Research: Human Rights in Africa: Find Audiovisuals

Audio-Visual Resources (Databases, Catalogs, Podcasts)

Academic Video Online Delivers more than 67,000 titles spanning a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. It includes documentaries, films, demonstrations, and other content types.

Kanopy This link opens in a new window Kanopy is a provider of documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases available as streaming video. Clips from the videos can be embedded in presentations or shown in class. Films in the Boston University Libraries catalog are licensed to Boston University for educational and research use only, for BU students, faculty, and staff.
Films in the Boston University Libraries catalog are licensed to Boston University for educational and research use only, for BU students, faculty, and staff.

African Media Project A project of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. AMP provides an on-line comprehensive reference guide to more than 10,000 films, videos, and other audiovisual materials concerning Africa (both Sub-Saharan and North Africa). It includes film and video productions made in Africa and around the world.
Africa Past & Present Podcast Hosted by Michigan State University Department of History, the podcast feature interviews with eminent scholars and persons, commentary on current events, and issues and debates of relevance to Africans at home and abroad. includes an online digital archive of all shows, as well as links to multimedia resources and collections of relevance to African experiences, past and present. It also includes an online digital archive of all shows, as well as links to multimedia resources and collections of relevance to African experiences, past and present.
Ufahamu Podcast A podcast about life and politics on the continent.

Punchline Africa TV Based in Nairobi and London, this international Pan-African tv station reports with a zeal for African development in all aspects.
eNews Channel Africa (eNCA) eNews Channel Africa, eNCA, is a 24-hour news channel, headquartered in South Africa. With bureaus across the country and elsewhere on the African continent, it is in a unique position to reflect the stories of Africa, as told by Africans. The channel focuses on news from South Africa and the continent, but and also covers international stories, sports, weather and lifestyle issues. The channel is currently available on DSTV channel 403. For more information go to www.enca.com
BBC News Africa BBC Africa draws on its extensive network of journalists to deliver the biggest stories from across the continent and its diaspora. Our YouTube channel features footage from the front line and behind-the-scenes clips, as well as expert analysis. From culture and entertainment, to politics, business and sport, these are African stories brought to you by the world's most trusted news source.