U.S. Embassy Maputo

The Obama administration is suspending Guinea, Niger and Madagascar from trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) because of a lack of good governance. At the same time, it is reinstating Mauritania, which has replaced a coup government with democratically elected leaders.

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.