Here is a list of useful links:

News:

• Humanitarian news and analysis
• allAfrica
• Mail and Guardian
• UN Africa Renewal
• BBC News Africa
• The Guardian World News
• ALJAZEERA
• Google alerts: customizable news coverage

Blogs:

• Chris Blattman
• Africa is a Country
• haba na haba
• Evan Lieberman
• Beyond Brics
• Diary of an African Entrepreneur
• Africa Unchained
• Dug's Democracy Toons

Other interesting resources:

• How we made it in Africa
• Mo Ibrahim Foundation
• Google Data Explorer
• Afrobarometer: surveys on democracy and governance
• Forum which documents the changing face of cities in Africa and beyond