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# Bureau of African Affairs

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## 				Our Mission			

					The Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs is focused on the development and management of U.S. policy concerning the African continent.The Department’s Africa Strategy focuses on three core objectives: 1) Advancing trade and commercial ties with key African states to increase U.S. and African prosperity; 2) Protecting the United States from cross-border health and security threats; and 3) Supporting key African states’ progress toward stability, citizen-responsive governance, and self-reliance.				

Assistant Secretary

Molly Phee

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## 							Key Topics						

        -  											U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit										 
        -  											Vital Partners, Shared Priorities										 
        -  											African Growth and Opportunity Act										 
        -  											African Women's Entrepreneurship Program										 
        -  											Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)										 

### 											U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit											

Africa will shape the future — not just the future of the African people, but of the world. Rooted in this recognition that Africa is a key geopolitical player, President Biden invited leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC on December 13-15, 2022 for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. President Biden believes U.S. collaboration with African leaders, as well as civil society, business, diaspora, women, and youth leaders, is essential to unlocking the potential of this decisive decade. 
													Learn more about the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit													U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

### 											Vital Partners, Shared Priorities											

Our strategy is rooted in the recognition that sub-Saharan Africa is a major geopolitical force, one that shaped our past, is shaping our present, and will shape our future.
													Read the full speech													Vital Partners, Shared Priorities

### 											African Growth and Opportunity Act											

Enacted in May 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is the cornerstone of U.S. economic engagement with the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
													Learn more about AGOA													African Growth and Opportunity Act

### 											African Women's Entrepreneurship Program											

African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) is an outreach, education, and engagement initiative that targets African women entrepreneurs to promote business growth, increase trade both regionally and to U.S. markets through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), create better business environments, and empower African women entrepreneurs to become voices of change in their communities.
													Learn more about AWEP													African Women's Entrepreneurship Program

### 											Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)											

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is the United States’ signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.
													Learn more about YALI													Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)

## Countries & Areas

							Sub-Saharan Africa						

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

## Offices

            -  Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa 

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