University of Pennsylvania
African Studies Center: East Africa Living Encyclopedia: Rwanda
Provides lots of solid information about the country of Rwanda, including aspects such as the economy, government, religion, history, and geography. Note: Some links to external sites may no longer work.
Library of Congress
Loc: Address to the Country
Read Booker T. Washington's controversial speech arguing the importance of material advancement over integration for African Americans. He believed freed slaves needed to start at the bottom of the economic scale before moving up to...
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Central African Republic
Flags of the World offers a large flag of Central African Republic with a description of the flag and coat of arms.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: African Independence Quiz
Eight-question multiple choice quiz is self scored and tests your comprehension of African independence in the 20th century.
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Geography Games: Countries of Africa
Study a map showing the countries in Africa, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.
Other
Online Expeditions: African Adventure
Use this site to explore several regions of Africa, without having to leave the classroom.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: South African Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of South African Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Central African Republic
Provides an overview of the culture of the Central African Republic. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education,...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: Central African Republic: Introduction
Provides statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of the Central African Republic.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Central Africans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Central Africans. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Central African Republic
This is a great resource for general information on the Central African Republic. It includes geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
Council of Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations: Chad, Sudan, and Central African Republic
This article gives background information about the problems in the Darfur region of Sudan, what other countries are affected, and possible solutions. Click on the sidebar of Related Materials to get more information.
University of Iowa
Streaming Videos of Burkina Faso and Ghana
Dozens of streaming videos to view based on African art and culture. View examples of how masks are used in festivals and ceremonies, how pottery is formed and fired, art that is created for everyday living, weaving on a loom, funeral...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Tanzania
Offers a country profile of the East African country of Tanzania, background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the country's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, maps,...
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profile: Burundi
BBC News presents a general overview on the poor East African country of Burundi. Includes country facts, information on leaders and media, and links to a timeline of key events and recent news.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Uganda
BBC News presents a general overview on the East African country of Uganda. Includes country facts, information on leaders and media, and links to a timeline of key events and recent news.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point Consulting: Africa
Use this resource to take the challenge to see how well you can identify the countries of Africa.
Other
Global Issues: Conflicts in Africa
This resource presents an overview of the conflicts in Africa and the incredible toll it has taken on its people. Specific country conflicts are discussed as well as the AIDS problem in Africa.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Introduction to Africa
This introduction provides some basic information as background for the detailed accounts of the particular cultures that follow. The cultures have been selected to represent Africa, in the sense that they include the larger and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Our Place in the Politics of the Country
Although the 15th amendment gave the freedom to vote to African Americans, little was done to enforce it. 90% of African-Americans living in the South were not able to vote, and in the North where voting was easier, the African American...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Cape Coloureds
The term "Cape Coloureds" generally refers to those South Africans of mixed cultural and racial stock whose ancestors include Europeans, Khoi and other indigenous African people, and Asians. Today their descendants are found throughout...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Swahili
The people known as Swahili live along the narrow East African coastline and the adjacent islands between southern Somalia and northern Mozambique; they also live in the Aomoro Islands and northwestern Madagascar, and there are Swahili...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Where Do I Come From?
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
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