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Department of State
US. Department of
State -- Bureau of African Affairs
The Bureau of African Affairs
advises the Secretary and guides the operation of the U.S. diplomatic
establishment in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.
The World Factbook
The World
Factbook -- Africa
Extensive country information on all African
nations, including materials on: Geography, People, Government, Economy,
Transportation, Communication, and Defense.
USAID
USAID in Africa
USAID is
committed to working with America's African partners to give the continent's
people opportunities to make a better life, to prevent costly crises, and to
fuel growth.
Department of Transportation
Report on the U.S. - Africa
Roundtable on Trade and Investment
Full text of the report issued at
the U.S. - Africa Roundtable on Trade and Investment held in Washington, DC, on
October 8, 1997. Nearly 300 participants from the U.S. government, the private
sector, non-governmental organizations, and the African diplomatic corps were
brought together to discuss the Administration's Africa initiative.
Remarks by Secretary Slater
at the Africa Roundtable on Trade and Investment
Full text as delivered
at the Roundtable.
Secretary Slater Announces
Africa Aviation Initiative
Press release issued at Africa Roundtable on
Trade and Investment.
Remarks by Secretary Slater
at the Fourth African-African American Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe
Secretary Slater attended this event on behalf of the President and amplified
the Administration's interest in strengthening the relationship between Africa
and the United States.
Federal Highway Administration Office
of International Programs
Look under "Programs" to learn more about the
FHWA's technology transfer centers and other activities in Africa.
USIA
U.S.-South African
Binational Commission (Gore-Mbeki)
Documents of the U.S.-South Africa
Binational Commission under the leadership of Vice President Gore and South
African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki. The Commission is working in seven areas
of mutual interest: agriculture, conservation, environment and water, defense,
human resources development and training, science and technology, sustainable
energy, and trade and investment.
CIVITAS
An international,
non-governmental organization, supported by USIA, dedicated to promoting civic
education and civil society.
Voice of America
Voice of America (VOA), Africa
Division
Home Page for the Africa Division of the Voice of America,
with links to its various language services for Africa.
VOA English-to-Africa
Service
Program schedules and background information on VOA's
English-to-Africa broadcasting service.
VOA French-to-Africa
Service
Program schedules and background on VOA's French-to-Africa
broadcasting service.
VOA Central Africa Service
VOA's Kirundi/Kinyarwanda programs for listeners in Burundi, Rwanda and
elsewhere in Central Africa.
VOA Hausa Service
Program
schedules and background information on VOA's Hausa broadcasting service.
VOA Horn-of-Africa
Service
VOA's Amharic, Tigrigna, and Afan Oromo programs for listeners
in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and northern Kenya.
VOA Portuguese-to-Africa
Service
VOA's Portuguese programs for listeners in Angola, Cape Verde,
Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome e Principe.
VOA Swahili Service
VOA's
Swahili programs for listeners in East and Central Africa.
USIA: Educational and Cultural
Exchanges
USIA Fulbright Academic
Exchange Program
The Fulbright program provides grants for students,
teachers, lecturers, and researchers from the United States and other
countries.
USIA
Fulbright Teacher Exchange
Program open to teachers and administrators
from elementary through community college levels, involving direct one-for-one
exchanges.
USIA-Affiliated
Educational Advising Centers in Africa
List of USIA-supported
educational advising centers in Africa providing information to prospective
international students and other audiences on U.S. higher education.
Africa Regional
Educational Advising Coordinator
Contact information for the African
Regional Educational Advising Coordinator providing expertise and field-based
support, training, and liaison for USIA's African educational advisers.
Request for
Proposals (RFP) -1998 Summer Institute for Educators from South Africa and
Namibia
Open competition for assistance awards for the Summer Institute
academic training/development program for implementing educational reform in
South Africa and Namibia. Note -RFP closes March 19, 1998.
Request for Proposal (RFP)
-Creative Arts Exchange Program
Open competition for assistance awards
for development of international projects for visual and/or performing artists,
educators, and arts administrators. Proposals are especially encouraged for
projects in Africa. Note -RFP closes April 2, 1998.
Request for Proposal (RFP)
-Multi-Regional and Regional Projects for International Visitors
Open
competition for assistance awards for project development on privatization and
economic reform in French-speaking Africa. Note -RFP closes June 2, 1998.
English Language
Officers Worldwide
List of English Language Officers , including
Senegal and South Africa, assisting teachers and teacher trainers with
workshops, seminars, and publications.
English Teaching
Fellow Program
Recruits qualified EFL teachers for selected
universities and institutions in all areas of the world.
USIA/USIS
Direct English Teaching Programs
Listing of African countries where
U.S. Information Service posts conduct English teaching programs in-country.
Short-term
English Language Specialists
This program recruits American academics
in the field of TEFL/TESL and Applied Linguistics for short-term assignments
(two to six weeks) in a particular program of the host country.
