Primary sources: World Newspaper Archive: African Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1925

As a charter participant in the World Newspaper Archive program conducted by the Center for Research Libraries, we have access to the newly released module African Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1925. This resource contains 340,000 pages of content from African newspapers published between 1835 and 1925, offering unique coverage of nearly a century of African history. The collection features nearly 40 titles from Algeria, Angola, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. Titles were selected from CRL and member collections to complement and extend the range of material available in African Newspapers, Series 1. Included are such notable publications as:

• Africa’s Luminary (Monrovia, Liberia)

• Cape Daily Telegraph (Port Elizabeth, South Africa)

• Cape Times (Cape Town, South Africa)

• O Moçambique (Mozambique)

• Munno (Kampala, Uganda)

• Nigerian Times (Lagos, Nigeria)