Africa

In addition to the resources that you can find by searching on our library homepage, the following resources may help you with African Studies research.

Statistics on Africa from STATISTA – Statista is an online statistics, market research and business intelligence portal. It provides access to data from market and opinion. *TIP*: Try searching individual country names as well.
African Films & Documentaries from Kanopy – Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform subscribed to by the Munday Library. *TIP*: Try searching individual country names as well.
ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) – A digital collection of over 5,400 seminal books in the humanities and related social sciences.
BBC News Africa – A reputable news source reporting on current issues in the region.
WHO Africa – Current news, data, and statistics on African issues.
African Union – The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. Their site has resources on current news stories and policy issues in Africa.
AfroBarometer – A pan-African series of national public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, and society.
News Sources by Country – Check out BU’s extensive list of popular African news sources by country.
AfricaBib.org – Indexes over 60,000 articles, books, and documents in African Studies. If you find a resource you like, you can request it through our Interlibrary Loan program.
African American Data Links – Detailed demographic information on the African American population.