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USAID in Africa October 2006

USAID in Africa October 2006. USG Priority Objectives in Africa. Enhance strategic partnerships Consolidate democratic transitions Bolster fragile states Strengthen regional and sub-regional organizations Strengthen regional security capacity

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USAID in Africa October 2006

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  1. USAID in Africa October 2006

  2. USG Priority Objectives in Africa • Enhance strategic partnerships • Consolidate democratic transitions • Bolster fragile states • Strengthen regional and sub-regional organizations • Strengthen regional security capacity • Strengthen Africa counterterrorism cooperation and capacity • Stimulate Africa’s economic development and growth • Implement Presidential initiatives • Focus on humanitarian and development assistance programs

  3. Africa Bureau Staffing Africa Bureau Programs In Washington: 90 USDH Positions (68 on board) 36 non-USDH Positions (21 on board) In Field: 308 USDH Positions 1,750 non-USDH Positions Missions: 23 Bilateral 3 Regional

  4. Priority Countries The seven most strategic countries (4 Strategic Partners and 3 Priority Rebuilding) make up 70% of the bilateral FY08 budget request. • Strategic Partners • Ethiopia $ 73 million • Kenya $ 68 million • Nigeria $ 77 million • South Africa $ 24 million • Priority Rebuilding • DRC $ 88 million • Liberia $140 million • Sudan $806 million* *Sudan monies include emergency humanitarian assistance, and are therefore not comparable to other bilateral allocations. After making this adjustment, these seven countries still account for 62 percent of FY2008 bilateral allocations.

  5. USG Funding for Sub-Saharan Africa, FY 2006 (in $000s) • Development Assistance (DA) 588,517 • Child Survival and Health (CSH) Funds 391,936 • Economic Support Funds 121,275 • P.L. 480 Food Assistance 272,918 • Global HIV/AIDS Initiative 1,238,652 • Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) 257,770 • Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 26,500 • Millennium Challenge Account 595,000 • Debt Relief1 44,550 • Foreign Military Finance 16,335 • International Military Education and Training 10,826 • Peacekeeping Operations 53,866 Total Program Funds $3,618,118 1Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative, the U.S. has committed to write off $1.1 billion in nominal debt for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  6. United States $3,504 Other Donors $6,028 France $2,964 African Development Fund $897 United Kingdom $2,265 European Commission $2,915 Germany $1,204 Netherlands $1,155 International Development Association (World Bank) $3,822 Portugal $803 2004 Total Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Sub-Saharan Africa: $US 25.557 Billion Top Bilateral and Multilateral Donors (in $US Millions)

  7. U.S. Foreign Assistance in Africa by SectorCalendar Year CY 2005: Total: $4,985,700,000 Education: 4% Population and Health: 7% Government & Civil Society: 11% Other: 12% Emergency Relief*: 13% HIV/AIDS: 14% Food Aid*: 35% Debt Action: 3% * Emergency Food Aid included in Food Aid

  8. 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 Growth in Appropriations forSub-Saharan Africa by USAID-Managed Account(in $000s) Child Survival and Health Development Assistance Economic Support Funds Global HIV/AIDS PL 480 Food Assistance Source: US Foreign Operations Budget, FY2006 and FY2007 Summary Spigots Tables. Title II figures are from USAID Congressional Budget Justification

  9. Major Presidential Initiatives in Africa • President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief • President’s Malaria Initiative • African Global Competitiveness Initiative • Africa Education Initiative • Initiative to End Hunger in Africa • Congo Basin Forest Partnership • Women’s Justice and Empowerment Initiative

  10. Millennium Challenge Account in Africa • MCA Compacts Signed: • Cape Verde ($110 million) • Madagascar ($110 million) • Benin ($307 million) • Ghana ($548 million) • Other Compact Eligible Countries: • Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, and Tanzania • MCA Threshold Programs Signed: Burkina Faso ($13 million) Malawi ($21 million) Zambia ($23 million) Tanzania ($11 million) • Other Threshold Eligible Countries: Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, and Uganda

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