CIAO DATE: 11/2009
July 2009
Africa Policy Information Center
Over the past decade, Africa's status in U.S. national security policy has risen dramatically, for three main reasons: America's growing dependence on Africa's oil exports, Africa's importance as a major battlefield in America's "Global War on Terrorism," and Africa's central position in the global competition between America and China for economic and political power.
Resource link: Media Briefing Booklet: President Barack Obama's Visit to Ghana July 10, 2009 [PDF] - 760K