Current Newspapers on Africa
Consult the following resources for up-to-date newspaper coverage of Africa and the world:
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Access World News This link opens in a new window Find full-text current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more. Includes local newspapers, editorials, announcements and other sections from more than 10,000 sources.
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International Newsstream This link opens in a new window International, searchable, full text of selected newspapers. (Text only; does not include images, charts.)
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Factiva This link opens in a new window There are a considerable number of African newspapers available in Factiva. Coverage varies however.
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PressReader This link opens in a new window [Log-in required] Access today's headlines in a high-res, full page spread and searchable full-text. Newspapers are available from the last 90 days. African newspapers available are: Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Resources within Nexis Uni include/cover the following countries: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. **Note that coverage varies according according to title.
Internet Resources
General News Resources on Africa
African News Search Engine – This search engine searches through 255 news sources from Africa south-of-the-Sahara. A list of the sources included. This search engine only searches news sources that are freely available on the internet and is most useful for news published in the last 10 years.
allAfrica.com -- (Formerly Africa News Online) Organized in partnership with Africa's leading news organizations, it provides easy access to the latest information from and about Africa. Articles are sorted by region, topic, and language (French or English).
Pambazuka News -- "open access, Pan-African e-mail and online electronic newsletter. It is published weekly in English, Portuguese and French by the not-for-profit organisation Fahamu"
Sahara Reporters -- "An outstanding, groundbreaking new website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa"
BBC News AFRICA
CNN World News AFRICA
African Newspapers By Country
Refer to the menu on the left to view listings of African newspapers available online, from Algeria to Zimbabwe.
Please note: The content of these newspapers may be biased, depending on their publisher. We will check these links regularly, but from time to time links may change or break. Please report broken links or suggestions to Beth Restrick
Current News Magazines
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The Africa Report
Current issues: African Studies Library
Back issues: Mugar Library Stacks
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African Business
Location: Pardee Management Library
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Jeune Afrique
Current issues: African Studies Library
Back issues: Mugar Library Stacks
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New African
Current issues: African Studies Library
Back issues: Mugar Library Stacks
Head, African Studies Library
Beth Restrick
Contact:
African Studies Library
6th floor, Mugar Memorial Library
Mon-Fri, 9am- 5pm
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Mon-Fri, 9am- 5pm
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Subjects: African Studies