Minnesota Trade Office

Africa: International Trade Web Sites

General Information about Africa

Africa Business Daily: www.africabusinessdaily.com
	News and information, featuring current business and economic news.

Africa South of the Sahara: www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
	Wide variety of African resources, including business and economic. The site is maintained by Stanford University and categorized by country or topic.

African Union: www.africa-union.org
	Formerly the Organization of African Unity (OAU). This site provides information on its members, the OAU Charter, its current activities, human rights, economy, peacekeeping, and conflict resolution."

BBC News / Africa: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm
	News and country profiles.

CIA World Factbook: www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
	Succinct background information on the countries of Africa including geography, government, economy, and people.

African Studies Center University of Pennsylvania: www.africa.upenn.edu//Home_Page/Country.html
	Resources and research materials about countries on the African Continent compiled and maintained by the African Studies Center. Organized by country.

U.S. State Department: www.state.gov
	A source for political and economic affairs information, including Officers of Foreign Service Posts, Online U.S. Embassies/Consulates, Background Notes (basic country overviews), Travel Warnings, etc.

Regional Resources

Central Africa: www.ceeac-eccas.org/
	Political, economic and treaty information. The site is in both French and English.

South African Development Community: www.sadc.int
	Political and economic information. This site can be viewed in English, French or Portuguese.

East Africa: www.eac.int
	Political, economic and treaty information. Resources include historical as well as current news and information.

West Africa-Economic Community of West African States: www.ecowas.int/
	Business, trade and economic information. Databases with customs, tariff, and product information. Site accessible in English or French.

Doing Business in Africa

Africa Business and Economy: www.afbis.com
	Source of information and analysis on business and economics in Africa.

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: www.agoa.gov
	Links to legislation, eligibility information, frequently asked questions, and other trade links and resources.

Country Briefings: www.economist.com/countries
	Country profiles, forecasts, statistics, market updates, currency, news, and more from The Economist.

Export.gov / Market Research: www.export.gov/marketresearch.html
	This portal to U.S. Government resources for market research includes country and industry reports, industry sector offices, agricultural market research, short country information, video market reports library, broad country information, in-country feasibility studies, trade agreements, and trade statistics.

Statistics

Earth Trends: http://earthtrends.wri.org/gsearch.cfm
	Search Earth Trends for environmental variables, data tables, country profiles, maps, and features gathered by the World Resources Institute.

UNIDO: Industrial Production Statistics: www.unido.org/Regions.cfm?area=GLO
	This United Nations Industrial Development Organization guide includes statistical reports on topics such as Labor Productivity and Wage Rates (at current prices, U.S.) and basic GDP, CPI and MVA statistics.

Company Directories

Kompass: www.kompass.com
	Lists 53,000 products and services supplied by over 1.8 million companies in more than 70 countries. (MTO International Resource Center subscribes for full access.)

The Minnesota Trade Office (MTO) and the Department of Employment and Economic Development do not regularly review the content of these linked sites and do not endorse or accept responsibility for information presented in these sites. This is not a comprehensive list of web sites, but ones that the MTO finds useful. Corrections can be e-mailed to mto@state.mn.us