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Here is a list of useful links:

News:

Humanitarian news and analysis
allAfrica
International Herald Tribune
The Economist
Foreign Affairs
BBC News World
The Guardian World News
ALJAZEERA
Council on Foreign Relations
Google alerts: customizable news coverage

Blogs (many of the news sources have links to great blogs as well):

Chris Blattman
Dani Rodrik
Beyond Brics
Diary of an African Entrepreneur

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