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French IV: Un Pays Francophone en Afrique: WEBSITES

Using Websites for Research

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Websites can be reliable information sources, but you must evaluate their credibility before citing them for an assignment. For every website, consider:

  • Currency (look for a date)
  • Relevance (appropriate for academic work)
  • Authority (purpose or organization with expertise)
  • Accuracy (fact based)
  • Purpose (educational, commercial)

 

Search Tip: Country Specific Google Search

Google

If you use Google to find sources, use a country domain command to ensure that your results come from your nation. Use French keywords to get results in French.

  • site:(COUNTRY DOMAIN) --> to find sources published on websites hosted by other countries

EXAMPLE:

To search sites in France that discuss water pollution, create the following search in Google:

site:.fr pollution de l'eau

French-Speaking Nations in Africa - COUNTRY DOMAINS

Country Continent Country Code Domain
Benin Africa .bj
Burkina Faso Africa .bf
Burundi Africa .bi
Cameroun Africa .cm
Central African Republic Africa .cf
Chad Africa .td
Cote d'Ivoire Africa .ci
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa .cd
Djibouti Africa .dj
Gabon Africa .ga
Guinea Africa .gn
Madagascar Africa .mg
Mali Africa .ml
Mauritius Africa .mr
Niger Africa .ne
Republic of the Congo Africa .cg
Rwanda Africa .rw
Senegal Africa .sn
Togo Africa .tg