Supporting Africans

V2V is a small charity seeking to support positive and sustainable livelihoods in East Africa. We aim to be a true partnership- embedded in long-term relationships with our partners, learning from our mistakes and building on our successes.

BROSDI uses a multistakeholder approach by engaging government, private sector and civil society in knowledge sharing as a means of rural development. This is through using ICT methods, inclusive of online social networking applications and participatory methods

AHCM is a team of dedicated ugandan members with a commitment to give hope to the orphaned, street children and children from impoverished families. It is a christian Community Based Organization registered by Wakiso District Council (CBO; REG. NO: WCBO/579/2006). The mission of Another Hope Children's Ministry is: "To continuously bring hope through providing love and care in a christian environment to the orphaned, street children and children from impoverished families in Nansana, Wakiso and the surrounding areas"

Quaker Peace Network West Africa (QPNWA) is an offshoot of QPN Africa. The Africa Network was born out of a worldwide Quaker and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) initiative for consultation around the question of the prevention of violent conflicts.

The CCWY promotes the better health and improved quality of live for the Africa Community; also aims to promote HIV awareness and prevention within Cabinda Community and Africa people in general. It aims to advance the welfare services available to the community, activities of the projects include: drop-in, support groups, supply of free condoms, hospital and home visits, translation and interpretation,advice and information, referrals, children care, workshops an seminars.

Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) is an Independent Public Policy Research and Advocacy Think Tank. With headquarters in the heart of Uganda

The company offers consultancy services to foreign diplomatic missions, Non-Governmental Organisations and the Private Sector in areas of Public Policy, Economics, Diplomacy , Hospitality and Management. The company is run by highly qualified professionals who are committed to excellent services with a focus to clients

To be the best point of contact aims to create a bridge of mutual understanding between communities and contribute to community cohesion and help to integrate good citizenship.

City of Sanctuary is a movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Our goal is to create a network of towns and cities throughout the country which are proud to be places of safety, and which include people seeking sanctuary fully in the life of their communities.

Technology Frontiers Education Centre (TEFEC) is a non-profit education facility registered in Uganda as a charity. Located on a 20 acre piece of land overlooking the district town of Ntungamo, TEFEC is dedicated to providing world class career driven education to children from poor rural households in East Africa.

AG Eunice International Football Academy is a soccar development organisation and Non-profit making organisation set to cultivate new and unknown talent inNigeria. We are working together with other teams and clubs within and outside Nigeria. Our main aim and objective is besically to fight crime, HIV/AIDS and drug abuse through sports.

The Basis Project is a new, England-wide service giving support to refugee community organisations

John and Elnora Ferguson Centre for African Studies (JEFCAS) supports teaching and research on Africa at the University of Bradford. Located in the world-renowned Department of Peace Studies, the Centre endeavours to combine intellectual rigour and policy relevance through research, publications and seminars that offer insights into the interplay between the political, diplomatic and analytical worlds. The Centre's mission is to foster a collaborative and vibrant environment in which expertise on Africa is shared between academics, researchers, and students across all departments and research centres within the School of Social and International Studies (SSIS). It also acts as a platform for interdisciplinary research, bringing the University's Africanists together with scholars from African, American and European Universities.

Tong High School is a successful 11-18 multicultural, comprehensive high school in South Bradford, bordering Leeds and Kirklees. We enjoy an excellent reputation as a very special sports College and a good school.

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.

The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK

The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

The LCF is the national body for a network of community based Law Centres. Law Centres provide help in solving everyday problems, such as getting decent housing, dealing with discrimination, or obtaining the correct benefits.

Bradford has always been a forward-thinking, modern and student-orientated University. We have a firm commitment to confronting inequality and celebrating diversity, our students benefit from a multi-cultural learning environment, with students here from over 110 countries across the world.

Bradford College

Leeds Metropolitan University

Sheffield Hallam University is one of the UK's most progressive and innovative universities.

Following Bradford LEA's critical OfSTED inspection of 2000, Bradford Council decided to establish a strategic partnership for the provision of school-focused educational services. This involved the procurement of a direct service provider who would work in partnership with and under contract to the Council. The contract was awarded to Serco which took up its responsibilities in the contract under the name of Education Bradford in July 2001. It is a ten year contract and the largest of its type in Europe.

