"The [Obama] administration's point person for Africa, Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson ...says the Obama team is now fully engaged on a range of issues ... [As well as discussing the specific country examples of the Congo, Sudan, Eritrea and Zimbabe, he also argues that in Africa, all] aid is not effective, and not all aid has been used well ... [and that corruption] undermines the ability of governments to deliver services, and it siphons off resources into private pockets." (Quoted from article)