Article
"Africa’s Future Is Up to Africans”: Putting the President’s Words Into Action
Joint Force Quarterly
(2010)
Abstract
President Barack Obama’s address in Accra, Ghana, in July 2009, signaled a pivotal moment for U.S. policy toward and priorities in Africa. Many in the United States increasingly recognize the growing importance of Africa in global affairs.
With the President’s address, U.S. leadership demonstrated this view publicly and laid out its priorities clearly and directly to an African audience. Our national interests lie in a stable Africa, with the peoples of its continental and island nations living in relative peace, being governed relatively effectively, and enjoying relative economic and social advancement. Seeing Africa’s populations able to provide for themselves and contribute to global economic development is good for America, as is access to African resources and markets in free, fair, and competitive ways.
Keywords
- Africa,
- US Policy
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 2010
Citation Information
Thomas P Galvin and William E Ward. ""Africa’s Future Is Up to Africans”: Putting the President’s Words Into Action" Joint Force Quarterly Vol. 58 Iss. 3rd Quarter (2010) p. 6 - 12 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas-galvin/25/