U.S. interest in democracy and human rights promotion / excerpted from an independent task force report -- China ups the ante in Africa / Princeton N. Lyman -- Toward an Angola strategy : prioritizing U.S.-Angola relations / excerpted from an independent commission report from the Center for Preventive Action -- Nigeria : elections and continuing challenges / Robert I. Rotberg -- South Africa in retrospect / Princeton N. Lyman -- Africa's restless youth / Michelle D. Gavin -- Zimbabwe : the limits of influence / Princeton N. Lyman -- Darfur and beyond : what is needed to prevent mass atrocities / Lee Feinstein -- Somalia's terrorist infestation / Eben Kaplan -- Avoiding conflict in the Horn of Africa : U.S. policy toward Ethiopia and Eritrea / Terrence Lyons -- Blowing the Horn / John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen -- How to rebuild Africa / Stephen Ellis -- Strengthening African leadership / Robert I. Rotberg -- The challenge of global health / Laurie Garrett -- It was the year for Africa, but we missed the point / excerpted from an independent task force report.