Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Africa Sources List
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Welcome to the Africa Sources List project!
Goals
[edit]- The project aims to curate a list of reliable sources for African topics.
Sources
[edit]| Publication | Focus | Format | Language | Location | Website/Archives | Access | Discussions/Limitations |
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| Council of the Nation of Algeria | bills, votes, etc. | Website | Arabic, French | Algeria | Majlis el Ouma | ||
| National People's Assembly | bills, votes, etc. | Website | Arabic, French | Algeria | National People's Assembly | ||
| National Bureau of Statistics | statistics, publications | Website, publication | French | Algeria | National Bureau of Statistics | ||
| Official journals of the Republic | statistics, publications | Print journal, website | Arabic, French | Algeria | Official journals of the Republic | ||
| Search engine of the Algerian news | Search engine | French | Algeria | Search engine of the Algerian news | |||
| National Bank of Angola | legislation, statistics | Website | Portuguese, English | Angola | National Bank of Angola | ||
| Ministry of Finance of Angola | legislation, statistics | Website | Portuguese | Angola | Ministry of Finance of Angola | ||
| Government of Benin | links to all ministries and government Web sites | Website | French | Benin | Government of Benin | ||
| Africanews | Multilingual news network | Website, satellite and digital terrestrial TV networks | English, French | France; formerly the Republic of the Congo | Africanews | ||
| Parliament of Ghana | publications, bills, votes | Website | English | Ghana | Parliament of Ghana | ||
| Front Page Africa | Website | Liberia | Page Africa | Credible, but needs verification | |||
| Bush Chicken | Website | Liberia | Bush Chicken | Credible, but needs verification | |||
| Daily Observer | Website | Liberia | Daily Observer | Credible, but needs verification | |||
| TLC | Website | Liberia | TLC | Credible, but needs verification | |||
| Le Mauricien | French language print and digital daily newspaper. | Website, Print | French | Liberia | Le Mauricien | One of the most reliable news sites on Mauritius events. | |
| Le Express | French language digital daily newspaper. | Website | French | Liberia | Le Express | ||
| maroc.ma | Official state website | Website | Arabic, Berber, French, English | Morocco | Official state website | ||
| Haut Commissariat au Plan | statistics, publications | Website | French, Arabic | Morocco | Haut Commissariat au Plan | ||
| Parliament website | laws, information on deputees | Website | Arabic | Morocco | Parliament website |
Botswana
[edit]- The Botswana Gazette (https://thegazette.news/)
- Botswana Guardian Sun (https://guardiansun.co.bw/)
- Mmegi (https://www.mmegi.bw/)
Cameroon
[edit]- Cameroon Online (https://www.cameroononline.org/)
- Cameroon Tribune (https://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/)
Cape Verde
[edit]- A Nação (https://www.anacao.cv/) (Portuguese)
- A Semana (https://www.asemana.publ.cv/) (Portuguese)
Egypt
[edit]- Al Arabi (newspaper) (https://elarabielyoum.com/) (Arabic)
- Daily News Egypt (https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/)
- The Egyptian Gazette (https://egyptian-gazette.com/)
- Egypt Today (https://www.egypttoday.com/)
Eswatini
[edit]- Eswatini Observer (http://new.observer.org.sz/)
- Swaziland News (https://www.swazilandnews.co.za/)
- Times of Swaziland (http://www.times.co.sz/)
Ethiopia
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- Addis Standard – Ethiopian monthly social, economic and political news magazine
The Gambia
[edit]Ghana
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- Parliament of Ghana -Parliament of Ghana
- Myjoyonline,Ghana - Myjoy Online,Ghana
- Citinewsroom, Ghana - Citi Newsroom, Ghana
- 3news Ghana - 3news Ghana
- Graphic Online Ghana - Graphic Online Ghana
- Ghana News Agency - Ghana News Agency
- Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation - Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation
- The Ghana Report - The Ghana Report
Kenya
[edit]- The Standard (https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/)
- Daily Nation ([1])
- Business Daily Africa ([2])
- Capital FM ([3])
- Citizen TV ([4]]
Liberia
[edit]Mauritania
[edit]Morocco
