Africa's marginalization in U.S. foreign policy has increasingly become a reality; this disengagement by the United States from African affairs presumably weakens its interests as well as its ability to help prevent and end armed conflicts on the continent. The effect of this disengagement on the management of conflicts in Africa was the subject of a one-day symposium convened by the United States Institute of Peace on April 22, 1996. Twenty-five specialists on Africa -- U.S. diplomats, scholars, and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) -- discussed the causes of and problems with U.S. disengagement, and prospects for future U.S. engagement, with a specific focus on situations in Nigeria, Sudan, Angola, Burundi, and Liberia. This report summarizes the discussion and outlines the principal participant recommendations that emanated from the symposium.