African newspapers, series 1 (Readex/NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowAfrican newspapers offers extensive coverage of the people, issues and events that shaped the continent during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring titles from Algeria to Angola, Zambia to Zimbabwe, it chronicles the evolution of Africa through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other items. African Newspapers provides news and perspectives from a wide range of counties and cultures during a time of sweeping change. Over 60 newspaper titles are indexed and searchable, and coverage is from 1800-1922.