As you know, the UK is not the only state interested in manipulating Africa and African affairs for its interest, for example the United States Congress has two specific subcommittees, one for each house, dedicated to the furtherance of US interests vis a vis Africa.
The Senate Subcommittee is part of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Click here: Information on Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs
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http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newcommittee.cgi?site=congressmerge&lang=&commcode=sforeign_relations_africa&address=&city=&state=&zipcode=&plusfour=
This subcommittee is part of the House Committee on International Relations. On this site you will find links to transcripts and/or audio visual renderings of their hearings; and information such as jurisdiction of the subcommittee.
Click here: Subcommittee on Africa
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http://wwwc.house.gov/International_Relations/afhear108.htm
Of course other Congressional bodies deal with Africa also, for example the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has had hearings on oil in the Gulf of Guinea, AGOA and HIV-AIDs in Africa. Go to the following site for information, including some transcripts in PDF format of those hearings.
Click here: Hearing Schedule -- U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relation
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http://foreign.senate.gov/hearing.html
As you know the US executive also has specialized components focused on Africa, the state department has an African section, the pentagon has a Africa project, USAID has a special African section, Department of Commerce has programs aimed at Africa and so forth much of which are coordinated by/with their .Office of Africa U.S. Department of Commerce Room 3317, HCH Building 14th & Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 Phone: 202/482-2175
