Africa Multigenre Project

Books > search the Library Catalog
Research databases:
1. ABC-CLIO World History: The Modern Era - START HERE!
2. Country Reports - great info about countries & good photos
3. World Book Encyclopedia - more reliable than wikipedia with citations!
4. Gale World History in Context - for additional info
5. Gale Biography in Context - excellent biographical info
6. Gale Student Resources in Context - good general resource
7. Gale Virtual Reference Library - e-books!
Websites that may be helpful:
- BBC News | Country Profiles - good for getting a European perspective
- The Story of Africa (BBC) - good for getting the African perspective
- CIA World Factbook - good for getting the American perspective
- Countries and Regions in Africa
- Google Scholar
- Library of Congress Index of Countries
- The Living Africa
Image sites
- EBSCO Images
- Getty Images
- Wikimedia Commons Copyright Friendly Images
- Advanced Flickr Search (be sure to check the Creative Commons license boxes near the bottom)