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 - Angola
 - Benin
 - Botswana
 - Burkina Faso
 - Burundi
 - Cameroon
 - Cape Verde
 - Central African Republic
 - Chad
 - Comoros
 - Congo, Democratic Republic of the
 - Congo, Republic of
 - Cote d'Ivoire
 - Djibouti
 - Equatorial Guinea
 - Eritrea
 - Ethiopia
 - Gabon
 - Gambia, The
 - Ghana
 - Guinea
 - Guinea-Bissau
 - Kenya
 - Lesotho
 - Liberia
 - Madagascar
 - Malawi
 - Mali
 - Mauritania
 - Mauritius
 - Mozambique
 - Namibia
 - Niger
 - Nigeria
 - Rwanda
 - Sao Tome and Principe
 - Senegal
 - Seychelles
 - Sierra Leone
 - Somalia
 - South Africa
 - Sudan
 - Swaziland
 - Tanzania
 - Togo
 - Uganda
 - Zambia
 - Zimbabwe
  

Country Information

Information about countries under the Bureau of African Affairs is available through the clickable map below and through links in the navigation bar at left. Note that the Bureau of African Affairs deals with countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, not those in North Africa.

AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCote d'IvoireDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonThe GambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNigerMaliRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSudanSwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweAngolaMauritaniaReunion, FranceBritish Indian Ocean Territory, UKClickable Map of Africa Region

  
Highlights
Violence in Darfur, Sudan
President Bush (Sept. 9):
"The United States is appalled by the violence in Darfur, Sudan. Our government has led the international effort to end the suffering there by speaking clearly about the crisis and sending assistance to the suffering." [full statement]

More on Sudan
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United States Policy 
--Secretary Powell speaks on Darfur.  Remarks En Route to Khartoum; Secretary's Interview on NPR]  [USAID informationSatellite Imagery; more on the Secretary's travel

Liberia
Secretary Powell at the International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia. 

HIV/AIDS
--Secretary Powell's remarks at the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS Annual Dinner.
--Fact sheet on "The United States Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief"

Madagascar
Secretary Powell's remarks with Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana after their May 27 meeting.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Deputy Assistant Secretary Snyder's testimony before the House International Relations Committee.

Budget for Sub-Saharan Africa
Testimony by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bellamy before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Burundi
Statement on the transition of the Presidency in Burundi.

From The White House
AIDS: Policy in Focus.

Sudan Peace Act
On April 21, President Bush determined and certified that "the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement are negotiating in good faith and that negotiations should continue."
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