African government publications

Our African official publications are strongest for Anglophone countries

African manuscripts and archives

Original documents from and about the continent

African newspapers

Very rich historical newspaper collections in European and African languages

African philatelic material

Stamps, airmails and other philatelic material from Africa

African printed books and journals

Literary and research works, reports and historical publications

Ethiopian collections

The Ethiopian collections include over 600 manuscripts in addition to recent monographs and serials

War Office Archive maps

Military intelligence maps and associated documents relating to East Africa