Research Guides: African Studies: News & News Articles

News Sources

Databases of Newspaper Articles/News Media

AllAfrica
Contains articles from 100 news publications throughout Africa and other news sources both inside and outside Africa.
Access world news
Access World News Research Collection is a full-text news resource consisting over 11,000+ local, regional, national and international sources (6,800+ US and almost 4,200 international sources). This database includes access to many local Oregon new sources, including The Oregonian and the Register-Guard up to current day. Updated daily, it offers researchers and students valuable primary source information on today’s issues and events from newspapers, newswires, transcripts, video clips, web only, and blogs.
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
Newspaper Source
Provides full text coverage of more than 340 regional, national and international newspapers. Includes full-text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Washington Post
Digitized version of the Washington Post newspaper, microfilm edition.

Google News
You can specify a country or region for your news sources. At the bottom of the page, click on "Other News Editions," and choose from the list.
BBC World News: Afrcia
BBC's homepage for world news relating to Africa
AllYouCanRead.com
Website with links out to international newspapers and sites. Filterable by continent/region and country.

Major US Newspapers with Free UO Subscriptions

New York Times Online
by Talia Paz Last Updated Jan 16, 2025 4902 views this year
Wall Street Journal Online
by Genifer Snipes Last Updated Apr 18, 2025 3387 views this year