Tutor Hunt is a service for both pupils and tutors wishing to advertise their service on this site. At Tutor Hunt, we know that finding a tutor is not an easy task. Whether searching for primary, GCSE, A-Level or an adult learner, we strive to make the process as painless as possible - listing all personal and private tutors closest to you...

City of Bradford Metropolitan District

Leeds is a lively city, rich in culture and heritage with lots to explore. More than 750,000 people live within our city boundaries and over 100,000 people come to work in the city centre every day.

The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, counter-terrorism and police.

This is where you

United Nations

As a movement of ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights, our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.

The ACP-EU is the Joint Assembly of the convention concluded by the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific States. It aims to promote democracy and human rights in these areas. Its website offers information on current membership and activities. It contains its rules of procedure and documents from its sessions including agendas, minutes, resolutions and the transcript of selected recent speeches. These contain information on programmes to increase democracy and details of the relationship between the EU and these regions.

Africa Confidential has been published fortnightly since 1960. It provides independent news and analysis of African economics and politics. It website provides access to a browsable index of articles. It is possible to access book reviews and some special reports free of charge. Full text articles are offered to subscribers only. All aspects of African politics are covered including: elections in individual African Nations, international security, war, civil war, relations with Europe and the USA, economic and trade relations.

An annotated guide to Internet sites relating to politics and government in Africa. This is part a larger Web guide to Africa-related sites called "Africa South of the Sahara", produced by Stanford University (USA). It is designed for students, faculty, librarians, and others. it includes links to sites covering African elections, political parties and political events.

AfricaFiles is a network of people committed to Africa through its promotion of human rights, economic justice, African perspectives and alternative analyses. It was formed in 2002 from Economic Rights in Southern Africa group of the Inter-Church Coalition on Africa (ICCAF), which is now a part of KAIROS-Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, and the Toronto Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa (TCLSAC) . Its website provides information on the aims of the network; its membership and activities. It includes free access to articles from its eZine; access to Africa InfoServ a free e-mail information service. which contains reports on African events, issues and people, drawn from a variety of sources, including News From Africa, All Africa News Agency, IRIN. Other features of the site include a large directory of links to research materials about all aspects of African economics and politics. Topics covered include:social injustice; political and economic corruption; international trade and international conflict.

African Journals Online (AJOL) is a non profit organisation based in South Africa, which seeks to provide access to research materials by African scholars, published in Africa. It offers free access to contents pages( and an increasing amount of full text )of over 340 scholarly journals covering all areas of the sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities which have been published in 26 African nations. Particular specialisms are health and agriculture.Other topics include African studies, anthropology, sociology, politics, psychology, economics and development. Users may browse or search the database. Many full text articles can be downloaded free of charge.

The African Parliamentary Union(APU) is an international organisation which was established in 1976 to promote cooperation amongst African national parliaments. Its website provides basic information on the purpose of the body, its membership and recent activities. It includes access to the full-texts of its statutes and recent resolutions. These include statements concerning democratisation, migration and development in in Africa. Information is offered in English or French.

The ACP is an inter-governmental organisation which promotes cooperative activity between nations in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific as a means to accelerate economic and social development and alleviate poverty through the instrument of the Lome Convention. Its website contains the mission statement of the ACP, a list of its members and committees and details of its current meetings and programmes. The site also offers some information on the relationship of the ACP with other international organisations such as the European Union. All information is offered in English or French.

Afrora.com is a news and blog aggregator for Africa. Its supporting partners include: AllAfrica.com and a number of well known African news services. It is a good starting point for locating up to date news coverage of African nations and issues, many of which are written by Africans and therefore offer an African perspective on world and local events. All aspects of social, economic and political life are covered with a strong emphasis on the latest current affairs. Users may browse blog postings and news stories by country or subject category. The latter include NGOs, politics, diasporas, economy, society and culture. Sections on politics include coverage of international security, conflict, political corruption, wars and elections in Africa. It is possible to view popular and recent blogs and sign up to receive RSS news feeds.

