Useful listing of repositories by country, maintained by the International African Institute (London)

Gateway to information for researchers of African issues. This includes a digital library of books, journals, and digital documents related to African policy. Project of the Center for International Governance Innovation, Makerere University, and South African Institute of International Affairs

Dutch gateway to African studies resources, sponsored by the Netherlands African Studies Association and the African Studies Centre at Leiden University.

DiCAMES is L’archive du Conseil africain et malgache pour l’enseignement supérieur (CAMES) - an open access repository of research from Francophone African institutions

Extensive lists of African institutional repositories

Free access to Africana Periodical Literature which covers over 500 journals that specialise in African Studies (1974-). Indexed by country and topic. Plus other specialised databases

This respected publication has been published annually by the International African Institute (UK) since 1984. The Library has online access to 2011-

It offers free access to contents pages (and limited full text ) of over 400 scholarly journals in all subjects.

Compiled by the African Studies Centre at Leiden & covering about 250 journals in the field. Coverage begins from 2003 (the database replaces the well-known printed publication of the same name)

Maintained by The Library of Congress Office in Kenya. A free database of references to articles from over 300 journal titles published in over 25 African nations from 1991-2011

Growing repository of preprints from African researchers

Collaborative effort of Michigan State University with the Association of African Universities and the African Studies Association. Provides free access to a digital archive of a small number of historic humanities and social science titles published in Africa

Free access to digitised back runs of African journals in all subjects. Note that this is part of the larger Sabinet African Journals database, which is free to search, but access to full text is restricted to subscribers (Essex does not currently subscribe)

Open access publishing venture based in South Africa, focus on social sciences with some interesting titles freely available

Project of the Association Science Afrique to support French language open access journal publishing in Africa. Currently offers a selection of titles in the social sciences & beyond focused on African issues

New (2021) open access initiative that aims to make available 150 titles over the coming 3 years on the Knowledge Unlatched open access platform

Project hosted by Boston University & part funded by the British Library aims to digitise Ajami documents (which use Arabic script to translate local African dialects). Documents digitised so far are a major source of local Islamised West African knowledge

Project by Michigan State University and partners around the world to build a digital library of African cultural heritage. Covers a really interesting range of topics & materials

Interesting collection of photographs held by the National Archives (UK) covering the period 1860-1960.

Aims to be the largest repository of government/NGO/corporate datasets from African countries

Interesting independent website for young researchers exploring issues of contemporary importance in Africa

Relatively new (2007) independent organisation based in London. Some interesting publications

The national organisation in the UK for all those with an interest in African studies

Portal to over 600 open access scholarly Algerian journals in Arabic, French or English

Digital archive of text, multimedia & images, hosted at Warwick University

Access to university library catalogues, details of research & theses completed and in progress

Initiative by Addis Ababa University to provide open access scholarly journals

Index to various Nairobi newspapers, 1986- Copies of articles can be ordered.

Hosted by IMIST, this is a portal to open access academic journal from Morocco. All subject areas, published in Arabic, French or English

National research repository for Mozambique

64 audiovisual testimonies of survivors & witnesses

Mostly audio-visual digitised collection hosted at University of Texas Libraries

Various materials, including complete run of peacekeepers' situation reports from October 1993 - July 1994

Aims to make available primary sources from international and national agencies, governments, and courts relating to Rwanda from 1990 to the present.

Transcripts of radio broadcasts from two leading Rwandan radio stations before & during the genocide

Leading open access scholarly publisher of journals and some e-books

Useful collection of free online publications & documents focusing on the period 1950-1994

Leading think tank established in 2010

Papers of the anti-Apartheid activist & academic (1925-1982), digitised by the Institute for Commonwealth Studies (London)

Non-partisan people's history project established in 2000, aims to create the most comprehensive online encyclopaedia of South African history & culture

The liberation of Southern Africa and the dismantling of the Apartheid regime was one of the major political developments of the 20th century. This collection focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in the region, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Brendan Tuttle, Sudan scholar lists some useful digitised resources

free digital access to knowledge about all regions of Sudan. It is an expanding, searchable, full-text database of historical and contemporary books and documents.