Appendix Ⅲ U.S. Foreign Assistance Request: Africa: Sao Tome and Principe

摘要

U.S. assistance to Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is focused on improving the professionalism and capacity of the country's small military and coast guard, and enhancing its maritime security efforts. Situated in the oil-rich, strategically significant Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of West and Central Africa, STP is a member of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which is the focus of an increasing number of regional security initiatives.