In This Issue:

Leading the News; United States – Africa Relations; North Africa; East Africa; West Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; and General Africa News.

Excerpt from Leading the News -

African Union Summit:

On January 26th, the State Department announced Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns’ travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 29th-30th. In Ethiopia, Deputy Secretary Burns will lead the U.S. delegation to the African Union (AU) Summit, where he was scheduled to meet with African leaders on economic, governance, and security issues, including the situations in the CAR and South Sudan. Deputy Secretary Burns was also expected to discuss planning for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC, on August 5th and 6th.