Research Guides: Africa Resources: Journals available at UNHQ Library

Journals available at UNHQ Library

Africa Confidential
Fortnightly analysis of political and economic developments and a forecast of both general trends and specific events in Africa (with occasional special supplements). The UN library also recieves hard copies.
African Security
African Security, published quarterly per year, covers peer-reviewed content , mainly within the disciplines of political science, international relations, and international security.
African Security Review
The African Security Review provides multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed content on issues across the broad spectrum of human security in Africa.
Africa Policy Journal
Harvard Africa Policy Journal is a scholarly publication dedicated to African policy in the realms of governance, development, the environment, and culture.
The Africa Report
The Africa Report is a monthly subscription magazine that provides African news, analysis and opinion. Print issues available in the Library. (available through PressReader)
Africa Research Bulletin
Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical Series is a Journal containing articles, background pieces and topical African issues, as well as succinct analysis of the key stories coming out of the continent.
Jeune Afrique
Jeune Afrique is a French language journal, available through UN Library's PressReader subscription.

AfronomicsLaw focuses on the international economic law landscape in Africa. Its primary goal is to complement existing forums that analyze, discuss and debate international economic law issues as they relate to Africa.

Subscription Databases and Online Content

Below are selected subscription databases and journals from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, accessible at UNHQ in New York.

Africa Intelligence
Includes news and analysis to help readers understand events in Africa, from the continent's power struggles to developments in its high-stakes business world.
African Studies Companion Online
contains over 1800 entries covering guides and resources for African languages, Africa cartography and maps, African film, African studies journals, magazines and newsletters, media guides and news sources for Africa, the African press, African studies library collections worldwide, national archives in Africa, centers of African studies and African studies programs worldwide, awards and prizes in African studies and other subjects.
Africa Yearbook Online
The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year.
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Full text e-books on subjects of interest to UN users.
Economist Intelligence Unit
Includes The Economist newspaper, Country Intelligence (including country reports), Industry Intelligence, Data Services and much more.

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Stratfor
Provides confidential strategic forecasting and custom intelligence analysis and forecasting of existing or potential competitive and security threats that companies or nation-states may face in specific markets or regions.

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Open Source Resources

Africa Development
Africa Development is a quarterly bilingual journal published since 1976. It is a social science journal whose major focus is on issues central to the development of society.
African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR)
African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR )publishes African issues by writers emerging from African universities, colleges and organizations.
Africa Renewal
Publishd by the UN, African Renewal provides up-to-date information and analysis of the major economic and development challenges facing Africa today.
Africa Security Initiative-at Brookings Institute
The Africa Security Initiative is an effort organized by the Foreign Policy program at Brookings Institute, in Washington DC, United States of America. It highlights key issues concerning military, social, and human security in Africa.
Afrique Renouveau
Ce magazine gratuite diffuse des informations et des analyses fiables relatives aux enjeux économiques du développement du continent africain.

UN Statistical Sources

The following resources are useful in locating statistical information on Africa where available.

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online
Find statistics on trade, population, etc. from African countries starting in 2000.

StatBase - Economic Commission for Africa
Browsable and searchable statistical database for ECA (Economic Commission for Africa).
UN Data
UNdata brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point. Users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system from a wide range of departments and subject matter.

World Bank eAtlas
The World Bank eAtlas suite allows users to map and graph dozens of indicators over time and across countries.

National Accounts Main Aggregates Database
Analytical national accounts tables from 1970 onwards for more than 200 countries and areas of the world.

More information on researching UN statistics is available from the Research Guide on statistics resources created by UNOG Library.