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The article focuses on the status of the U.S.-African relations after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. An overview of the developments between the countries' diplomatic relations prior to the 2001 terrorist attack is presented. It looks at the impact of the terrorist attacks on U.S. foreign policy, particularly its policy in Africa. The article also discusses several reasons the U.S. became particularly interested in strengthening its ties with Africa. It then explores the criticisms against the African Union's peacekeeping efforts in Darfur and Somalia.

The terrorist attacks on United States embassies on August 7, 1998 in Tanzania and Kenya and the subsequent attacks on an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya were all linked to the al-Qaeda Islamic terrorist network. The United States responded to these attacks with conviction. U.S. President George W. Bush has designated the greater Horn of Africa a front-line in his global war against terrorism and has worked to dismantle al Qaeda infrastructure there. However, the United States has failed to recognize the existence of other less visible terrorist threats elsewhere in Africa. In Nigeria, for instance, a potent mix of communal tensions, radical Islamism, and anti-Americanism has produced a fertile breeding ground for militancy and threatens to tear the country apart. As the war on terrorism intensifies in Kenya and elsewhere, radicals might migrate to more accessible, war-ravaged venues across the continent. The Bush administration must deal with these threats by adopting a more holistic approach to fighting terrorism in Africa. Rather than concentrate solely on shutting down existing al Qaeda cells, it must also deal with Africa's fundamental problems that create an environment in which terrorists thrive.

Focuses the journey of United States President George W. Bush to Africa in July 2003. View that the trip was a reminder to the public that he is a 'compassionate conservative' and to affect the African-American vote for the Republican Party; Description of public relation methods used on the trip; Officials who joined the President on his tour of the Goree Island House of Slaves, where he made a speech.

Reports on socio-political developments in the United States. Correlation between a repeal of the estate tax and a possible reduction in charitable contributions; Focus of the government under President George W. Bush on actions against Iraq; Issues related to violence in mass media; Information on the Bush administration's relations with African countries.

The article discusses the U.S. military's plan to establish Africom, a strategic command in Africa. In addition to supporting military endeavors aimed at fighting terrorism, Africom will combine ongoing diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian programs into a unified strategy for the region. Some African nations fear that Africom will emphasize military concerns to the detriment of economic ones.

The article reports on the controversy concerning the development of Africom, a U.S. military command in Africa. It states that the military headquarters was inaugurated in Stuttgart, Germany instead on a African soil on October 1, 2008. According to the author, many Africans are not convinced to the real intention and advantage of the said military parlance.

The author reflects on the significant of the African continent to the foreign interests of the U.S. He claims that Africa has been particularly productive under U.S. President George W. Bush administration. He stresses that Bush administration has underscored the continent's economic expansion, wealth creation and democracy. Indeed, he recommends that the U.S. must take advantage to the good opportunities that the area has possessed including its abundant energy resources.

On his whirlwind tour of Africa, U.S. President George W. Bush pledged $15 billion to fight acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), denounced the American slave trade as "one of the greatest crimes in history," toured a wildlife park, met with African leaders and publicly weighed sending troops to help suffering Liberians. In the words of one Republican official, the trip was intended to "catch people's attention," reminding them that the war in Iraq has not diminished Bush's desire to be seen as a compassionate conservative. Some close Bush aides had contemplated a major race speech earlier, but political operatives feared Democrats would accuse the president of pandering. Bush was scheduled to visit the continent in January 2002, but war preparations got in the way. (Bush aides have reminded reporters that former U.S. President Bill Clinton waited until late in his second term to make the journey.) Two of Bush's most powerful advisers, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, were prominently at his side, greeting heads of state -- and were the only two officials to join Bush on his tour of the Goree Island House of Slaves. The White House advance team spent almost a week constructing a special platform for Bush's Goree Island speech, positioning the podium so cameras would capture the House of Slaves in the background.

Reports on issues related to the signing of a new legislative bill by U.S. President George W. Bush which will provide funds for HIV/AIDS-related projects in Africa, on May 28, 2003. Provision of the approved legislative bill; Possibility that the funding could be cut when the appropriation bill is debated in the U.S. Congress; Background on the Millennium Challenge Account foreign aid initiative for Africa.

This article focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush's new $15 billion AIDS-fighting initiative for Africa. The decision of Bush to commit massive resources to the African catastrophe reportedly was influenced by his meeting with evangelical Christian leaders. However, experts have had evidence that for at least a decade that the only effective way to arrest the HIV infection rate in Africa is with an education program focusing on sexual abstinence and fidelity. So far behavioral change is the only thing shown to have worked to bring down HIV infections in Africa.

The article discusses the initiative of the U.S. Navy to reach out to East African countries to build a thousand ship fleet to combat pirates. The initiative, headed by Rear Admiral Richard Hunt, is an effort to help developing nations on the southwest Indian Ocean to improve their abilities to protect themselves. The joint task force will eradicate piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing, as well as destroying suspected terrorist networks across the continent.

This section offers news briefs on issues related to the U.S. military as of August 21, 2006. Army General William Ward hopes to continue European Command efforts by conducting training-and-equipping missions in African countries as much as possible. A nonprofit, non-partisan group, Homes for Our Troops, has build or modified six homes for disabled or severely injured veterans.

The article reports that the U.S. will be the first non-African country to establish a diplomatic mission to the African Union. U.S. Ambassador Cindy L. Courville said that Africa needs partnership, economic development, stronger national institutions, peace and stability. The U.S. will be working with Africa in reducing trade barriers to increase its competitiveness and its integration to the global market.

Criticizes the response of Western countries to political and social crises in Africa. Claim that the U.S.has failed to prepare proper responses to war and other episodes of political violence in African nations; Details of the response by the U.S. to genocide in Rwanda and the Darfur region of the Sudan; View that a lack of political and economic influence causes Western nations to ignore the needs of African nations; Projected outcome of genocide in the Sudan and other cases on political violence in Africa.