Subscription only political and economic news on 16 countries
in East and Southern Africa, in English and French. Sells access to
articles from the The Indian Ocean Newsletter, and
other publications. Published by Indigo Publications, Paris. A one year subscription
(47 issues) to the Indian Ocean Newsletter, by email, is $750.00.
Has an email service notifying subscribers of updated articles. http://www.indigo-net.com/africa.html
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] exists as an organisation of free independent
sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural
and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member
states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading
block." Has information on customs tariffs by country, road/transport
including road distances, economic profiles for each country (Angola,
Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe) etc. Has the text of Doing Business with COMESA:
the Handbook, legal guides to establishing business, etc. http://www.comesa.int/
"un site pour valoriser les ressources informatives et culturelles du
monde insulaire francophone." See l'Océan
Indien: Comores, Madagascar, Maurice, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles with
links to information on cuisine, arts, language, music, travel, portals, associations,
education, the media, publishers, etc.
P. O. Box 232, Storrs, CT 06268-0232, U.S.A.
Offers rare and antiquarian books, maps, and prints on the entire Indian
Ocean region. The proprietor, Dr. Larry W. Bowman, actively seeks and offers
materials both through catalogues and on the website. http://www.indianoceanbooks.com
Indian
Ocean Review (Perth, Australia)
Ceased after 2000? Published by the Indian Ocean Centre, Curtin University of Technology,
Perth, Western Australia. Table of contents. http://ioc.curtin.edu.au/publications/review/home.htm
Promotes the "study of the history, economy and cultures of the lands and peoples of the Indian Ocean World (IOW) - from China to Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East and Africa." Lists student research papers, primary sources for studying the area, fellowships, conferences / events, related links. Based in Montréal, Quebec, Canda. http://www.indianoceanworldcentre.com/
Interdisciplinary discussion list on Indian Ocean Studies. "This list is primarily aimed at those involved in Indian Ocean Studies in the humanities and the social sciences. This does not exclude researchers from other discplines,...and all with an interest in the Indian Ocean are welcome to join." http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/IOSTUDIES.html
Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic reference
sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national
security of each country. Covers the Comoros,Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles.
One can search across all countries or any combination of countries and browse
the table of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc/
"project ...to develop collaboration between researchers in Denmark, India and South Africa – as well as Nordic and European colleagues – engaged in studies of transnationalism and cultural exchanges around the Indian Ocean." Bibliography, Map, mailing list. Based at the Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark. http://www.ruc.dk/isg_en/IndianOcean/
Geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, and a map. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xo.html
Maps, an embassy directory, travel, language information, etc. for each
African country, created by Julie Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar.
UPenn has a search
facility for their very large web site. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/Country.html
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