ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the policies that make up a portion of United States’ (US) grand strategy in relation to other world regions and powers. It enunciates and contextualizes the various executive decisions that shaped and directed US political and security policy from the George W. Bush to the Barack Obama era. President Bush was guided by the belief that America’s approach to Africa should be based on building partnership and not paternalism. The Presidential Policy Directive signed by President Obama on 14 June 2012 set forth US strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa. The US was the first non-African nation to establish a diplomatic mission which is fully accredited to African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit provides training in election processes for election monitors and observers as well as tracks the election calendar for the AU. This direct support strengthens the capacity of the AU and assures the promotion of good governance.
