Hey it turns out that the U.S. is more than happy to get involved in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Apparently our trip commitment in the Gulf of Guinea has gone up exponentially of late.  Check out this article on Salon. 

Now you might be wondering what genocide is happening there.  What dictator we're overthrowing today for the good of Democracy.  Well it turns out it's not so much about that, but rather about good old fashioned black gold:

Later in the article, the reporter gets to the heart of the matter : "Africa provides almost 15 percent of the United States' oil supply, much of which comes from the Gulf of Guinea."