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Our Partnership

The United States has an unwavering and longstanding commitment to Africa. 

We engage African countries early and often as partners in pursuing our shared interests and values – from security, global health, climate change, freedom and democracy, and shared prosperity.  

Our priorities:

  • Boost agricultural productivity through the Feed the Future Initiative to address the root causes of chronic hunger and poverty and spur economic growth in a region with incredible resources and arable land.

  • Strengthen health systems to support countries to help their children survive, overcome the threat of malaria, give mothers support to give birth safely, and turn the tide against the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the continent.

  • Support democracy, human rights, and good governance to assist governments to fight corruption, expand space for civil society, help citizens choose their leadership, and strengthen the trend toward democratization.

  • Increase resilience to climate change to help communities adapt to erratic rainfall and longer, harsher droughts—weather effects we know will hit Africa hardest.

  • Lead quick responses to humanitarian crises to save lives and help prevent instability and loss, critical in a region prone to destabilizing droughts and food emergencies.

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Dr. Monde Muyangwa

Dr. Monde Muyangwa

Assistant Administrator

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Dr. Monde Muyangwa serves as the Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Africa.

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Matt Rees

Matt Rees

Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator

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Matt Rees, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, serves as the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator (SDAA) in the Bureau for Africa (AFR).

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Maria Price Detherage

Maria Price Detherage

Deputy Assistant Administrator

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Maria Price Detherage is a Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Africa Bureau. Her portfolio is the Southern Africa region.

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Power Africa Coordinator Richard Nelson

Richard L. Nelson

Power Africa Coordinator

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Richard Nelson is the Power Africa Coordinator.

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British A. Robinson, Prosper Africa Coordinator

British A. Robinson

Prosper Africa Coordinator

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British A. Robinson serves as the Coordinator for Prosper Africa.

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Sophia Lalani

Sophia Lalani

Deputy Assistant Administrator

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Sophia Lalani is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for East and Central Africa in USAID's Bureau for Africa.

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Sheri-Nouane Duncan-Jones

Sheri-Nouane Duncan-Jones

Deputy Assistant Administrator

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Sheri-Nouane Duncan-Jones serves as Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Africa (AFR), covering West Africa.

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Administrator Power Travels to Kenya and Tanzania - June 2023

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Administrator Samantha Power is traveling to Kenya and Tanzania to reinforce the United States’ longstanding and continued commitment to both countries.


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