Governments, Elections 
and International Governmental Organizations

African Governments

• AdmiNet - Africa. Delivers general information about governmental authorities, public services, and cultural and civic projects and organizations. 

• African Governments on the Internet. Includes information on national and local governments, political parties, and other country-specific political information.

• African Government Information from National Library of Australia

• African Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP)
  

Elections and Electoral Organizations

• Electoral Web Sites. Contains sections for:
• Elections around the world
• Worldwide directory of parties
• Parliaments around the world
• Political databases on the net
• Electoral calendar
• News on Elections around the world

U.S. Government: Africa-Related

• The Greater Horn of Africa Initiative Project of U.S. AID
   
• U.S. Agency for International Development Documents are available through the U.S. AID's Development Experience System
   
• U.S. Department of State: African Affairs. Latest State Department press releases. Links to speeches, fact sheets, policy, country reports on economic and trade policy, human rights country reports, CIA maps.
   
• U.S. Information Agency
   
• GPO Access. GPO Access, a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office. Provides free electronic access to official, published versions of important information products produced by the Federal Government. Can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted.
   
• U.S. Department of State: Bureau of African Affairs

• FY 2000 Country Commercial Guides:  Africa

International Organizations

• African Information Society Initiative Project of the United Nations' Economic Commission for Africa
   
• Index to African Official Government Publications Focuses on materials deposited by government offices/ministries of ECA member states as well as African intergovernmental and non-governmental institutions as part of existing depository library arrangements.
   
• Economic Community of West African States
    
• Inter-Parliamentary Union
   
• African Union
   
• ReliefWeb Project of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs. Outstanding source for up-to-date information.
   
• Southern African Development Community
   
• United Nations See also the UIUC Library International Documents page, which has links to specific U.N. organizations and other international organizations
   
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
   
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
   
• United Nations Information Database allows you to create statistical tables comparing countries.
   
• World Bank Group:  Sub-Saharan Africa