U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton will start her African tour to Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Cape Verde next week, the State Department announced on Friday.

Her visit, from Monday to Tuesday, is to "demonstrate U.S. commitment to post-conflict return to peace, good governance and economic development as well as to emphasize U.S. focus on democratization," the department said in a statement.

While in Liberia, Clinton will attend President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf's inauguration and preside over the ribbon cutting of the new U.S. embassy compound in the capital city of Monrovia, said the statement.

In Cote d'Ivoire, she will meet with the country's President Alassane Ouattara to showcase support for "national reconciliation and strengthening democratic institutions" following last year's elections, said the statement.

As the first U.S. secretary of state to Togo, Clinton will meet President Faure Gnassingbe to demonstrate U.S. support for Togo's democratic progress, said the statement.

In Cape Verde, Clinton will meet Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to discuss cooperation on regional issues like counter- narcotics, good governance, sound economic policies, and Cape Verde's second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact, the statement added.