Africa Data Dissemination Service - FEWS.NET Africa Famine Early Warning System

'Blue Marble' - satellite imagery - NASA mosaic image of the globe

FAOmap - Links to FAO maps covering a range of themes

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission - 3D topography of most of the world's surface

GEOnet names server (world gazetteer) - US military gazetteer of place names

WHO Map Library - Health related maps.

ReliefWeb - Disaster and emergency relief related maps.

FAO - Africover - FAO maps relating to Africa

List of National Mapping Agencies - Official mapping agencies.

LandSat 7 global coverage - The highest resolution free satellite imagery.

BBC News country profiles - Background data on countries.

CIA World Factbook Background data on countries.

University of Edinburgh GIS resource list Useful set of links to GIS data and software.

University of Texas map library - Comprehensive global map library.

SAHIMS The Southern African Human-development Information Management Network for Coordinated Humanitarian & Development Action

Statoids - Administrative codes for countries.