News You Can Use from the Eccles Library

05/16/2024

Isabel Lopes

Country Studies

Africa Confidential

Working with a network of on-the-ground correspondents, Africa Confidential has been providing
analysis and in-depth news of the continent since 1960. Africa Confidential is now accessible via
the Electronic Resources A-Z listing on the library’s homepage.

The coverage includes political, economic and security development across Africa. Their resources include:

News by issue
News by country/category
Regions
A Blog
Maps

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https://usnwc.libguides.com/blog/

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