African Studies Blog

From MSNBC.com:

Archaeologists said on Tuesday they had discovered three ancient statues in Sudan with inscriptions that could bring them closer to deciphering one of Africa’s oldest languages.

From the African Studies Centre, Leiden:

The Library, Documentation and Information Department of the ASC has compiled this dossier to coincide with the parliamentary and presidential elections in Ghana on 7 December 2008. It contains a selection of titles from the library’s online catalogue, including monographs, articles, and chapters from edited works, published since 1992, the year when multiparty politics were reintroduced in the country. Each title links directly to the corresponding record in the online catalogue, which provides a more detailed description of all titles as well as abstracts of many articles and edited works. The dossier starts with an introduction to Ghana’s elections and concludes with a selection of links to relevant web sites.

From the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House):

Following the Gentle Giant….