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- Hespress.com (Arabic)
- Maghreb Arab Press - Moroccan Press Agency (Arabic, Berber, French)
- L'économiste - Economy news (French)
- Telquel - various news (French)
- Lakome website - Political news (Arabic)
YouTube Channels
[edit]- Medi1TV Channel (Arabic, French)
- Al Oula TV Channel (Arabic)
- Tamazight TV Channel (Berber)
Mozambique
[edit]- Club of Mozambique (https://clubofmozambique.com/)
Namibia
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- National Assembly of the Republic of Nigeria (bills, publications, votes)
- Premium Times (reliable newspaper with an emphasis on investigative journalism and anti-corruption)
- The Nation Nigeria– national paper
- Silverbird TV – national TV
- Punch NG– national paper
- Sun News Online– national paper
- The Guardian Nigeria – national paper
- The Vanguard – national paper
- Allure – pull out fashion magazine inside Sunday Vanguard (from http://www.vanguardngr.com)
- http://www.voice-online.co.uk – seems to be a British magazine but has significant coverage of Nigerian subjects
Senegal
[edit]- Le Quotidien (https://lequotidien.sn/) (French)
Seychelles
[edit]- Seychelles Nation (https://www.nation.sc/)
- Seychelles News Agency (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/)
Somalia
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- Horseed Media, probably reliable per an RSN discussion.[1]
South Africa
[edit]News sources
[edit]Below is a list of news sources
- GroundUp - Non-profit online news paper with a focus on local journalism
- Moneyweb - Financial news source.
- Daily Maverick - Features lots of commentary and analysis so be alert for that. Otherwise found to be reliable. Has been accused of anti-EFF bias by the EFF due to its coverage of corruption within the party. Quality of reporting by South African standards is high and is generally a highly regarded source.
- Defence Web - Good source on African (specifically South African) defence related news.
- Sunday Times - has published a number of notable exposes. They do sometimes get things wrong but do correct themselves when they do. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
- Business Day - generally good but features a lot of opinion pieces and does not always fact check. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
- Engineering News - Good source for information on technical subjects but does sometimes use unreliable news wire sources for some stories.
- Mail and Guardian - generally relatively high quality but budget cuts have had a negative impact on quality. Tends to lean centre-left.
- amaBhungane - Notable investigative journalism source.
- Die Burger - Afrikaans language daily owned by Naspers.
- Politicsweb - South African politics news aggregator similar to realclearpolitics.
Usable but be cautious
[edit]List of news sources that can be used but be alert
- Biznews - Conservative orientation, tabloid, good to double check information.
- BusinessLive - Daily online version with less fact checking and lower editorial standards than its parent publication of Business Day, double check info. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
- Timeslive - Daily online version with less fact checking and lower editorial standards than its parent publication of the Sunday Times. Owned by Tiso Blackstar Group.
- IOL News (Cape Times/Cape Argus/ other Independent News Media sources) - usually okay for local (City to town level) news but has been accused of strong pro-ANC and pro-Chinese bias and poor quality journalism since 2013 buyout by Sekunjalo Investments.
- News24 (website) - Naspers owned flagship news source, variable quality of information and pro-Naspers bias, tabloid, best to check information.
- Eye Witness News - similar problems to News24, tabloid, can be unreliable at times but mostly reliable. Best to double check information.
- Noseweek - Long running investigative journalism source similar to Private Eye. Best double check info as it is run as a tabloid.
Other sources
[edit]- SA History Online - reliable source for a range of history related topics
- Institute for Security Studies - does good research on security related topics in Africa.
- Africa Check - fact checking organisation
- Parliamentary Monitoring Group - reliable aggregator and repository of South African parliamentary activity such as biographies, speeches, public discussions and hearings.
