Non U.S. Education Systems: Regional Information--Africa

African Distance Learning Association (ADLA) is a web site maintained at North Carolina A&T State University that provides information on projects to promote distance learning in Africa.

African Studies WWW provides extensive research information on Africa and links to country-specific sections and African studies centers around the world. Organized by topic and country.

African Virtual University (AVU) is the web site of a World Bank project concerned with developing and implementing an online postsecondary learning network for the African continent.

Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) provides information on education reform initiatives in Africa, including best practices and featured projects.

Association of African Universities (AAU) is the official web site of the principal regional higher education association. Extensive information, news, documentation, statistics, and links to African institutions and organizations.

Higher Education Institutions in Africa and Neighboring Islands is a site maintained by the Chemistry Department of Rhodes University, South Africa, that provides good links to postsecondary institutional web sites across the African continent.

K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet is an online guide to resources and web sites intended to assist classroom teachers in developing lessons related to Africa. Maintained by the University of Pennsylvania?s African Studies Center.

Norwegian Council for Africa: Africa Index is a comprehensive information site on all aspects of the economy, society, culture, and development of Africa, organized by country and including annotated links. Education is one of the topics covered.

WOYAA! is an African web portal designed to resemble the Yahoo! format. It provides extensive links to education and training sites in Africa, but these are best accessed via the search feature or country sections rather than the Education section, which primarily has links related to art and music opportunities. Note that some of the accreditation links are to associations not recognized in the United States.