| Following are
lists whose coverage is continent-wide. For lists which only concern
one
country, see the Countries Section and lists
like Yahoo Groups and Topica. |
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The sites in
the first section below help you locate e-mail discussion lists by keyword. |
- CataList
- This site allows one to search for all discussion lists, open to the
public, which use the LISTSERV software program (thus excludes lists running
on Majordomo, etc.). If the list has an archive of past discussions, this
site links to it. http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
- Google Groups
- Find discussion groups on Africa. http://groups.google.com/
- Kabissa.org
- Many Africa-related discussion lists. http://lists.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo
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- Yahoo Groups
- Has many listed groups relating to Africa but some of them have few members
and few messages. Use the Search to locate discussion lists on Africa.
http://groups.yahoo.com/
- AF-AIDS
- "A regional HIV/AIDS information network for Africa (in English
and French)...Over 200 organisations working in or with African Nations
in the response to the epidemic have already joined the forum." To
join send e-mail to: af-aids@hivnet.ch
- with the word 'join' in the subject line. Sponsorsed by Fondation du
Présent, Geneva, Switzerland. One can read past messages and post messages
at: http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/af-aids/tdm
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- Afjn-Infoact
- News on human rights issues from the Africa
Faith and Justice Network, Washington, D.C. For information on subscribing
to the afjn-infoact listserv, write to: afjn@igc.apc.org
or write to: majordomo@igc.apc.org
In the Message area put: help
- AFRGRAD-L
- List to " encourage discussions among graduate students interested
in African Studies, and to help plan the 4th Annual Midwest Graduate Student
Conference in African Studies." " The list is open to all graduate
students interested in African Studies and discussions will not be limited
to conference issues, though it is envisioned that the list's editorship
will shift yearly to the organizers of the next Annual Midwest Graduate
Student Conference in African Studies." http://h-net.msu.edu/~afrgrad
To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
In the Message area put: subscribe afrgrad-l Firstname Lastname, Institution
- africadiv - Africa
Diversity
- Discussion "devoted specifically to the sustainable use and conservation
of indigenous knowledge and biological diversity in Africa." Launched
by the Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group, Environment
Liaison Centre International (ELCI, Nairobi) in collaboration with Nuffic-CIRAN,
Centre for International Research and Advisory Networks, the Hague. To
join, send a message to lyris@lyris.nuffic.nl and
write subscribe africadiv yourfirstname yourlastname in the body of the
message, leaving the subject blank.
- Africa-L
- For academic discussion of the cultures and people of Africa. The list
owner is Dr. Marilyn H. Fetterman, Dept. of Anthropology, Brown University.
To subscribe sent email to: listserv@brownvm.brown.edu
In the Message area put: subscribe Africa-L YourFirstName LastName
- Africa-L
- List closed March 2001; the list owner was Darrell Early. Was one of
the earliest discussion lists on Africa. listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu
- Africa
Matters
- Discussion forum on "policies, programs, resources, news
and strategies of common interest to the people of the United States and
the people of Africa." The forum arose out of the National
Summit on Africa, Feb. 2000 conference. http://www.egroups.com/group/us-afr-network/info.html
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- Africa-N
- List closed. Had news, press releases, was based at the Univ. of Toronto..
Listowner was Faraz Rabbani.
- Africa-Talk.com
- Discussions on politics, business, sports, culture, meetings/gatherings.
Created by West Africans living in the U.S. http://www.africa-talk.com
- Africa_think_tank
- A discussion list open to all who "seek to discuss political, social
and economic issues confronting Africa." The list owner is Jerry W. Simpson.
List formerly called Ghana Think Tank.
