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Title

  • Main Title Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues

Creator

  • Author: Dagne, Ted
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in African Affairs

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2011-03-15

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The United States provides assistance to 47 African countries, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has 23 missions in Africa. In recent years, U.S. assistance to Africa saw a major increase, especially in health-related programs. This report provides an overview of U.S. aid to Africa, including the strategic objectives that shape U.S. aid to Africa, information about specific aid programs and initiatives, and the Obama Administration's FY2011 foreign aid budget request.
  • Physical Description: 12 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Foreign aid
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: American economic assistance - Africa

Coverage

  • Place Name: Africa

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RL33591
  • Accession or Local Control No: RL33591_2011Mar15
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc33057
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