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<title>Botswana. National Statistical Tables. 2001</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Botswana. Central Statistics Office.<br />
National statistical tables, August 2001. 2001 population and housing census.</strong><br />
Gaborone : Central Statistics Office : Dept. of Print. and Pub. Services [distributor], 2003. xiii, 510 p. ; 30 cm.<br />
[Published December 2003]<br />
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Information at district and national levels. Covers Population Characteristics. Marital Status, Language and Religion. Education and Training. Births and Deaths. Parental Survival. Usual Economic Activity & Unemployment. Current Economic Activity. Migration Based on One Year Period. Migration Based on Five Year Period. Place of Birth. Household Agriculture & Land Ownership. Housing. Ownership of Durables. Home Based Care. Disability.</p>

<p>Includes statistics on Botswana citizens abroad by sex, country and duration of absence, Land ownership by sex of household head and district, Number of housing units....by size of village and principal source of fuel, Ownership of durables (car, radio, TV, computer, phone, etc.), Households by persons illness status, Disability statistics. <br />
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<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2006/08/botswana_nation.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:58:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Uganda Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights (1995)</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Uganda. Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights.<br />
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights : verbatim record of proceedings.</strong><br />
[Uganda : The Commission, 1995]<br />
15 v. <br />
Chairman: Arthur H. O. Oder</p>

<p>Commission established by President Yoweri Museveni regarding human rights violations from 1962 to January 1986 (during the governments of Milton Obote, Idi Amin). <br />
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<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2006/03/uganda_commissi.html</link>
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<category>Uganda</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:12:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Zambia 2000 Census of Population and Housing</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Zambia. Central Statistical Office.<br />
2000 Census of Population and Housing.</strong><br />
Lusaka, Zambia: Central Statistical Office, 2003 -</p>

<p>v. 1. Central Province : analytical report -- v. 2. Copperbelt Province : analytical report -- v. 3. Eastern Province : analytical report -- v. 4. Luapula Province : analytical report -- v. 5. Lusaka province : analytical report -- v. 6. Northern Province analytical report -- v. 7. North-Western Province : analytical report -- v. 8. Southern Province : analytical report -- v. 9. Western Province : analytical report -- v. 10. Zambia analytical report -- [v. 11]. Census atlas</p>

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Statistics include population over 10 year periods, crop production, education, health facilities by district, HIV prevalence by province, population by age and ethnicity, foreign population of Lusaka, language of communication, literacy rates, school attendance, fields of study, employment by industry and occupation, unemployment, fertility, infant mortality, life expectancy, the disabled, etc.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2006/02/zambia_2000_cen.html</link>
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<category>Zambia</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:53:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Liberia Demographic and Health Survey, 1999/2000</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Liberia. Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs.</strong> ; University of Liberia. ; United Nations Population Fund. </p>

<p><strong>Liberia demographic and health survey, 1999/2000</strong>[Monrovia] : Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs, 2000</p>

<p>4 volumes. Contents: v. 1 Statistical tables--v.2 Summary report, graphs and maps--v.3 Main analytical report--v.4 Statistical database.</p>

<p>Volume One includes statistics on household age, sex, education level, martial status, religious affiliation, tribal affiliation, employment and occupational status, population by county, household composition,  orphans, people with disabilities, home ownership status, home physical conditions, information sources (radio, newspapers, other people), community development participation, access to transportation, water, sanitation. Education level, school type, health care, income and food sources, food types consumed. Home, land, property ownership. Deaths (including maternal related), marital status, type of marriage. Maternal and child health. Contraception (knowledge, attitudes, practice). Sexual behavior and HIV / AIDS. Decision-making in the household. Fertility and fertility preferences. Female circumcision. Rape. Adolescent behavior (school attendance, school expenses, contraception, abortion, drug use, etc.) Gender issues. Participation in credit associations. Time use (in employment, sleep, etc.) Migration.<br />
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<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2006/01/african_documen_3.html</link>
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<category>Liberia</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:05:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Namibia 2001 Population and Housing Census</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Namibia. Central Bureau of Statistics<br />
2001 population and housing census : basic analysis with highlights. </strong><br />
Windhoek : Central Bureau of Statistics, National Planning Commission</p>

<p>There is a Preliminary Report (Pub. 2002), a National Report (Pub. 2003), and a report for each Region.</p>

