|African Resources|

African Ancestry has compiled the following resource guide to help you further connect with your African roots.

COUNTRY RESOURCES:

GENEALOGY RESOURCES

TRAVEL RESOURCES

Angola

Books

Anstee, Margaret J. Angola: The Forgotten Tragedy A Test-Case for UN Peace-Keeping. International Relations. London:1993.
Wright, Stephen, Inge Tvedton. Angola: Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction (Nations of the Modern World). Westview Press, 1997.

Internet

www.bubl.ac.uk/link/a/angola.htm
www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/index.html
www.iss.co.za/Books/Angola/6Malaquias.pdf

Embassy of Angola

1615 M Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-1156
www.angola.org

Benin

Books

Alpern, S. Amazons of Black Sparta : The Women Warriors of Dahomey.  New York University Press, 1999.
Ben-Amos, P. Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin. Indiana University Press, 1999.

Internet

www.sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/benin.html
www.afropop.org/explore/country_info/ID/15/Benin/
www.geocities.com/fon_is_fun/about_fon.htm
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html

www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6761.htm

Embassy of Benin

2124 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 232-6656

Burkina Faso

Books

McFarland, D. Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso. Rowman & Littlefield, 1998.
Some, Sobonfu. Welcoming Spirit Home: Ancient African Teachings to Celebrate Children and Community. New World Library, 1999

Internet

www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107369.html
library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/burkina.html
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032616.stm

Embassy of Burkina Faso

2340 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 332-5577
www.burkinaembassy-usa.org

Cameroon

Books

Caraway, Caren. African Designs of Nigeria and the Cameroons (International Design Library). Stemmer House Publishers, 1984.
Goheen, Miriam. Men Own the Fields, Women Own the Crops: Gender and Power in the Cameroon Grassfields. Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996.
Hyman, Schart, Trina, Katrin Tchana. Sense Pass King: A story from Cameroon. Holiday House, 2002. (Children's)

Internet

www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Cameroon.html
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1042937.stm
www.cameroon.net/index.phtml?page=Cameroon
www.bubl.ac.uk/link/c/cameroon.htm

Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon

2349 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 265-8790

Central African Republic

Books

Bretherick, Dona. The Central African Republic: The Continent's Hidden Heart (Profiles. Nations of Contemporary Africa). Westview Press, 1986.
Strother, Z. S. Inventing Masks: Agency and History In the Art of the Central Pende. University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/CAR.html
library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/centralafr.html
www.weyanoke.org/hc-clicks.html

Embassy of Central African Republic

1618 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 483-7800

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Books

Edgerton, R. The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo. St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Dunn, Kevin, Vhps Palgrave. Imagining the Congo: The International Relations of Identity. 2003.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Zaire.html
www.africaguide.com/country/zaire/
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1076399.stm

Embassy of Democratic Republic of the Congo

1800 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 234-7690

Equatorial Guinea

Books

Perrois, Louis, Marta Sierra Delage. The Art of Equatorial Guinea: The Fang Tribes. Rizzoli. Intl Pubns, 1991.
Equatorial Guinea Country Study Guide (World Country Study Guide). USA International Business Publications USA; First Edition.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Eq_Guinea.html
allafrica.com/equatorialguinea/
www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/eqg.html

Embassy of Equatorial Guinea

2020 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-5700

Gabon

Internet

www.zum.de/whkmla/region/centrafrica/xgabon.html
www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/gabon.html

Embassy of the Gabonese Republic

2034 20th Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 797-1000

Gambia

Books

Hughes, A., Gailey, H. Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.
Magel, Emil A. Folktales from the Gambia: Wolof Fictional Narratives . Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1984.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Gambia.html
www.africanculture.dk/gambia/history.htm
home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara/gam.html

Embassy of the Gambia

1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 785-1399
www.gambiaembassy.us/

Ghana

Books

Asihene, Emmanuel V, Understanding the Traditional Art of Ghana. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1978.
Otto, David, Tamminay Otto. Authentic African Cuisine from Ghana. Sankofa, 1997.

Internet

www.ghanaweb.com/
www.ghana.gov.gh/
www.ghana.co.uk/history/

Embassy of Ghana

3512 International Drive, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 686-4520

Guinea

Books

Dhada, M. Warriors at Work: How Guinea Was Really Set Free. Colorado: University of Colorado Press, 1993.
Diawara, M. In Search of Africa. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Internet

www.sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guinea.html
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Guinea.html

Guinea-Bissau

Books

Lopes, C. Guinea Bissau: From Liberation Struggle to Independent Statehood. Palgrave-Macmillan, 1987.
Hawthorne, W. Planting Rice and Harvesting Slaves: Transformations along the Guinea-Bissau Coast, 1400-1900. Heinemann, 2003.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/G_Bissau.html
www.sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guin-bis.html
www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0858526.html

Embassy of Guinea-Bissau

15929 Yukon Lane
Rockville, MD 20855
(301) 947-3958

Ivory Coast

Books

Mundt, R. Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire. Rowman & Littlefield, 1995.
Cohen, M. Urban Policy and Political Conflict in Africa: A Study of the Ivory Coast. University of Chicago Press, 1974.