Humphrey
Fellowship Program
Brings accomplished professionals from developing
countries, East and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union to the United
States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related
professional experiences.
International Visitor
Program
Brings current or potential leaders in government, politics,
media, education, and other fields to the United States from countries
worldwide to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to
experience the United States firsthand.
Office of Citizen
Exchanges
Professional, cultural, and secondary school students
programs developed to address long-term objectives such as the support of
democratic institutions, free flow of information, market-based economic
development, and international cultural exchange.
Study of the
United States
Information on programs promoting better understanding of
the people, society, culture, and institutions of the United States among
foreign educators who are engaged in teaching about the United States.
1996 USIA
Disabilities and International Exchanges (Africa)
Listing of Fulbright
grantees for Africa in disabilities and international exchanges.
Embassy and U.S. Information
Service Posts
U.S. Diplomatic Posts
Abroad (Enables user to
Provides the visitor with links to U.S.
Embassy and U.S. Information Service Home Pages in Africa and elsewhere in the
world.
Africa Regional
Services
Provides visitors with an overview of the French-language
program materials provided to U.S. Information Agency posts throughout
francophone Africa. (English/French)
Centre Culturel Americain
Provides
visitors with an overview of the programs and services provided by American
Cultural Center in Benin. (English/French)
The U.S. Mission to
Botswana
Provides visitors with an overview of the U.S. Mission to
Botswana, and access to information about Botswana.
U.S. Information
Service Botswana
Provides visitors with an overview of the programs and
services offered by the United States Information Service in Gaborone.
Embassy
of the United States of America to Côte d'Ivoire
Provides
visitors with an overview of the United States Mission to Côte d'Ivoire,
and data on Côte d'Ivoire.
U.S. Information
Service Abidjan
Provides visitors with an overview of the programs and
services offered by the United States Information Service in Abidjan.
(English/French)
American
Embassy in Conakry, Guinea
Provides visitors with an overview of the
United States Mission to Guinea.
U.S. Embassy
Provides visitors
with an overview of the U.S. Embassy in Mauritius.
U.S.Information Service Mauritius
Provides visitors with an overview of the United States Information Service and
the U.S. Embassy in Mauritius. Especially rich set of links to other
Africa-related sites.
U.S. Embassy,
Niamey
Provides visitors with an overview of the American Embassy in
Niamey, Niger.
USIS Niamey
Provides visitors with an overview of the programs and services offered by the
United States Information Service in Niamey, Niger.
American Embassy
Dakar
Provides visitors with an overview of the American Embassy in
Dakar, Senegal.
U.S. Information
Service Dakar
Provides visitors with an overview of the programs and
services offered by the United States Information Service in Dakar, Senegal.
United
States Mission to South Africa
Provides visitors with an overview of
the activities of the U.S. Mission in South Africa, and access to websites
providing information about the United States.
United States
Information Service (USIS) South Africa Pretoria
Provides visitors with
an overview of the programs and services offered by the United States
Information Service in South Africa.
U.S. Embassy
Lusaka
Provides visitors with an overview of the offices and agencies
offering services to the public through the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka.
USIS Lusaka
Provides visitors with an overview of the programs and services offered by the
United States Information Service in Lusaka, Zambia.
Embassy of the United States in
Accra
Provides visitors with an overview of the U.S. Embassy in Accra,
Ghana.
Centers for Disease
Control
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
To lead CDC's collaboration with other nations and
international organizations to promote healthy lifestyles and to prevent excess
diseases, disability, and health.
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor Africa Page
A "hot
button" on the USDOL homepage provides visitors with access to a wide
collection of briefing materials and remarks related to the U.S. Department of
Labor's Africa initiatives.
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
U.S. Trade and Development
Agency
Information about TDA's activites in Africa and the Middle East.
Treasury
The World Bank Group
Provides overview and links to World Bank Group entities and selected Group
activities in the Africa region.
Department of Interior
Africa Initiatives of the U.S.
Department of Interior
This page provides descriptions of DOI's ongoing
bilateral activities in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, as well
as DOI's technical assistance programs through the African Elephant
Conservation Fund and the Rhino-Tiger Conservation Fund. Links to other
Interior Department sites about Africa are also included.
Department of Energy
DOE Gore-Mbeki U.S.
South Africa Sustainable Energy Committee Home Page
This page provides
visitors with access to the Sustainable Energy Committee's ongoing projects in
South Africa and a list of Energy contacts across the U.S. government.
U.S. - South
Africa Energy Data Exchange
The page provides visitors with access to
U.S. and South Africa energy demand and supply data.
Sub-Saharan Africa
and North Africa Country Energy Reports
This page provides visitors
with country energy situatin reports for a broad range of African countries.
Commerce
Department
Remarks by Secretary William
Daley
Remarks by
Deputy Secretary Robert Mallett
Remarks by Secretary William
Daley
Remarks by
Secretary William Daley
Emerging Markets in
South Africa
Market access information, economic data, export
assistance and other information for the South Africa market.
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