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http://food.oregonstate.edu/culture/africa_aids.html
Africa-Aids has links related to food security and aids.

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_food.html
Africa: Food & Agriculture of the African Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Has a lot of resources.
http://www.fermentedfoods.net/
African Fermentation Network is formed by food scientists and technologists as well as others concerned with fostering the development of the African food industry through the application of science and technology.
http://www.afrol.com/archive/food_staples.htm
African Food Staples has descriptions of the 31 most common food staples in Africa including vegetables, herbs, fruit and spices. Some discussion on their use.
http://www.africaguide.com/
The Africa Guide has newsletters, links advertisements, information regarding the various African countries.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
Africa south of the sahara has translations and information. It allows you to browse specific countries, topics, and search the pages for information.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/africanrecipes.html
Africa South of the Sahara. Has a focus on African recips and foods. Are links to other sites but well organized.
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/africa_humanitarian_crisis/
Africa Humanitarian Crisis discusses the food aid needs and problems of Africa.
http://www.africanchop.com/
African Chop is a site to help one enjoy delicious African foods. Includes cookbook, glossary, recipes, festivals, links, restaurants, markets with information and links.
http://www.afrol.com/archive/food_staples.htm
African Food Staples has descriptions of the 31 most common food staples in Africa including vegetables, herbs, fruit and spices. Some discussion on their use.
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/curriculum/lm7/B/stu_7Bactivitytwo.html
African History, the Era of Global Encroachment has what it means, questions and answers to colonization.
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/africa_humanitarian_crisis/
Africa Humanitarian Crisis has an article and maps of the African need for food.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/africanrecipes.html
African Recipes and Foods has links to a variety of recipe sites of African foods and recipes. Includes sites with information as well.
http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures/African_American/
African-American Culture
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam002.html
African-American Mosaic discusses the roots of American-African Mosaic.
http://www.africancrops.net/
AFRICANCROPS.NET is a website on genetic improvement of African Crops and Seed systems. Has information on the needs of African agricculture, biotechnology, and related topics. Backgrounders on the important crops such as bananas, cassava and sorghum describe the plant's origins and uses and identify research priorities.
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Africa's Political Response to HIV/AIDS is by Thomas Goliber.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_food.html
African Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has articles, information, statistics. The home page [ http://www.africa.upenn.edu/ has major topics: mission & opportunities, general resources, funded projects, Africa feeds, ACS consortium information.
http://www.arc.tulane.edu/
Amistad Reserch Center Is a center to review descriptions of those papers on African art and papers as well as historical exhibits, rare and first-edition books and oral history and manuscript collections.
http://www.cde.psu.edu/Users/fso1/AnanseWeb.html
Ananse's Web: The African Culinary Network This site and its companion newsletter are dedicated to helping culinary professionals with serious interest in African cuisines to connect with colleagues and to share information of mutual interest. Has members, cooking classes, Q&A and other related information.
http://www.bioafrica.net/
BioAfrica has bioinformatics for HIV Research. Has background and information regarding HIV in Africa.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/mcgee.html
Black African Related Sources
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/history/hiscolonial.html
Colonial Period discusses some of Africas history with linked articles.
http://www.answers.com/topic/colonization-of-africa
Colonizataion of Africa discusses the colonization of Africa over the years.
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Africa/EuroColon.html
European Colonization gives a chronology of "New Imperialism" with particular emphasis in African. Has links to Egyptand other topics.
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/rtdirks/AFRICA.html
Food and Culture regarding Africa has references to use as resources.
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For Botswana, No Easy Answers in Deal With Burgeoning Epidemic is an article by Warren Sanderson.

http://www.answers.com/topic/french-colonial-empire
French Colonial Empire has information and links.
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/southafrica/safrwhat.html
Global Gourmet South Africa-what to eat has information on recipes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Africa
History of Africa
http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/paper/163/
Home Grown: the Case For Local Food In A Global Market is a short article from WorldWatch Institute.
http://www.homowo.org/
Homowo. Discover Africa! is a site on African Arts and Cultures.
http://www.mrc.ac.za/FoodComp/
Medical Research Council of South Africa has a food composition database to lookup the Energy and selected macronutrient (fat, protein, carbohydrate, fibre) composition of different foods. Information is presented per 100g edible food.
http://www.postcolonialweb.org/zimbabwe/religion/arntsen3.html
Missionaries and colonization has a discussion of this.
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Population Reference Burea
www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACL441.pdf
Potential of Indigenous Wild Plantsas Foods in various parts of Africa(Somolia, Kenya, Urganda, South Sudan.

http://www.safarimkt.com/menu_recipes.html
Recipes gives you recipes of West Africa.
http://www.sallys-place.com/food/ethnic_cusine/africa.htm
Sally's Place has information on Africa by Terrie Wright Chrones. It does an excellent job of covering the African cuisine. Particularly well done is the contrast of differences across this vast continent. Includes recipes.

http://lekker.safeshopper.com/
The South African Food Shop in the USA. Available for shipping on-line.
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/
Sub-Sahran Africa discusses the problems and status of the emergency in this part of Africa.
http://www.try-african-food.com/index.html
try-african-food.com is a web site which has African food, how to make it and where to find it. Focuses on healthy natural African foods. Includes African Recipes, restaurants, food videos and food blog.

http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Africa/AfricaPrimaryUrb.html
Urbanization South of the Sahara has a chronology of "primary urbanization".
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Maps courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps used with permission.
DEMOGRAPHICS. ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENTS to Top

http://www.prb.org/
Population Reference Bureau covers environment, HIV/AIDS, population trends, reproductive health, education, employment, health, gender, income poverty, ethnicity, 2000 census for Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America and the Sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www.syngentafoundation.com/food_security_population.htm

Syngeta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture has information on food security and population. Topics include: introduction, world food population, food security, political economy of food security, conclusion.

http://population.pwv.gov.za/

State of South Africa population report.

http://www.un.org/esa/africa/

United Nations Programmes for Africa

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48 countries. Mediterranean versus the rest.Vast difference in rural, urban - areas and countries are different but I'll make generalizations.Main staple - often a grain or starchy vegetables. Maize (easy to grow- tolerant- quick)Millet, barley - anscient grainssome wheat - ancient strains Tef (f) especially nutritious, Ethopia - now in U.S. - can buy in Corvallis.Starchy Vegetables
yams
cassava [grows in poor soil, dry], manioc, yucca (prussic acid in raw root - soaked & dried to remove) potatoesmush (furfu in Nigeria) served with stew of vegetables, beans, peanuts - bits of meat, fish, poultry when available.tell about Chris' fufurMore exotic produce in North & Central temperature south has more vegetables like are have here.Pastoral tribes - milk, blood, little meat, nomado restricted movement now.
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http://www.congocookbook.com/c0070.html
Congo Cookbook has recipes from Africa.
http://www.safarimkt.com/menu_recipes.html
Recipes gives you recipes of West Africa.
http://sikunu.topcities.com/
Sikunu Page of African Food has recipes on this topic.
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