To subscribe, send an email message to: majordomo@po.databack.com
In the body of the message write: subscribe africa_think_tank YourEmailAddress
Example: subscribe africa_think_tank jdoe@anyuniversity.edu
- Africa-Today or Africa-T
- Discussion, mainly in French, on Congo-Kinshasa and related issues. The
list owner is Jean Kadima-Schipa. To subscribe send email to: LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
In the Message area put: SUBSCRIBE AFRICA-TODAY
For problems contact: AFRICA-TODAY-request@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
- Africa World - Diaspora Opportunities and Issues
- "Opportunities (volunteer, jobs, academic, business) and Announcements (conferences, events, news) in the African Diaspora." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricaWorld/
- African Cinema
- Discussion forum on African film, the film industry. "The African Cinema Conference is a virtual summit on current issues, government regulations, festival offerings and other pertinent information as it relates to the distribution of African films and video productions. This unmoderated group is open to all with a strong desire to write, direct, produce and distribute African related films & videos." http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanCinemaConf/?yguid=132133628
- africanscholars
- a discussion forum on "the underlying issues of scholarship and scholarly
publishing in Africa." To subscribe, send a message to: majordomo@majordomo.poptel.org.uk or
email your request to the administrator: margaret.ling@geo2.poptel.org.uk
- Africana-L
- Discussion, moderated, of electronic networking and information technology
in Africa. Became a moderated list June 14, 1997 due to numerous unwanted
messages. All of the messages are gated to the Usenet newsgroup - bit.tech.africana Subscribe: listserver@listserv.cc.wm.edu
- Afrik-It
- Unmoderated list run by the African Network of IT Experts and Professionals
for discussion on telematics in Africa. Subscribe: listserv@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
- Afri-Phil - Philosophy of African Society
- "A forum for the exchange of views, experiences, techniques, and
professional information pertaining to the teaching and study of the philosophical
thought of African and African-diaspora cultures." The listowners
are: Emmanuel Eze, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Bruce
B. Janz, Augustana University College, Alberta, Canada; Frank Wilson, Bucknell
University. http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/%7Ejanzb/afphil/afri-phil
- Afrique
- Discussion, in French on Africa, unmoderated. To subscribe, send e-mail
to: sympa@listes.univ-lyon1.fr?subject=subscribe
In the message area put: sub afrique YourFirstName LastName
The list owner is John Tra. An archive of past messages is at: http://listes.univ-lyon1.fr/wws/info/afrique
- AfrLit, African Literature Forum
- Was a discussion list on African literature. The former moderator/owner,
Eugene Baer, reports that this list no longer exists and suggests the people
might like to join H-AfrLitCine.
- Bellanet Discussion
Lists
- The Bellanet International Secretariat (Ottawa, Canada) hosts many Africa-related
discussion lists on information technology, education, development. http://www.bellanet.org/lyris/
- BRC-NEWS, Black Radical Congress News
- The general news, alerts and announcements list of the Black Radical
Congress. A moderated information service which "includes a
wide range of information regarding the struggles of Black and other oppressed
peoples worldwide. Moderator, Art McGee, writes "we try to proactively
recruit non-Black people to the list." For questions, problems,
write: owner-brc-news@igc.org
To subscribe, send e-mail to: majordomo@igc.org
In the Message area put:
subscribe brc-news
end
- Francopholistes
- Afrique
- In French. Join discussion lists on African topics - Southern Africa,
literature, the internet, globalization, Burkina Faso, Central African
Republic, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazzaville, women, Comores, etc.
http://www.cru.fr/listes/afrique.html
- GLAS
- Discussion list, sponsored by Gays & Lesbians in African Studies
(GLAS), " a forum for discussing issues related to homosexual, bisexual,
gay, lesbian, and other same-sex arrangements in Africa; for exchanging
information, supporting research, and building resources on these issues.
To subscribe send email: majordomo@mail.smu.edu
In the body of the email message type the following line: subscribe glas@mail.smu.edu
You may leave the subject field blank.
For questions about the mailing list, contact Dennis Cordell at: dcordell@mail.smu.edu
For questions about GLAS membership, activities, etc. contact GLAS Convener,
Matthew Roberts: mroberts@brtrc.com
- H-Afresearch
- "H-Afresearch is for discussion about primary sources (archival
records, manuscripts and personal papers; photograph and film collections;
field notes, oral data and music collections; and material culture and
artifacts." For "African Studies researchers and primary
source repository professionals, be they archivists, librarians, documentalists,
or museum curators." The editors are Susan Tschabrun, California State
University, susant@wiley.csusb.edu and
Kathryn Green, California State University, kgreen@csusb.edu.