<p>The <strong>Region </strong>reports contain -</p>

<p>Population (rural, urban), age composition, marital status, citizenship, languages spoken at home, literacy, education, employment (by sex, occupation, by industry, by education), housing conditions (water, electricity, construction materials, energy sources, sanitation, etc.), fertility, infant death rate, life expectancy, orphans, disabled, household size, access to TV, radio, newspapers, telephones, computers, and much more information. Has graphs, tables, maps.<br />
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<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2006/01/african_documen_2.html</link>
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<category>Namibia</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:17:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Zimbabwe -  Land, Livelihoods, Politics </title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Moore, Donald S.<br />
<strong>Suffering for Territory: Race, Place, and Power in Zimbabwe.</strong><br />
Durham: Duke University Press, 2005.<br />
399 pages</p>

<p>On land disputes in Zimbabwe. Donald Moore received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University.</p>

<p>A <a href="http://www.dukeupress.edu/cgibin/forwardsql/search.cgi?template0=nomatch.htm&template2=books/book_detail_page.htm&user_id=11416489643&Bmain.Btitle_option=1&Bmain.Btitle_=&Bmain.Btitle_option=1&Bmain.Btitle=Suffering+for+Territory&Bmain.Subtitle_option=1&Bmain.Subtitle_=&Bmain.Subtitle_option=1&Bmain.Subtitle=%3A+Race%2C+Place%2C+and+Power+in+Zimbabwe&distinct=Bmain.subject_BIP1&Bmain.subject_BIP1=&distinct=Bmain.subject_BIP2&Bmain.subject_BIP2=&distinct=Bmain.subject_BIP3&Bmain.subject_BIP3=">description of the book with comments</a> by James Ferguson, Achille Mbembe, and Elizabeth A. Povinelli is on the Duke University Press site.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/11/zimbabwe_land_p.html</link>
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<category>Zimbabwe</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:24:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Liberia Encyclopedia</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Liberia Encyclopedia</strong><br />
Version 1.1: March 2005.<br />
(includes updated village maps. Nov. 2004 – March 2005)<br />
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Humanitarian Information Centre for Liberia.</p>

<p>A CD-ROM with content from the web site -  <a href="http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/liberia/">http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/liberia/</a> <br />
Almost 5,000 files of articles, documents from the UN Humanitarian Information Centre for Liberia.  Includes a huge collection of Liberia maps (counties, districts, Monrovia city, education, population, agriculture, disarmament, health, transport, internally displaced people, water and sanitation, security, U.N. presence, organizations working in counties, etc.). Has a directory of Liberian NGOs, directory of international NGOs in Liberia, full text reports from the NGOs and international bodies in Liberia, reports on U.N. projects, past sanctions on Liberia, photographs, links to related sites.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/10/liberia_encyclo.html</link>
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<category>Liberia</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:47:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Nambia - Statistics</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Namibia. Ministry of Health and Social Services.<br />
Namibia Demographic and Health Survey 2000.</strong><br />
Windhoek, Namibia, 2003. 296 p.</p>

<p>Statistics covering household populations, education, housing facilities, consumer goods ownership, languages spoken, religion, use of newspapers and TV, employment status, occupation types, employers (self, relative, non-relative), opinion on wife beating, male-female power relations, fertility, teenage pregnancy, antenatal and postnatal care, contraceptive methods knowledge and use, family planning, polygyny, childhood mortality, childhood vaccinations and illnesses, infant feeding practices, child nutrition, HIV / AIDS knowledge, opinions on and testing for HIV / AIDS, condom knowledge and use, smoking, use of alcohol, access to health care,  </p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/namibia_ministr.html</link>
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<category>Namibia</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:48:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Stanford Connection</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Ewe of Togo and Benin.<br />
Edited by Benjamin N. Lawrance.</strong><br />
Accra, Ghana: Woeli Publishing Services, 2005. 359 p.<br />
(Handbook of Eweland, Vol. 3)</p>

<p>Topics include - pre-colonial times, archaeology, political and social history of Lome, traditional legal authority, Ewe girlhood game, naming practices, religious traditions, music traditions, the Ewe language, Ewe literature, visual arts, rural development, the Ewe diaspora. Includes a Bibliography.</p>

<p>Editor Benjamin Lawrance received his MA and PhD in History from Stanford University. </p>

