"The Short Century" sites
http://universes-in-universe.de/africa/short-cent/english.htm
Tour of the exhibition at the Martin-Gropius Bau, with links to artist pages.

http://www.hkw.de/deutsch/kultur/2001/tsc/shortcentury_e.html
Website on "The Short Century" with biographical information on each artist.

Contemporary African art
http://www.africanart.org
The New York-based Museum for African Art organizes

http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/NKA
The site for "NKA: a Journal on Contemporary African Art" edited by Salah Hassan, Olu Oguibe, and Okwui Enwezor.

http://www.ijele.com/ijele
The journal "Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World" focuses on artworks by Africans and artists of the African Diaspora.

http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/ModernAfricanArt/modern-african-art.htm
The site provides a reading list of scholarly articles and books on modern African art.  

http://www.skotogallery.com
A gallery in New York's Chelsea district that specializes in contemporary African art.  

http://www.museums.org.za/sang/SA_art
Contemporary South African art, 1985-1995, from the South African National Gallery permanent collection.

http://www.africancolours.com/?content/whatsnew.html
Current information on contemporary artists, exhibitions, galleries, etc. throughout Africa.  It includes information on international items (outside of Africa) and essays, discussions, and debates on contemporary African art.

http://www.artthrob.co.za/
Current news on artists, exhibitions, galleries, awards, etc. in South Africa.

http://www.nmafa.si.edu
Website of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.  Many exhibitions in their database are relevant to "The Short Century."

http://www.africaresource.com/
Links to contemporary artists from Africa and the Diaspora, to exhibition website, and scholarly e-journals.

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/art.html
Stanford University website with many links to sites about African art.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
The "Art and Life in Africa Project" at the University of Iowa.

Africa
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/africana/map/index.html
Provides a map of the continent on which individual countries can be clicked for extensive information.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries.html
Includes maps and information on African countries.

http://www.africaonline.com/site/index.jsp
General information regarding the continent.  The site also includes information on African-American life.

http://www.pbs.org/wonders
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. leads a journey though Africa to discover ancient civilizations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml
A comprehensive site describing different historical periods (ancient to contemporary), religions, etc. Includes timelines.

http://old.law.columbia.edu/africa
Contains information on Africa including politics, art and culture, law, human rights, etc.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/history/giblinhistory.html
Provides a long essay on history in Africa.

http://www.africaonline.com/site
Current news on and relating to Africa.

Africa - for teachers
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu
Created and maintained by the Michigan State African Studies Center, this site provides classroom activities, current events, curriculum guides, teacher guidelines, and lesson plans for K-12 classrooms.

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/K-12/AFR_GIDE.html
This page aims to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom.

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~afrteach
Listserv for discussions regarding teaching Africa.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart
a CD-ROM for classroom use is available for purchase.  The site provides suggested lesson plans and other resources as well.