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African Studies and African Country Resources @ Pitt

This guide provides selected high-quality resources on the global, political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the continent of Africa and its countries. It features individual country pages as well as sources searchable by topic or country.

Flag of Niger

National Profile Resources

Niger Government Portal
Official web site of the government of Niger
African Development Bank Group
Profile and documents on Niger from this multilateral finance organization established in 1964
Nations Online Project
This nonprofit org gives a comprehensive profile of Niger, including web links

Niger and U.S. Relations

Embassy
Official web site of the Embassy of Niger to the United States
U.S. Department of State
Information collections on Niger
CIA World Factbook
Country profile

Books

Niger Society and Culture Complete Report by World Trade Press
Call Number: Available Online
Niger Media, Internet and Telecommunications Complete Profile by World Trade Press
Call Number: Available Online
Niger Money and Banking by World Trade Press
Call Number: Available Online

Maps

Cultural Information

National Geographic
Information and articles on Niger with images
Ethnologue
Catalogue of world languages
UNESCO
Niger properties on the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage List

News Sources

All Africa
Based in Africa, this source produces and aggregates news from over 130 African organizations
Africa.com
Founded by a former professor of the Wits Business School in South Africa
New York Times
Times Topics: Niger
The Guardian
Articles and online resources about Niger in this U.K. daily focusing on world news

RSS Feed - Niger

News Updates from All Africa

Blogs

Jessica's Letters from Niger
Personal blog from a Peace Corps volunteer