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Key U.S. Policy Priorities
Obama Calls on Africans to Claim Their Future
[...] So I do not see the countries and peoples of
Africa as a world apart; I see Africa as a fundamental part of
our interconnected world -- as partners with America on behalf
of the future we want for all of our children. That partnership
must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual respect.
We must
start from the simple premise that Africa's future is up to
Africans.
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U.S. Policy in Africa in the 21st Century:
The U.S. understands that there are new, rising strategic powers around the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa.
We are pursuing the shared goal of ending conflict in Africa by supporting African conflict mediation and strengthening African capacities to mitigate conflict and carry out peace support operations.
To do so, we work directly with lead African mediators, bilaterally with African Governments, and multilaterally with the African Union, the United Nations, and African sub-regional organizations. To put it more simply, we want to support African leadership and African solutions to African problems.
Hillary Clinton Outlines Obama’s Africa Policy:
The Obama administration’s foreign policy objectives for Africa also include “combating al-Qaida's efforts to seek safe havens in failed states in the Horn of Africa; helping African nations to conserve their natural resources and reap fair benefits from them; stopping war in Congo; [and] ending autocracy in Zimbabwe and human devastation in Darfur.”
Sudan: Current Status of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement:
We need to have engagement with all parties to save lives in
Sudan, to bring about a lasting peace.
U.S. Africa Command: For African nations, the role of the
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will be one of “sustained security engagement” as
a more reliable partner across the continent, says Ambassador Mary Yates.
African Growth and Opportunity Act: The African Growth and
Opportunity Act (AGOA) was signed into law by President Clinton in May 2000, to
expand U.S. trade and investment with Sub-Saharan Africa, to stimulate economic
growth, to promote a high-level dialogue on trade and investment-related issues,
to encourage economic integration, and to facilitate sub-Saharan Africa's
integration into the global economy. As of April 2009, 40 sub-Saharan African
countries were eligible for AGOA benefits.
Major US Government Statements
A select list of major statements On the United States and Africa with policy value.
- Remarks by Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. at the African Union Summit (2010-07-26)
- Carson’s Speech at Celebration of Africa Day (2010-05-28)
- The Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions and U.S. Policy (2010-05-26)
- U.S.-Africa Policy Under the Obama Administration (2010-04-05)
- Strengthening the United States Relationship With Africa (2010-03-29)
Latest US Government Statements
The five most recent statements in reverse chronological order.
- Sierra Leonean Attending Obama’s Young African Leaders Forum (2010-07-28) ...
- Resources on AGOA and U.S.-Africa Trade (2010-07-28) ...
- AGOA Forum Highlights “New Strategies for a Changing World” (2010-07-28) ...
- Thirty-Four African Businesswomen Attending AGOA Forum (2010-07-28) ...
- Attacks in Uganda Show Need for Stability in Somalia, Envoy Says (2010-07-27) ...
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US Government Fact Sheets
The five most recent fact sheets.
- State Department on African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (2010-07-22)
- The United States and Africa: Partnering for Progress (2010-06-14)
- Actions in Support of Obama’s National Security Strategy (2010-05-27)
- United States Actions to Counter Piracy off the Horn of Africa (2009-09-01)
- U.S. Partnership with DRC Against Gender-Based Violence (2009-08-14)
