African Activist Archive

Contents: Context and Rationale of the Africa Policy Information Center (APIC) • I. Opportunities for Dialogue and Consultation • II. Accessible Information and Analysis • III. Africa On-Line • Attachment A: Staffing and Budget Requirements • Attachment B: Organizational Background • Attachment C: Sponsors, Officers and Advisory Committee of the Washington Office on Africa • Attachment D: Board of Directors and Advisors for the APIC • The Africa Policy Information Center (APIC), now in the planning stage, is scheduled to begin operations in 1993. Located in Washington, D.C. and affiliated with the Washington Office on Africa (WOA), APIC will identify critical policy issues in U.S./African relations; bring in diverse perspectives from African and North American grassroots groups and scholars as well as governmental and non-governmental participants in the policy process; and make information and analysis accessible to a broad range of U.S. public constituencies. APIC will build a publicly-available computerized database of sources on current Africa issues, including individual experts, organizations with relevant expertise, and publications. Initially, information from the database will be available by telephone consultation. It will also be uploaded for electronic retrieval to existing services such as Peacenet and the African Studies BBS at the University of Wisconsin, and used as a source for short printed "Resource Guides." Later, data might be retrieved by fax/voicemail systems. The report mentions the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS), African Studies Centers, Nelson Mandela, democratic post-apartheid order, the Peace Corps, TransAfrica, African American Institute, American Network, Interaction, Bread for the World, Global Exchange, the WOA Educational Fund, Imani Countess, Dr. William Minter, Laura Carnell, James Cason, American Committee on Africa (ACOA), Dr. Sylvia Hill, Reed Kramer, Africa News Service, Dr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Sharon Pauling, Dr. Jean Sindab, National Council of Churches, Dr. David Wiley, Elmira Nazombe, Interfaith/IMPACT, Carolyn Long, Interaction, Willis Logan, Reverend Ben Chavis, United Church of Christ, Commission for Racial Justice, Andrea Young, Dr. Betty Coats, Aubrey McCutcheon III, Ford Foundation, and Dr. Cherri Waters.

African Activist Archive

AFRICA POLICY INFORMATION CENTER: A New Resource for Policy Dialogue and Information Exchange

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