Bureau of African Affairs
Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter leads the Bureau of African Affairs, the division of the Department of State that advises the Secretary about sub-Saharan Africa. For example, in the last six years, we have seen belligerence yield to negotiation in six contentious settings: Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the North-South element of the Sudan crisis. Formerly divided by conflict, Burundi now has an elected government up and running. The Democratic Republic of Congo has similarly moved beyond transition to successfully hold its first national election in more than 40 years. This is an historical shift. In the years ahead, African leaders face three key challenges: consolidating democratic gains, expanding economic growth, and stemming the spread of HIV/AIDS.
2007 Human Rights Report
Full Report | AFRICA Only
Trafficking in Persons: Interim Assessments
The 2007 Interim Assessment covers: Central African Republic, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, South Africa, Togo. 2007 Report
Country Reports on Terrorism, 2007
Annual update of this Congressionally-mandated report. Africa Overview | Full Report
International Religious Freedom Report, 2007
Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports, May 2008 | AFRICA ONLY
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