Agence de la Francophonie is an inter-governmental organisation which was created in 1970 to encourage cooperation between French speaking nations worldwide in order to promote economic and social development. Its web-site contains information on the purpose of the organisation and its current projects. It includes recent press communiques and news items. Additionally, it also offers access to a number of databases containing information on social, economic and legal aspects of French speaking nations worldwide. These include - Banque Internationale d'Information sur les Etats Francophones' (BIEF) which provides information on French speaking parliaments and the rights of the person, Delegation Generale a la Cooperation Juridique et Judiciare which offers information on constitutional law in these areas. The site is available in French. Some text about the organization is available in PDF in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

This site provides access to news and current affairs stories relating to nations of Africa which have been compiled by the BBC World Service. They cover all aspects of current political, social and economic news, including elections, political and economic crises, conflicts, civil wars and foreign affairs. Key countries are: Algeria, Angola, Chad, Burundi, Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The site also includes articles and commentary from columnists, background country profiles and links to BBC world service programmes.

The British International Studies Association has a membership of nearly 1000 people, including academics working in International Studies and related fields of study from across the UK and many other parts of the world. The website includes the full-text of the Association's newsletter, membership information, conference details, information on working groups, and a link to details on the Association's journal: Review of International Studies, at Cambridge University Press.

The British Journal of Political Science is a leading political journal which is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press. It covers a broad range of political science topics including political theory, political philosophy, international relations and public policy worldwide. The website provides free access to abstracts and tables of contents from 1997 onwards. Some sample articles can be downloaded free of charge. The full-text is available to subscribers only.

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations is published by Wiley-Blackwell three times per annum. It contains articles and book reviews on issues relating to political science and all aspects of international relations, including political institutions, political processes, decision making and the role of Britain in world affairs. Its website contains tables of contents and article abstracts from issue number 1, April 1999 onwards. Electronic access to the journal is available for subscribers. Details can be obtained from the site.

Chatham House was founded in 1920 (as the Royal Institute of International Affairs) to stimulate debate and research on important developments in the international arena. Its website contains details about the Institute, its members, publications and recent events. Some documents can be viewed online, others are offered to subscribers only. All aspects of British foreign policy and international security are covered, including US foreign policy and the 'war against terrorism' and the Middle-East conflict.

COMESA is an inter-governmental body encouraging economic cooperation between countries in East and South Africa. Member states include: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, D.R.Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Click on the Intstitutions link to find the COMESA Court of Justice. The Court of Justice is the judicial institution of COMESA, involved in the enforcement of collective decisions, judicial safeguards, interpretation of the COMESA treaty, and disputes between member states arising from interpretation. The official languages of the Court are English, French and Portuguese. It is presented in English and provides notes on the Court's composition, jurisdiction and functions. The text of the Rules of Court are available in HTML format. Additionally the Court site carries Legal notices from the Gazette online in HTML format, commencing with volume 4, no. 2. Legal materials published in the Gazette include: amendments to the Rules of Court and notices of initiation of proceedings.

The East African Community is an intergovernmental regional organisation which seeks to promote social, economic and political cooperation between the African nations of Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation, its members and current activities. It provides free access to recent press releases, communiques, annual reports, full-text treaties and other documents. Topics covered include free trade and fiscal policies in Africa, economic aid, health policy, democratic and political development.

ECOWAS (The Economic Community of West African States) was founded in 1975. It is a regional group which seeks to promote economic cooperation and social and economic development in West Africa. Members include: Benin, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkino Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Togo. The website provides access to information on the purpose of the organisation and its current activities. It includes access to recent press releases, communiques and reports from the Secretary General and various other bodies of ECOWAS. These include the Bank for investment and development and the ECOWAS Parliament. Topics covered include: economic cooperation amongst African nations, economic development, trade relations and social cooperation. There is also some coverage of conflicts and civil war in the region including the situation in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Information is offered in English, French or Portuguese.

EDN is a project of EINIRAS (the European Information Network on International Relations and Area Studies) which is supported technically and financially by the Council of Europe. It aims to offer cross searching of databases produced by leading research institutes in Europe. Databases currently available include: Journal articles of the database World Affairs Online of the Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und L

This guide is produced by UNESCO in association with the International Council on Archives and provides information on the archive holdings of the main intergovernmental organisations, including bodies of the United Nations and the European Union. Each entry provides an overview of the purpose of the organisation and its administrative history. It also offers a current address for the depository of its archives, descriptions of the types of documents available and information on how to access them. The guide is available in English or French versions.

