African Studies Library Guide

Africa Confidential is one of the longest-established specialist publications on Africa. It is an online newsletter/ digest published every two weeks.

AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 100 African news organizations and its own reporters to an African and global public. It operates from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi, and Washington D.C.

Africa Is a Country is a site of opinion, analysis, and new writing on and from the African left. It was founded by Sean Jacobs, Associate Professor of International Affairs at The New School, in 2009. See Projects page for podcast, radio, and video commentary and explainers.

The Continent is a weekly newspaper produced by African reporters, photographers, illustrators and editors. It is designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp (and other social messaging platforms), and has become the continent's most widely distributed newspaper.

African Arguments is a pan-African platform for news, investigation and opinion. It seeks to analyze issues facing the continent, investigate the stories that matter, and amplify a diversity of voices. 80-90% of the articles are by authors of African descent, as are the majority of our readers.

Drawing on the Pan-Africanist ideals, The Elephant is dedicated to the construction of a narrative of a robust, generative, and diverse national identity imbued with the African experience.

Jeune Afrique is a French-language pan-African weekly news magazine, founded in 1960 in Tunis and subsequently published in Paris by Jeune Afrique Media Group. It offers coverage of African and international political, economic and cultural news

The British Broadcasting Corporation's Africa news portal.

The Economist's curated portal to regional MENA news.

An independent news organization funded in part by the Qatari government, Al Jazeera is a major news source of reference for the Middle East, North Africa, and the globe. Articles from the 2010's are still discoverable through the search box on their website.

The Conversation publishes trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by a team of journalists.

The Republic covers news, debates and ideas on culture, politics, science + more from a Nigerian lens.

This Week in Africa (TWiA) is a weekly bulletin that curates news about democracy, development, and daily life across Africa. These concepts are often observed and analyzed separately, yet they are central to African societies. TWiA is delivered every Friday to subscribers’ inbox, and posted on its Tumblr page.

African political economy, foreign affairs, and general commentary. By Ken Opalo, Associate Professor in the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

Weekly newsletter curated by the University of Florida's Sahel Research Group.

Subscribe to receive the CGD's newsletter. You can opt in or out of news on: Education; Global Health Policy, Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy; Sustainable Development Finance; Technology and Development; European Development Policy; US Development Policy; Aid Effectiveness; Climate Change; Corruption, Transparency, and Governance; Gender; and Poverty, Inequality, and Growth.

The Clingendael Institute is an independent think tank and academy on international affairs.

The SDG Knowledge Hub is an online resource center for news and commentary regarding the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Half-hour podcasts on current events in Africa, from the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation).

Voice of America (VOA) is part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the government agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. international broadcasting. It is funded by the U.S. Congress. The Radio section of their website includes several podcasts: African Beat, African News Tonight, Daybreak Africa, Health Chat, Music Time in Africa, Nightline Africa, Sonny Side of Sports, South Sudan in Focus, Straight Talk Africa, and Up Front.

Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, cohosted by Kim Yi Dionne and Rachel Beatty Riedl. “Ufahamu” is a Kiswahili word that translates to “understanding” or “consciousness” in English. The hosts seek to expand our collective understanding of Africa through in-depth interviews with diverse thinkers and innovators who are deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent. Weekly episodes also feature news highlights and overviews of what the hosts are reading and learning.

The Horn, a podcast series from the International Crisis Group, helps make sense of turmoil in Africa. Host Alan Boswell and guests dive deep behind the headlines as they analyze events, debate diplomacy and discuss possible avenues to peace.

Weekly discussions with key thought leaders about China’s engagement in Africa and the Global South, produced by the China Global South Project.