please inform me if any of the links do not work.
African News and Media
AllAfrica.com: A Great Source for News about Africa
Pambazuka News: A Weekly Forum for Social Justice in Africa
Africa News Update: From the Norwegian Council for Africa
IRIN Africa: IRIN is an award-winning humanitarian news and analysis service covering the parts of the world often under-reported, misunderstood or ignored. IRIN was launched in 1995, in response to the gap in humanitarian reporting exposed by the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath. It is an editorially independent, non-profit project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), funded entirely by voluntary contributions from governments and other institutions.
Human Rights Watch: Africa
Pana Press: The African Perspective
The Zeleza Post: For Informed news and commentary on the Pan-African World
afrol News: the only independent news agency dedicated exclusively to Africa
FARAFINA Magazine: FARAFINA is the Bambara word for Africa. It is dedicated to the best in contemporary African ideas; intelligent without being pompous, well researched without being academic and opinionated without being pedantic. Farafina presents the complexities in Africa as they exist; the good, the bad and especially the progressive.
Africa Quarterly: Magazine of Indian Council of Cultural Relations
African News.it This website is dedicated for news about Africa. It’s meant to serve as a point of information about Africa and Africans. Until recently, news from and about Africa, in the online Italian media, were mainly reported by religious organisations. We have, therefore, decided to source out African reporters, both in Africa and in the Diasporas, so they can tell their own stories, themselves. Africans and Italians have built strong relationship over the years, investment and intercultural exchange is growing. With that in mind, there is a need for a better understanding of the African continent, her people and her diverse culture.
ReConnect Africa is a unique website and online magazine for the African professional in the Diaspora. Packed with essential information about careers, business and jobs, ReConnect Africa keeps you connected to the best of Africa.
African Perspective: A weekly African documentary, which takes an in-depth look at life on the continent. First broadcast on the BBC World Service every Saturday at 0830GMT, the programme is available as a podcast available every Saturday at 9am.
Africa Today: African news and analysis from the BBC’s Focus on Africa and Network Africa programmes; the Africa Today podcast contains the day’s top stories from the continent
AfricaBe.Com is an interactive pan African online magazine designed to challenge perceptions about the African continent and its people. AfricaBe.Com is the platform through which young Africans can discuss pertinent issues on the continent, whilst celebrating the success of its people. The main features of the website include articles, entrepreneurship, travel, fashion, entertainment and educational resources. The website hopes to be more than just a platform for rhetoric and seeks to inspire its readers to take positive steps to change the typography of the continent. The website was founded by Linda Mabhena whilst she was studying in the UK. Mabhena grew tired of the negative perceptions that her European colleagues had about the continent at first she was driven by the desire to dispel the myths about the continent, however through the process she realised that Africans also needed to know more about each other and what they are doing across the continent. Currently her team comprises of individuals from different corners of the continent including Nigeria, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
French Sites
Archives d’Afrique (Radio France International): L’histoire contemporaine de l’Afrique à travers ses grands hommes. Illustrée d’archives sonores et de témoignages des acteurs encore vivants. Une émission présentée par Alain Foka.
Mémoire d`un continent (Radio France International): Chaque semaine, Elikia M’Bokolo vous propose Mémoire d’un Continent dédiée à l’histoire de l’Afrique. Plusieurs siècles d’histoire, depuis les temps héroïques des Lucy et des Toumai jusqu’aux péripéties actuelles d’un continent confronté aux défis de la mondialisation. L’Afrique sur ses terres et l’Afrique des diasporas : diasporas nées des contraintes d’hier ou des émigrations volontaires d’aujourd’hui. Des archives sonores signées RFI ou l’Ina, des archives inédites que nous cherchons sur les cinq continents. Des témoignages et débats sur un continent qui veut rester debout !
TV5Monde Plus Afrique: Watch African Videos, Music, Interviews and Films on Demand in French
