APARTHEID

The History of Apartheid in South Africa

Apartheid

South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid

AIDS AND AFRICA

Center for Disease Control

United Nations – AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

AIDS Orphans - Avert

DROUGHT

Water Webster

U.N.: Drought leaves millions hungry in E. Africa

West Africa faces mega-drought

RWANDA

Rwanda – CIA World Factbook

US State Department

BBC – Rwanda Overview

BBC – Rewanda News

GENOCIDE

What is Genocide?– look at the links to the left as well as all 11 of the slides

United States Holocaust Museum: Rwanda Genocide

Patterns of Genocide

POACHING

Encyclopedia of the Earth – Definition of Poaching

National Geographic – Type “Poaching” in the search box.

Rhinos Face Severe Poaching Crisis in Africa

MALARIA

World Health Organization

UNICEF

Global Development: The Guardian

MALNUTRITION

What is malnutrition?

Central Africans hit hard by malnutrition, UN relief officials warn

UNICEF

MOUNT KILIMANJARO

Encyclopedia of the Earth

Kilimanjaro National Park

UNESCO Mount Kilimanjaro

BIOMES

Biome Pathfinder

BLOOD DIAMONDS

United Nations on Blood Diamonds

World Diamond Council – DiamondFacts.org

Christian Science Moniter - Africa's blood diamonds, bloody still

EDUCATION IN AFRICA

Brief: Education in Africa - UNESCO

Regional Overview Education Sub-Saharan Africa

Child Info UNICEF

SAVANNA ANIMALS

Serengeti National Park: Each picture at the bottom is another link

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

African Wildlife Foundation

NELSON MANDELA

Biography.com

Southern African History Online

Nelson Mandela Foundation