Internet

countrystudies.us/ivory-coast/
www.geographia.com/ivory%2Dcoast/
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/cote_divoire/history.htm

Embassy of the Ivory Coast

2424 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 797-0300

Liberia

Books

Clegg, Claude, A. The Price of Liberty: African Americans and the Making of Liberia. University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Kulah, Arthur F. Liberia Will Rise Again: Reflection on the Liberian Civil Crisis. Abingdon Press, 1999.
West, Richard. Back to Africa: a history of Sierra Leone and Liberia. New York: Holt, 1971.

Internet

www.members.tripod.com/~liberian/Post7.html
www.allafrica.com
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html

www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107718.html

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1043500.stm

Embassy of Liberia

5201 16th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 723-0437
www.embassyofliberia.org/

Mali

Books

Masoff, J., Barbara Brown. Land of Gold and Glory. Five Ponds Press, 2002.
Niane, D.T. Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, Longman African Writers Series(Longman African Classics). Longman, 1995.

Internet

bubl.ac.uk/link/m/mali.htm
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Mali.html
www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/p-ofmali.htm

Embassy of the Republic of Mali

2130 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 332-2249

Niger

Books

Beckwith, C., Angela Fischer. Nomads of Niger. Harry Abrams, 1993.
Hill, K. Still Waters in Niger. Triquarterly Books, 1999.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/country_Specific/Niger.html
www.cies.org/country/niger.htm
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html

Embassy of the Republic of Niger

2204 R Street, NW
Washington DC 20008
(202) 483-4224

Nigeria

Books
Hamilton, Janice. Nigeria In Pictures. Lerner Publications, 2003.
Maier, Karl. The House Has Fallen. Westview Press, 2003.

Internet

www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
www.cultural-expressions.com/ifa/ifahistory.htm
www.countrystudies.us/nigeria/

Embassy of Nigeria

1333 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 986-8400
www.nigeriaembassyusa.org

Republic of the Congo

Books

Stewart, Gary. Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos. Verso, 2000.
Martin, Phyllis. Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville (African Studies). Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Internet

www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Congo.html
www.sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/congob.html
allafrica.com/congo_brazzaville/

Embassy of Republic of the Congo

4891 Colorado Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 726-5500
www.embassy.org/embassies/cg.html

Senegal

Books

Clark, Andrew F. Historical Dictionary of Senegal. Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 1994.
Snipe, Tracy D. Arts and Politics in Senegal, 1960-1996. Africa World Press, 1997.

Internet

www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107951.html
www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/senegal.htm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064496.stm

Embassy of the Republic of Senegal

2112 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 234-0540

Sierra Leone

Books

Boone, Sylvia Arden. Radiance from the Waters.  Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1986.
Ferme, Mariane C. The Underneath of Things: Violence, History, and the Everyday in Sierra Leone. University of California Press, 2001.
Jackson, Michael. In Sierra Leone. Duke University Press,  2004.
Shaw, Rosalind. Memories of the Slave Trade:  Ritual and the Historical Imagination in Sierra Leone. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002.

Internet

www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5475.htm
www.geography.about.com/library/maps/blsierraleone.htm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1061561.stm
www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/S_Leone.html
allafrica.com/sierraleone/

Embassy of Sierra Leone

1701 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 939-9261

Togo

Books

Canada, James. Togo: Reflections of an Afro-American in Togo-West Africa. Authorhouse, 2003.
Decalo, Samuel. Historical Dictionary of Togo (African Historical Dictionaries). Scarecrow Press 2nd edition, 1987.

Internet

allafrica.com/togo/
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Togo.html

Embassy of the Republic of Togo

2208 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 234-4212

Genealogy

www.aahgs.org

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS) strives to preserve African-ancestored family history, genealogy, and cultural diversity by teaching research techniques and disseminating information throughout the community. Their primary goals are to promote scholarly research, provide resources for historical and genealogical studies, create a network of persons with similar interests, and assist members in documenting their histories. AAHGS has chapters throughout the United States. 

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 73067
Washington, DC 20056

AfriGeneas.com

AfriGeneas is a website devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general.

Travel

White, James E. and Jean-Gontran Quenum.  Roots Recovered!  The How-To Guide for Tracing African-American and West Indian Roots Back to Africa and Going There. 2004.  www.rootsrecovered.com

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