South Sudan
[edit]Sudan and South Sudan
[edit]- Sudan Tribune – news website and portal based in Paris, France and Khartoum, Sudan. Available in English and Arabic.
Tanzania
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- Tanzania newswire of allafrica.com, a site collecting news about Africa from different international sources, sorted by country
- The East African - weekly newspaper covering all countries of East Africa
- IPPmedia is a publisher with news in Swahili and English via newspapers, radio and TV IPP English, IPP Kiswahili
- Mwananchi Communications Limited are publishing newspapers in Swahili and English The Citizen, Mwananchi
- Tanzania Standard Newspapers is the publisher of the ruling party CCM Daily News, Habari Leo
- Mtanzania, a private newspaper
Togo
[edit]- Togo First (https://www.togofirst.com/en)
Uganda
[edit]Newspapers
[edit]- New Vision - national daily , cited frequently by scholarly sources.
- The Daily Monitor - independent, local daily published under the Nation Media Group
- The Observer - privately owned weekly
- The East African - independent weekly published in Kenya under the Nation Media Group but with a coverage of East Africa
Local language
[edit]- Bukedde - local Luganda daily published by the Vision Group
Magazines and journals
[edit]- The Independent - privately owned magazine published in Kampala
- Uganda Journal - digital copies of the Uganda Journal , a publication of the Uganda Society, good for historical and pre-independence information on Uganda
- Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences - semi-annual peer reviewed journal publishing manuscripts in the areas of agricultural research and related fields, including reviews
- The Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies - multi-disciplinary journal covering public administration, management, leadership and public policy
Government and statutory bodies
[edit]- Uganda National Web Portal - Web portal with links to all government ministries and related information
- Parliament of Uganda - Parliament of Uganda's website
Zambia
[edit]News sources
[edit]Websites of official institutions
[edit]- Parliament website - laws, information on government officials.
- State Television website - State TV.
Zimbabwe
[edit]Digital news sources
[edit]- Zimbabwe situation - Zimbabwe news aggregator service. Seeks to keep a record of Zimbabwe related news and events.
- Parliament of Zimbabwe - Each MP has a reliable, neutral biography. Also for bills, publication and votes.
Sources by topic
[edit]News on Africa in general
[edit]- allAfrica pan-African news aggregator owned by AllAfrica Global Media.
- BBC Africa News news from British public-service broadcaster BBC News.
- Inside Africa: news from American media company CNN
- AlJazeera: news from Qatari state-funded broadcaster
- Deutsche Welle news from German state-owned public broadcaster
Contemporary arts and culture
[edit]People
[edit]- Dictionary of African Biography (cf en:Dictionary of African Biography - paywall - get wikimedia scholarship access (is that still up-to-date-advice?) or use en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Shared_Resources
- Dictionary of African Christian Biography - open access, initiated by a network universities/seminaries, entries of variable quality
Geography
[edit]Academic journals
[edit]- African Journals OnLine - 262 open access journals https://www.ajol.info/index.php/index/browse/alpha?letter=oa
Countries needing sources
[edit]- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Central African Republic (CAR)
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo DRC
- Republic of the Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Gabon
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
- Tunisia
- Guinea Bissau
Participants
[edit]- Erinamukuta (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Uganda)
- Icem4k (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Zambia)
- Thuvack (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from South Africa)
Kipala (talk · contribs) (interested in East Africa, generally Africa)(deceased)- Ijon (talk · contribs) (interested in all of Africa)
- Reda Kerbouche (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Algeria)
- Anass Sedrati (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Morocco)
- MassiveEartha (talk · contribs)
- Jamie Tubers (talk · contribs) (interested in Nigeria, and Africa in general)
- Discott (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mauritius)
- Joy Agyepong (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Ghana and West Africa)
- AKibombo (talk · contribs) (sources from Uganda, East Africa and Africa in general)
- Adamant1 (talk · contribs)
- SBAbigstan (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Ghana and West Africa)
- Heatrave (talk · contribs) (interested in sources from Ghana and West Africa)
Open tasks
[edit]- Add or Improve sources