An annotated guide to print and electronic information sources arranged in 23 main sections. The listings identify general and current sources of information, primarily those in English:

1. General online resources on Africa and African Studies
2. The major general reference tools
3. Current bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services
4. Major biographical resources
5. Guides to African language resources
6. Guides to statistical sources, economic and financial data
7. Cartographic sources/Map sales and map vendors
8. Guides to film and video resources (print and online)
9. Journals and magazines (print and online)
10. News sources for Africa
11. Guides to African newspapers
12. Major African studies library collections
13. Major academic libraries and national archives in Africa
14. Africanist documentation and African studies bibliography
15. Publishers with African studies lists
16. Dealers and distributors of African studies materials
17. Major African and international organizations
18. Major foundations, donors, government and aid agencies
19. African studies associations, societies, and networks top
20. Major African studies online forums and mailing lists
21. Awards and prizes in African studies
22. Information and communication development in Africa
23. Abbreviations and acronyms in African studies