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Africa
Online companion to the PBS series Africa. Africa is a joint venture between Thirteen/WNET New York's NATURE and National Geographic Television, an eight-part series, shot in widescreen, super 16mm format, that takes viewers on a kaleidoscopic adventure across Africa's major regions and into the homes of the people who live there. Includes the following sections: Explore the regions, Africa Challenge, Photoscope, Africa for Kids, About the Series, Teacher Tools, and Resources.

National Geographic on Africa

African Voices
Smithsonian Institution. Includes a timeline which goes from pre-history to modern Africa.

National Museum of African Art

AllAfrica.com - headlines
AllAfrica Global Media is a multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide.

afrol.com
afrol News is a news agency, established in 2000. We exclusively cover the African continent, both in English and in Spanish.

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AIDS

Intensifying Action Against AIDS in Africa
World Bank Group

Avert.org - HIV and AIDS in Africa
AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide. The AVERT web site is the most accessed HIV and AIDS web site in Europe. It is regularly in the top 10 AIDS and HIV web sites in the world. Last updated April 25, 2003.

CNN.com In Depth Specials- AIDS: Africa in Peril
© 2001 Cable News Network.

allAfrica.com - AIDS
Links to current news stories about AIDS in the African media.

time.com - AIDS in Africa
A photojournalistic look at the effects of AIDS in Africa. Copyright © 2000 Time Inc.

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Hunger

Bread for the World Instutite - Africa
Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers. Bread for the World Institute carries out research and education on hunger.

Hunger in Africa - Stand with Africa

Stand with Africa is a three year campaign of Lutheran World Relief, the ELCA World Hunger Program and LCMS World Relief. The campaign supports African churches and communities as they withstand HIV/AIDS, banish hunger and build peace.

The Hunger Project - Africa
The Hunger Project is a strategic organization and global movement committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. Much of the information may be too difficult for middle school readers, but it also contains photos that might be of interest.

Hungry Decisions
An interactive, educational resource that simulates the daily struggles of impoverished people

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