Ms. Hermann

Links:
Information on all of your countries;
Don’t skip these— they have good information!

Africa since 1945; mostly primary sources
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook53.html

BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

InfoPlease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html

Library of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

U.S. Department of State Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/


Portuguese Colonies

Guinea-Bissau (formerly Portuguese Guinea)
Guinea-Bissau; Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/gu/GuineaBi.html

Guinea-Bissau Independence Poster
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/CWLUGallery/GuineaBissau.html

History of Guinea-Bissau; Nationmaster
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/History-of-Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau History; Africanet
http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/guinea-b/history.htm


Angola
Angola History; Africanet
http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/angola/history.htm

BBC On This Day
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/11/newsid_2539000/2539679.stm


Mozambique
Mozambiquan War of Independence
http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/mike/mozambique1962.htm

Mozambique: Six months after independence
http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF001975/Wright/Wright16/Wright16.html 


French Colonies: West Africa

Benin (as Dahomey)
Independence
http://www.countriesquest.com/africa/benin_formerly_dahomey/history/independence.htm

The Experience of Benin; Discusses the political history of Dahomey
To access this article:
Go to the library website: http://library.columbusacademy.org/
CLICK on Research Resources
CLICK on EBSCO-InfOhio
At InfOhio, CLICK on the All Database Search button
From the list, select MasterFile Premier and CLICK continue
In the search box, put Dahomey; the article will be in the results list


Berkina Faso (as Upper Volta)
Burkina Faso; from Answers.com— use caution when using the information in the Wikipedia section (verify all facts)
http://www.answers.com/topic/burkina-faso


Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107434.html


GuineaMali (as French Sudan)
Independent Mali Timeline
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/timeline/t-mali.htm


Mauritania
Mauritania: Independence
http://www.mauritania-today.com/anglais/history/independence.htm


Niger
Niger
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107843.html


SenegalTogo 


French Colonies: Equatorial Africa

Cameroon
Independent Cameroon Timeline
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/timeline/t-camer.htm


Central African Republic


Chad


Gabon
Columbia Encyclopedia - Gabon
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/G/Gabon.asp


Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
Independence – Case Study - Congo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/14chapter7.shtml 


Other Colonies

Ghana
Routes to Independence in Africa; click the link to read about Gold Coast
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/lectures/4cases.htm

AfricaNet – Ghana
Timeline
http://www.tanzania-web.com/www.africanet.com/africanet/country/ghana/home.htm#History 

Kenya
Independence – Case Study: Kenya
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/14chapter8.shtml 


Zimbabwe
Mothers of the revolution: oral testimony of the Zimbabwean women
http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/zimbabwe/miscauthors/mothers1.html

Zimbabwe – Yahoo education
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/zi/index.html


Guinea
Answers.com: Guinea
http://www.answers.com/topic/guinea


Congo
Routes to Independence in Africa; click the link to read about Belgian Congo
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/lectures/4cases.htm


South Africa
South Africa – 10 years later
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mandela/

African National Congress Site
Explore the links on the left side
http://www.anc.org.za/

The Story of Africa – Southern Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section12.shtml

South African Government Information
http://www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/history.htm