U.S. Embassy Maputo

As the soccer community prepares to focus on Africa, Africa has already established a solid presence with the other football, the U.S. National Football League, which today has dozens of athletes who are recent immigrants from Africa.

A rare antelope unique to Angola will have a better chance of survival now, thanks to American-Angolan cooperation. The U.S. government has approved a series of contributions, including new ranger uniforms, veterinarian and management assistance, and conservation education.

The State Department releases a fact sheet on the alleged justification for piracy off the coast of Somalia.

The e-debate is a new type of feature on America.gov that invites readers to join the discussion between two experts on complex issues. The feature debuts with a series of three e-mail exchanges between climate change experts.

The United States government demands that Madagascar’s political leadership move rapidly toward the establishment of democratic constitutional rule, or risk losing continued eligibility for trade benefits under AGOA, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly warns.