- To subscribe, send email to: LISTSERV@h-net.msu.edu
In the Message area put:
SUBSCRIBE H-AFRESEARCH firstname lastname, institution
Example: SUBSCRIBE H-AFRESEARCH Jane Smith, Pioneer State U
- H-Africa
- Moderated discussion group for the study of African history and humanities.
For scholars (including students), librarians, teachers. Hosted by Michigan
State University. Periodically posts new African history job openings and
Tables of Contents of academic journals.
- To subscribe to H-Africa, send email to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
Leave the subject area blank. In the message area put:
sub H-Africa yourfirstname yourlastname, your institution
A short questionnaire will be sent to you.
- Web site at: http://h-net.msu.edu/~africa/
which includes Melvin Page's Internet
Citation Guide.
The web site has all H-Africa messages (posted since March 1995), book
reviews, tables of contents lists and discussion threads on topics such
as - African films and teaching, African history thru literature, African
islamic history, Postmodernism and modern Africa. The various H-Net lists
can be found at: http://h-net2.msu.edu/lists/
- H-AfrArts
- A discussion forum, web site for
those interested in the study of African expressive culture. A collaboration
between the H-Net: Humanities-on-Line network and the Arts Council
of the African Studies Association (ACASA). The moderators are
Michael Conner of Indiana University and Raymond Silverman of Michigan
State University.
- To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
listserv@h-net.msu.edu
(with no subject line) and only this text:
sub h-afrarts firstname lastname, institution
You will be asked to fill out a short questionnaire.
http://h-net.msu.edu/~artsweb
- H-AfrLitCine
- An H-Net discussion list on African literature and cinema affiliated
with the U.S. based African
Literature Association. The moderators are Ken Harrow, Sandra
Barkan, Robert Cancel, Thomas A. Hale, Emilie Ngo-Nguidjol, Aliko Songolo,
and Emmanuel Yewah.
To subscribe, send email to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
In the Message area put: subscribe h-afrlitcine Firstname Lastname, Youraffiliation
You will receive a short questionnaire.
http://h-net.msu.edu/~aflitweb/
- H-Afro-Am
- A moderated discussion list for African American Studies "(also
called Afrocentricity, Africology, Africana Studies, Afro-American Studies,
Black Studies, and Pan-African Studies)." H-AFRO-AM is owned by H-Net.
To subscribe, send email to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
In the Message area write: sub h-afro-am firstname lastname, institution
Example: sub h-afro-am Jane Doe, U of Pennsylvania
- H-AfrTeach
- Discussion on teaching about Africa. For teachers at all levels. To subscribe,
fill in the survey at http://h-net.msu.edu/~afrteach/discussion.html
or send email to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
Leave the Subject area blank. In the message area put: sub h-afrteach
H-AfrTeach is supported by H-Net, Michigan State, Boston Univ., Univ. of
Pennsylvania. http://h-net.msu.edu/~afrteach/
- H-Luso-Africa
- "a [moderated] discussion list [in English and Portuguese]
for people interested in the Portuguese-speaking African countries (Mozambique,
Angola, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, and Sao Tome)." " The list
was initiated by the Lusophone African Studies Organization (LASO).
LASO [affiliated with the African Studies Assoc. (U.S.)] is an independent
professional society established in the United States that is open to all
scholars with an interest in Lusophone Africa." http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Elusoafri/
Subscribe at the H-Luso
Africa site; or send a message to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
Leave subject line blank
In the body of the message write: subscribe h-luso-africa yourfirstname
yourlastname
- IRIN
- An email list for daily and weekly reports, in English and French, on
the Great Lakes area, Central and Eastern Africa. From the Integrated Regional
Information Network (IRIN), a unit of the U.N. Department of Humanitarian
Affairs (DHA). To subscribe, send a request to: irin@dha.unon.org
Provide your Full Name and position, Agency and its originating country,
Current country of residence / duty station
IRIN reports can be found through a search at: http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int:81/websites/rwdomino.nsf/simplesearch?OpenForm
or can be received by sending email to: archive@dha.unon.org
- IRIN-WA
- An email list for daily and weekly reports, in English and French, on
West Africa. From the Integrated Regional Information Network for West
Africa(IRIN-WA), a unit of the U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs
(DHA). To subscribe, send a request to: irin-wa@AfricaOnline.co.ci
Provide your Full Name and position, Agency and its originating country,
Current country of residence / duty station
IRIN reports can be found through a search at: http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int:81/websites/rwdomino.nsf/simplesearch?OpenForm
or can be received by sending email to: archive@dha.unon.org
- jsas-open.
