Research and Information on Ageing in Africa: An Annotated Bibliography

According to this book, one of the biggest problems in Africa is the fact that very little research is carried out on issues affecting older people and that the available research information is usually not collated, adequately disseminated or shared. This bibliography is an attempt to start the process of collation, dissemination and sharing of information on older people.

The book provides bibliographic and descriptive information of over 100 books, papers, video’s and websites on ageing issues in Africa. It is divided into four sections, the first with published materials and the second containing unpublished reports that are available from sources shown. The third and fourth contains journals and websites which covers work that has been carried out on older people on the African continent.

According to the publishers, this book, while by no means exhaustive, constitutes the first attempt at the continental level, and within the framework of the Organisation of African Unity, to collate information so far generated on ageing in Africa. As this is a first publication, the publishers state that it is by no means a complete record of ageing publications in Africa.