<p>His dissertation topic was <strong>Shaping states, subverting frontiers: Social conflict and political consolidation among the Ewe dukowo in the Togoland mandates, 1919--1945 (Togo, Ghana)</strong>.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/the_stanford_co_1.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:53:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>African Government Document of the Week</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Electoral Commission of Namibia<br />
Annual Report 2003-2004.</strong><br />
Windhoek, Namibia.  48 p.</p>

<p>The ECN supervises elections and operates independent of other government bodies "though it is answerable to the Head of State."</p>

<p>The Appendix 1 has the Results of the May 2004 Local Authority Elections. Candidate name, political party, number of votes received, number of seats per party.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/african_governm_1.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:12:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Biotechnology in Africa</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa.<br />
Edited by Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von Grebmer.</strong><br />
Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005.<br />
297 p.</p>

<p>On the political and ethical issues re biotechnology, food safety, biosafety, intellectual property rights, and genetically modified foods. From papers presented at a 2003 Johannesburg conference.</p>

<p>Co-editor Steven Were Omamo received his MA and PhD in Food Research from Stanford University.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/biotechnology_i.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:55:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Southern African Media Directory</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Southern African Media Directory 2004/2005</strong><br />
Windhoek, Namibia: Media Institute of Southern Africa, 2004. 136 p.</p>

<p>A directory of newspapers, TV and radio stations, phone and cell operators, internet service providers, private data communication operators. Covers Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Women's Media Associations. </p>

<p>The entire directory is online<br />
<a href="http://www.misa.org/mediadirectory.html">http://www.misa.org/mediadirectory.html</a></p>

<p>For internet resources on the African media and communications see<br />
<a href="http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/media.html">http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/media.html</a></p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/southern_africa.html</link>
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<category>Media &amp; Communications</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:40:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>African Government Document of the Week</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Chad. Ministere de la Promotion Economique et du Developpement.<br />
Rapport sur les activites des ONG. Edition 1999.</strong><br />
Published Sept. 2000. 173 leaves</p>

<p>This is a directory of NGOs operating in Chad. Provides the origin of the NGO, address, phone, number of staff who are Chadian and the number who are expatriates, its areas of operation and activities. Beginning and ending dates of operations, budget, source of finance, expenses in 1999.</p>

<p>Examples of NGOs are the Ligue du Monde Islamique (of Saudi Arabia). The LIM has a staff of 108 Chadians. Projects include construction of mosques, a health center, a technical industrial school, an orphanage, and a Koranic school.</p>

<p>Find internet resources about Chad at<br />
<a href="http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/chad.html">http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/chad.html</a></p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/african_governm.html</link>
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<category>African Government Document of the Week</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Stanford Connection</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Gocking, Roger S.<br />
History of Ghana.</strong><br />
Westport: Greenwood, 2005. <br />
331 pages</p>

<p>Roger Gocking received his Ph.D. in African history from Stanford. His dissertation is</p>

<p>THE HISTORIC AKOTO: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CAPE COAST GHANA, 1843-1948.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/the_stanford_co.html</link>
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<category>Stanford Connection</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:03:03 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>African Government Document of the Week</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>National Archives of Zambia.<br />
A First Guide to Non-Governmental Archives in Zambia.<br />
Compiled by Marja Hinfelaar and Giacomo Macola.</strong><br />
Lusaka: National Archives of Zambia, 2004.  121 pages</p>

<p>Listing and description of non-government collections in the National Archives of Zambia. Describes the papers of colonial administrators, European settlers, missionaries, mission and church archives, African politicians, archives of Zambia political parties (UNIP, ANC-Zambia, etc.), trade unions, chambers of commerce, councils on alcoholism and addiction, Zambia Council for Social Development, Zambia National Farmers’ Union, Zambia Consolidated Coper Mines – Investment Holdings, and more.</p>

<p>Includes <strong>biographical</strong> information on individuals and short <strong>histories of organizations</strong>. Other countries are noted. For example, the papers of F. S. Arnot include <strong>Angolan</strong> journals from 1889-1894 when he was a missionary. Bibliography. No index.<br />
</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.stanford.edu/~karenf/blog/archives/2005/09/listing_and_des.html</link>
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<category>African Government Document of the Week</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:32:24 -0800</pubDate>
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