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(May 2008): Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports - AFRICA Only
Democracy Threatened: The Legitimacy of Elections in Africa
(Mar. 12): "Support for democracy is at the center of U.S. policy in Africa. It is worth remembering that even as progress has been remarkable, movement toward fully democratic governance is not linear – It is a long and often bumpy process." Full text
Additional U.S. Contribution to Refugees and Conflict Victims in the World
(Jan. 31): The U.S. Emergency Relief and Migration Assistance (ERMA) Fund is a no-year appropriation that is drawn upon to meet unanticipated refugee and migration emergency needs whenever the President determines that it is important to the national interest to do so. ERMA provides critical flexibility to respond on a timely basis to emergency refugee and migration crises around the world. Full text
U.S. Policy on the Horn of Africa
(Dec. 7-8): "In the Horn as elsewhere in Africa, our policy is to support good governance and prosperity for all Africans. These goals entail working to support democracy and Africa's full participation in the world economy, and, in today's world, containing international terrorism." Full text
U.S. Policy on Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Dispute
(Dec. 6): Fact Sheet | 