Journal of Southern African Studies List
- A "list for discussion amongst readers of the Journal of Southern
African Studies of the Journal's contents and Southern African issues
generally." The list owner is Colin Stoneman, email address: jsas-open-request@mailbase.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/jsas-open/
To join jsas-open send email to: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
Leave the Subject area blank. In the Message area put: join jsas-open
firstname(s) lastname
- Nuafrica
- Interdisciplinary discussion on African history and related topics, list
hosted by Michigan State and the History Dept., Univ. of Natal (Durban).
The list owner is Keith Breckenridge (breckenr@mtb.und.ac.za)
To Subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
In the message area put: sub nuafrica YourFirstName LastName
To Unsubscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
In the message area put: signoff nuafrica
- Pan-Africanist Forum
- "discussion of African subjects spanning the entire
range of the ideological spectrum.... open to the public and is not
moderated. Anyone interested in Africa and Africa's well being, African
or non-African, are welcome to join.
The focus is on African politics, economics and history. The purpose is
to find solutions to African problems. And the perspective is
Pan-Africanist."
Subscribe: panafricanistforum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe: panafricanistforum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner: panafricanistforum-owner@yahoogroups.com
- Rusas, Ecoafrica
- A list for academics interested in the RUSAS project, the promotion of
initiatives by African academics to use applied science and technology
in Africa. Contact is Edgard Gnansounou, Edgar.Gnansounou@lasen.dgc.epfl.ch
- Women in Africa & the African Diaspora (WAAD) - Discussion
List
- A moderated discussion list, in English and French, on gender issues.
To subscribe to the English section, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU In
the Message area put: SUBSCRIBE WAAD-ENGLISH-L [your full name] e.g. SUBSCRIBE
WAAD-ENGLISH-L Bola Lawal
To subscribe to the French section, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU In
the Message area put SUBSCRIBE WAAD-FRANCAIS [your full name] e.g SUBSCRIBE
WAAD-FRANCAIS Fatou Ba
How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe to a List.
Lists whose subscription address starts with listserv, listproc, mailserv,
or majordomo, are generally automated lists. The program automatically subscribes
you. For example to subscribe to CAMNET (a list on Cameroon) at CAMNET@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
- send e-mail to the listserv address, in this case: listserv@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
- leave the Subject area blank
- in the Message area put: subscribe NameofList YourFirstName LastName
- then exit from your mail program
The screen would appear as follows:
To: listserv@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
From: your e-mail address
Subject:
Message area:
subscribe CAMNET Nelson Mandela
[if Nelson Mandela is your real name]
Do not send your subscription request to the list address itself, that is,
don't send your subscription request to CAMNET@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
A message to CAMNET@vm.cnuce.cnr.it would go to everyone on the CAMNET list.
You will receive an automated reply that you have been added to the list.
Keep a copy of the message on how to unsubscribe.
To unsubscribe, one generally sends e-mail to the same
listserv address and puts in the message area: signoff NameOfList
or: unsubscribe NameOfList
The screen would appear as follows:
To: listserv@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
Subject:
Message:
signoff Camnet
If the list moderator/owner has set up an archive, you can retrieve past
messages. Send email to the listserve address. Leave the Subject area blank.
In the Message area put: index NameOfList
The screen might appear as follows:
To: listserv@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
Subject:
Message:
index Camnet
A log containing dates of archived messages is automatically emailed back
to you. You'll have to guess what date a particular message was sent. For
example, one of the archived message files might be named LOG9708 for messages
sent August 1997. To retrieve that file, send email to the listserv address
again. In the Message area put: get NameOfList log9708
For example -
To: listserv@vm.cnuce.cnr.it
Subject:
Message:
get Camnet log9708
You may receive back a very large email message if the log files are large.
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