Ann-Louise Colgan

In 2006, as concern grows over the most pressing security threats, from HIV/AIDS and the bird flu to the ongoing genocide in Darfur, the U.S. will face increasing demands to adapt its Africa policy to address these contemporary challenges.

The U.S. gets an opportunity in February to end the genocide.

There are some people in the world’s wealthy countries who forecast that 2005 will be a decisive year for Africa.

For the past two years, the destruction of Darfur has played out before the eyes of the world, and the member countries of the United Nations have remained largely paralyzed.

Discussing U.S. policy in Africa

In 2003 U.S. policy toward Africa will be driven almost exclusively by geopolitical considerations related to Washington’s war plans against Iraq, and by its geostrategic interests in African oil.

The nomination of someone as unsuitable as Kansteiner deserves greater scrutiny and public opposition.