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AFRICAN NEWSPAPERS
Mainly in the Newspaper Library

Time lag for current receipt is about 1 1/2 months.
For online news sources, see the UIUC links at http://www.afrst.uiuc.edu/news1.html
and the Stanford site: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/current.html
Some of these titles may also be available online through the Library Online Catalog.

ALGERIA

L'Antijuif. Bone. Microfilm. Jan. 1, 1899-June 24, 1900.
Le Charivare Bonois. Bone. Microfilm. Nov. 15, 22, 1896
Le Chene-Liege. Bone. Microfilm with Le Charivari Bonois. Sept. 15, 1895-Dec. 15, 1897.
Le Clochettes Bonoises. Bone. Microfilm. May 5, 1894-Apr. 3, 1898.
Le Courrier. Bone. Microfilm on reel with L'Est Algerien. May 28, 1871-Mar .2, 1872.
Le Diocane Bonois. Bone. Microfilm. Dec. 31, 1898.
L'Est Algerien. Bone. Microfilm. May 25, 1871-Feb. 29, 1872.
Les Gaites Bonoises. Bone. Microfilm. Feb. 21-Apr. 25, 1897.
La Gazette Algerienne. Bone. Microfilm with Le Charivari Bonois. May 6, Nov. 11, 1885.
Lega-Franco-Italiano. Bone. Microfilm. Dec. 10, 1896-Jan. 3, 1897.
El Montakhab. Bone. (French/Arabic). Microfilm. Apr. 23, 1882-Jan. 21, 1883.
Le Scandale Bonois. Bone. Microfilm on reel with Le Diocane Bonois. Jan. 7, 14, 1899.
Le Seybouse. Bone. Microfilm. 1848-1852; 1869-1872; 1882-Dec. 19, 1885; Jan. 9-Sept. 14, Oct.-Dec., 1886; Jan.-July 20, 1887.

COTE D'IVOIRE

Fraternité Matin. Abidjan (daily) 1991-Feb. 2000 (storage).

EGYPT

Al-Ahram. Cairo. (Arabic). 1947; 1949-1950; 1972-Current Microfilm.
Al-Ahram Weekly. Cairo. (English). July 1991- (storage). Latest issues in Asian Library. Current.
Al Misri. Cairo. (Arabic) Microfilm. 1947-1949.
Middle East Times. Cairo. May 1987-1991; 1992-Sept. 4, 1994; Sept. 15, 1996-.
F.905 MIDT Stacks. Latest issues in Modern Languages and Linguistics Library. Current.

ETHIOPIA

Ethiopian Herald. Addis Ababa. (daily) 1994-2006.

GHANA

Ghanaian Times. Accra (daily) Feb. 1, 2001-2006.

KENYA

Daily Nation/Sunday Nation. Nairobi. Feb. 11, 1987- 2006.(storage)
Kenya Times. Nairobi. (daily) Feb. 1986 (incomplete) - Feb. 9, 1987 (storage).
The Standard. Nairobi. (daily) 16 Sept. 1963-1966; and Jan.-June 1985 (storage).

MALAWI

Daily Times. Blantyre, Jan. 1, 2001-2006.

NIGERIA

Guardian. Lagos. June-Oct. 1984 in storage.
New Nigerian. Lagos. (daily) July-Dec. 1984 (incomplete) (storage).

SENEGAL

Afrique Nouvelle. Dakar (weekly) 1968-June 1972 (storage).
Le Temoin. Dakar (weekly) 2003-. Current.

SIERRA LEONE

Daily Mail. Freetown. 1967-June 1975; Jan.-May 1976; Jan. 1977-July 1978; Nov. 1980- Oct. 1987; Dec. 1989-Aug. 1992. Microfilm.

SOUTH AFRICA

Mail & Guardian. (weekly) Johannesburg. May 19-25, 1995-2006.
Index available. Continues Weekly Mail.
The Star. Johannesburg. (weekly) 1982-July 1989 (storage).
Weekly Mail. Johannesburg. Nov. 27, 1987; 1988-1994 (storage). Index available. Titled Weekly Mail & Guardian, Apr. 3, 1992-May 18, 1995. June 14, 1985-May 10, 1990 on microfilm. Continued by Mail & Guardian.
The World. Johannesburg. (daily) 1968 (incomplete).

TANZANIA

Daily News. Dar-es-Salaam. (daily) 26 April 1972- Microfilm. Current.
Sunday News. 1994-2006.
Mzalendo. Arusha. (weekly) July 1984 - June 1985, 1994-2006 (storage).
The Standard. Dar-es-Salaam. (daily) 1962- 15 April 1972. Microfilm.

UGANDA

New Vision / Sunday Vision. Kampala. (daily) 1994-2006.

ZAMBIA

Times of Zambia / Sunday Times of Zambia. Lusaka. (daily) 1994-2006.

ZIMBABWE

Herald. Harare. (daily). Jan. 2, 2001-2006.
Sunday Mail. Harare. (weekly) Aug. 1984-Feb. 1985; June 1985; Dec.1986; May 1987- June 1989; Nov. 1989-1991, 1993-2006 (incomplete) (storage).
Zimbabwe Mirror. Harare. (weekly) April 6, 2001-2006 Includes Daily and Sunday.

Al Kagan / May 2003