Africa Center Commentary & Analysis

Through high-level relationships and a track record of well-respected analysis, the Africa Center speaks directly to the stakeholders who matter, shaping policy on the foremost issues of this dynamic continent.

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2016

South Sudan: ‘A Problem Child’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Years of conflict, a dysfunctional government, and the international community’s failure to impose tough and meaningful sanctions have contributed to the crippling food insecurity that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee South Sudan, according to the Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham. “No rational farmer anywhere in the world is going to plant […]

East Africa Sudan

Event Recap

Mar 29, 2016

Briefing on post-election Niger

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 29, the Africa Center hosted a briefing with Her Excellency Hassana Alidou, Ambassador to the United States of the Republic of Niger, who provided an update on the country’s recent presidential election. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham welcomed attendees and introduced Alidou. In her remarks, Alidou identified several successes relating to […]

Africa Elections

AfricaSource

Mar 29, 2016

Senegal Consolidates Its Constitutional Democracy

By J. Peter Pham

While a number of African rulers—most notably Joseph Kabila of the rather ironically named Democratic Republic of the Congo whose ham-fisted attempts to prolong his presidency threaten to reignite the continent’s most bloody conflict—have been trying to extend their tenures by all possible means, fair or foul, voters in Senegal were asked in a March […]

Africa

Event Recap

Mar 23, 2016

Roundtable Discussion with the Foreign Minister of Somalia

By Africa Center

 On Wednesday, March 23, the Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with His Excellency Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Somalia

Event Recap

Mar 22, 2016

Briefing by Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Rotation 15.2

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 22, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Rotation 15.2, led by Colonel Calvert L. Worth, Jr., briefed the Africa Center staff on their most recent deployment on the continent.

Event Recap

Mar 22, 2016

African Roundtable with Former Director of Israeli Counterterrorism Bureau

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 22, the Africa Center hosted a roundtable for African diplomats with Brigadier General (Res.) Nitzan Nuriel, former Director of the Israeli Counterterrorism Bureau.

Event Recap

Mar 17, 2016

Briefing by the Foreign Minister of Burundi

By Africa Center

On Thursday, March 17, the Africa Center hosted a briefing with H.E. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi, who provided an update on developments in the country, including the mission of the Heads of State appointed by the African Union, the visit of UN Secretary General […]

South & Central Africa

New Atlanticist

Mar 16, 2016

Keeping the Focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Mitch Hulse

The Obama administration must pay closer attention to developments in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where President Joseph Kabila is poised to extend his term in violation of constitutional limits, according to Herman J. Cohen, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. “I fear that the United […]

South & Central Africa

Event Recap

Mar 15, 2016

Why the Congo Matters

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 15, the Africa Center launched its newest issue brief, Why the Congo Matters. The study, authored by Senior Fellow Dr. Gérard Prunier, explores the escalating domestic political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and makes the case for increased global engagement to prevent the descent of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest […]

South & Central Africa

AfricaSource

Mar 9, 2016

Morocco Forges a Singular Path in a Troubled Region

By Youssef Amrani

Since the tumult of the Arab Spring in 2011, the broader Middle East and North Africa region has grappled with instability, internal strife, and an existential struggle against extremist terrorism. The region has descended from the great hope for change into a spiral of fragmentation, insecurity, and fragility, and it continues to face complex emergency […]

Africa
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