Africa

Mennonite Central Committee encourages a policy that promotes peaceful, multilateral, and African-led solutions that advance good governance and mutual respect. U.S. policy towards Africa should be anchored in a commitment to strengthening diplomacy and improving economic development.

U.S. policy towards Africa is often guided by oil interests, efforts to combat terrorism, and Africa’s position in competition between the U.S. and China for economic and political power. These interests have led to a dramatic increase in U.S. military interests on the continent. The advent of AFRICOM, a U.S. military command devoted to Africa, is the most significant development in the militarization of U.S. relations toward the continent.