在2009年，中东非洲国家经济受到国际金融危机严重冲击，但并没有被危机击垮，正在随着世界经济的总体恢复而逐渐改善。美国在中东问题上仍然发挥主要作用，但影响力下降，美国新政府的中东政策调整难以解决错综复杂的中东问题，也难以使美国在短期内从中东泥潭脱身。非洲国家继续受到国际社会关注，正在从国内、地区和国际3个层面，利用机遇，促进发展。
In 2009，the Middle East and African economies were seriously affected by the international financial crises but did not collapse. Instead，they tend to recover gradually with the general improvement of the world economy. The United States saw its influence declining in the Middle East though it was still playing the major role in the regional affairs. The readjustment of the Middle East policies by the new American administration could neither resolve the complicate Middle East issues，nor could it help the United States to get rid of the predicament in the Middle East in short term. Benefiting from the international concern，the African countries were making use of opportunities and promoting development at domestic，regional and international levels.