The ilissAfrica Portal (Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa) is a project of the Africa Department of the University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg in Frankfurt on the Main in cooperation with the GIGA Information Centre: Africa Library in Hamburg. It provides free access to a collection of links to high quality academic Internet resources covering the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition it also offers bibliographic references to books about the region held in a number of German libraries (such as UB Frankfurt) and references to relevant journal articles (taken from sources including the Africa Section of the database World Affairs Online). A wide range of topics from the humanities, sciences and social sciences are covered including politics, sociology, economics, anthropology, health, anthropology, African languages and culture. Countries covered include: Benin; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast Gambia; Ghana Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Cape Verde; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Ethiopia; Burundi; Djibouti; Eritrea; Kenya; Comoros; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Rwanda; Seychelles; Sudan; Tanzania ; Uganda ; Equatorial Guinea; Angola; Gabon; Cameroon; Republic of the Congo; Democratic Republic Congo; Sao Tome and Principe; Chad Central African Republic; Botswana; Lesotho; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe; South Africa and Swaziland. All resources contain descriptions of content created by subject experts.

This site has been created by IUB Libraries at the University of Indiana. It is an experimental search service which enables users to quickly search the Internet to find information from intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) such as the United Nations, World Bank, IMF, European Union and related organizations. This includes references to full text documents on the websites of these organisations. It indexes several hundred URLS from key IGO websites. Details on the technology is provided on the website.

This is a peer reviewed journal based at the London School of Economics. It is concerned with new approaches to topics in international studies and previous special theme issues have included: Pragmatism in International Theory; Religions and International Relations; Images and Narratives in World Politics. Contents and abstracts are available online back to Vol 25 (1996).

The Organization of the Islamic Conference is an intergovernmental body which seeks to promote the interests of Islamic nations worldwide. Its membership includes: Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. Its website provides detailed information on the purpose of the body, its work and current programmes. It includes the full-text of declarations and communiques from the 20th Conference Summit to date. Particularly useful information is available on its support of an independent Palestine and condemnation of Israel.

Panapress began its life as the PanAfrican News Agency in 1979, created by OAU (the Organisation of African Unity). It was relaunched in 1993 with UNESCO help. Today's site has up-to-the-minute news on the economy, politics, business, culture, environment, health and society in Africa. From the front page, users can go to news topics or in-depth reports. Users need to complete a free registration process to access articles. This gives the opportunity to select a custom-made service to match individual interests, eg. by language, country or subject. The site is available in English, French, Portuguese or Arabic (Arabic text support software may need to be downloaded for this, depending on your Internet browser).

This website is maintained by The Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya. It contains a free searchable database of references to articles from over 300 journal titles published in over 25 African nations from 1991 to the present day. These include: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Rwanda, the Seychelles, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana and Senegal. Although the titles indexed are not full text, they include citations to scholarly journals and periodicals published by non-governmental and civil society organisations difficult to trace elsewhere. A wide range of subject areas from the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered.

The Portal on Reform of the System of International Institutions forms part of the World Campaign for In-Depth Reform of the System of International Institutions. It is maintained by the World Forum of Civil Society Networks reform Watch campaign and seeks to encourage democratic reform of international organisations and international governance. It aims to make available a database of useful materials relating to the campaign. These include links to full-text papers and documents. Topics covered in-depth include the reform of the United Nations, reform of economic bodies (such as the World Trade Organization)international law and human rights; civil society, global governance and international peace keeping. The site include materials relating to key international actors (such as Koffi Annan).

The Royal African Society is one of the oldest organisations which seeks to promote economic, political and social cooperation between Britain and African nations. Its website provides information on the aims of the society, its history and current publications. This includes news updates and some full-text reports from its work with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Africa, selected journal and newspaper articles and commentary on current events in African nations. Topics covered include: humanitarian crises, elections, health care and the AIDs HIV crisis, economic trade and human rights abuses. Countries covered include: Zimbabwe, Sudan and Rwanda. The site also includes details about the society's journal African Affairs. Other features of the site include a useful collection of links to websites covering African area studies.

