U.S. Security in Africa: The CSIS Africa Program continues to examine U.S. security interests in Africa and U.S. and international security initiatives on the African continent. Over the past six months, the CSIS Africa and International Security Programs have closely tracked the development of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) by interviewing key U.S. government officials, consulting expert opinion in the United States and internationally, and canvassing views from Africa. The program visited in late September 2007 with the AFRICOM transition team in Stuttgart, Germany, and has sustained a regular dialogue in Washington with visiting AFRICOM officials, other relevant administration and congressional players, and African experts. Our research also focuses on rising maritime security interests with particular emphasis on the Gulf of Guinea.
