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 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/ http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara/  The site of a Gambian living in Denmark  http://www.einnews.com/gambia/newsfeed-Gambia-Government- Politics http://www.einnews.com/gambia/newsfeed-Gambia-Government- Politics 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 http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Gambia.html  A brief history of The Gambia  http://www.africainformation.net/africa10.htm 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 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/cs nmp_thegambia.pdf#search='The%20Gambiapolitics' http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/uploads/documents/cs nmp_thegambia.pdf#search='The%20Gambiapolitics http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/uploads/documents/cs nmp_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 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 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/ http://www.rabbilondon.com/  A London based news service that covers topical political events  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ghtoc.html 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 http://www.ghanaforum.com/forum/links.php  A recently introduced discussion forum that covers topical issues  http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/ghana/development http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/ghana/development  A site dedicated to monitoring human rights  http://www.polity.co.uk/politics/polrow.asp http://www.polity.co.uk/politics/polrow.asp  A well resourced portal dealing with regional politics  http://www.politicalresources.net/ghana.htm 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 http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/ artikel.php?ID=73056 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 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=1413 9 http://www.ghana.co.uk/news/content.asp?articleID=1413 9 http://www.ghana.co.uk/news/content.asp?articleID=1413 9  A UK based site that covers political events in Ghana  http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/ 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 http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/Politics.html  A site dedicated to details on Nigerian political parties  http://www.nigeriaworld.com/ http://www.nigeriaworld.com/  A wide-ranging site that contains analysis of contemporary issues  http://nigerianpolity.blogspot.com/ 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 http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/Srchdata2/ngpolitics.htm  An interesting portal with a large range of links  http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/Directory/government__politics3.h tm http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/Directory/government__politics3.h tm http://www.nigeriainfonet.com/Directory/government__politics3.h tm  A search engine dedicated to Nigerian politics  http://www.nigeria.com/dcforum/DCForumID26/69.html 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/ 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 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.HT M http://www.hum.port.ac.uk/slas/francophone/COUNTRY.HT M http://www.hum.port.ac.uk/slas/francophone/COUNTRY.HT M

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 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 http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.php

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

12. Other useful agencies  IMF  http://www.imf.org/ http://www.imf.org/  The World Bank  http://worldbank.org http://worldbank.org  UNICEF  http://www.unicef.org/ http://www.unicef.org/  The above is the front page of an extensive site on the work of UNICEF.  http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/centr alafrica.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/centr alafrica.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/centr alafrica.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 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 www.etown.edu/vl  http://www.eureporter.co.uk/ http://www.eureporter.co.uk/  An official newspaper of the European Union  http://w.moreover.com/ 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.china-biz.org/China_Page.htm=China  http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/pro- economy.htm. = Japan http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/pro- economy.htm http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/pro- economy.htm