SOAS research online is the institutional repository of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) university of London. It provides free access to a searchable database of its research outputs, including eprints, articles, papers , theses and monographs. Where copyright allows full text materials can be downloaded. Topics covered are very broad encompassing the languages, culture, economics, politics and history of African and Asian societies. Many materials also relate to development studies. The database may be searched or browsed. Items are available from the 1970s onwards.

This is the official website of the Arab Maghreb Union, the international organisation which seeks closer social, political and economic cooperation between the Maghreb Arab nations. Members include: Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Mauritania and Algeria. It provides information on the aims of the organisation, facts about its member nations and details of recent activities, conferences and summits. It also includes access to the full-text of recent economic trade agreements and treaties signed by the group. The site is offered in English, French or Arabic.

The website of the United Nations Regional Centre For Peace and Disarmament in Africa provides information on UN peacekeeping work in Africa. It includes access to recent press releases, annual reports and papers. Topics covered include: international security, wars and conflict in Africa, peacemaking processes, civil-military relations, weapons trafficking and disarmament and child soldiers.

The South Centre is an intergovernmental institution for the developing countries of Asia and Africa that seeks to promote cooperation between them and to encourage economic and social development. It aims to promote the global organisation of its member nations, countries that include China, Russia, Indonesia and India. The website is based in Switzerland and provides information on the purpose, history and membership of the group, including the work of the South Commission. The site also includes full-text of publications from the Centre as well as bibliographies and hot links.

Uganda High Commission UK

Welcome to the Kenya High Commission website. Our mission is to promote and enhance relations with UK, Ireland and Switzerland and multilateral organisations in our area of accreditation.

Our mission is to promote and to enhance relations with the UK, Ireland and multilateral organizations. We are also tasked with the responsibility of engaging with Tanzanians living in the UK and Ireland.

A warm welcome to the Rwandan website, where you can obtain information about the Rwandan Embassy in London, other Rwandan embassies worldwide, Rwandan visa requirements, visa application forms for Rwanda, tourist information, weather, maps of Rwanda, public holidays in Rwanda, telephone area codes and much more travel information about Rwanda can be found here.

The Parliament of Uganda derives its mandate and functions from the 1995 Constitution, the Laws of Uganda and its own Rules of Procedure.

General Information about Kenya

The United Republic of Tanzania was formed out of the union of two sovereign states namely Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

There are Seven political parties represented in the Government of National Unity of the Republic of Rwanda. They are: Front Patriotique Rwandais (FPR), Parti Social D

Burundi Government Website

Bradford Community & Voluntary Service (formerly Bradford Council for Voluntary Service) is an umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Bradford. Our role is to develop, support, promote and represent the interests of the Voluntary and Community Sector.

PA- Beauty Station Ltd is an African-British, family owned & operated retail business that has been operating since 2002. We have been supplying affordable ethnic beauty products & skin care products for more than 4 years.

Global HIV/AIDS news and analysis

Come chat live (dedicated private IRC server) with other HIV positive people online for support and sharing life stories (advice, share experiences, talk about meds you are taking, compare status with others, learn that we have many years left, etc). Also a great way to make HIV+ friends who can relate to you from the privacy of your own home! It's also nice to know that someone is usually online to chat with when we are feeling down or find out another POZ's perspective. Whether you are a long term survivor of AIDS or just recently diagnosed HIV positive, it does feel good to be able to openly discuss our disease and status where we can do it without fear of our neighbors/friends/family finding out (who better will relate and understand than other HIV positive individuals). No need to feel like there is no one else to talk too about our condition, thank goodness! Be positive - this is a new beginning, not the end...

Student gap year hundreds of ideas for gap years and overseas travel in over 30 countries around the world, including volunteer work, working holidays, teaching English, learning languages or sports and adventure travel.

There is no continent more blessed with striking beauty and diversity than the African Motherland. And it was from this physical and genetic diversity that allowed Africans to parent the rest of humanity. Indigenous Africa is testimony to the full spectrum, of skin tones, hair textures, rich religious and cultural practices. However, all this diversity has an tangible and intangible commonality which merges into one African family.