"The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology began its work in 1999. Through multiple investigations of changing norms and values, living conditions and conflicts in post-colonial and postsocialist settings, researchers analyse thematic fields that often stand in the limelight of political discussion. The main theme of the Institute’s research programme can thus be summarised as the comparative analysis of contemporary social transformation." The homepage of the MPI offers a lot of information on research done by the institute, including full text documents of working papers and Institute Reports. [according to site editor’s information] ... [supplemented and changed]
Broadcastings of the national German public radio broadcaster "Deutschlandradio" on the independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of independence. You will find manuscripts and audio files. [editors ilissAfrica]
Website in honour of Alioune Diop, founder of the well known publishing house Présence Africaine. Diop would have been 100 years old in 2010. The site offers a short biography and pictures of Diop, as well as information about official events around his centenary. Furthermore, you will find a short history of the Communauté Africaine de Culture (formerly Société Africaine de Culture). ... [editors ilissAfrica]