Political, social, and cultural series . Africa south of the Sahara . London, Europa Publications. African historical dictionaries . Each dictionary in series offers a brief chronology and a survey of the country's history and economics, followed by entries for basic contemporary and historical information and brief biographies of important persons.
Most volumes end with a selective and sometimes extensive biography.
Breadth, depth, and quality of coverage vary widely from one volume to another. Area handbook series . U.S. Gov. Print. A series developed at American University by academics but published for the U.S. Department of Defense. The most recent volumes have been produced by the Library of Congress.