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.

Event Recap

Nov 13, 2014

Consolidating Peace in the Central African Republic: A Conversation with Faith Leaders

By Africa Center

Of the many tragedies of the conflict that has engulfed the Central African Republic (CAR) for nearly a year, one of the greatest is that it has pitted Muslim and Christian communities that historically coexisted against one another. The violence has taken over five thousand lives, and in October, less than a month after the […]

Africa

Event Recap

Nov 12, 2014

Conversation with Togolese Ministers

By Africa Center

The Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. Stanislas Bamouni Baba, minister-counselor to the president of the Togolese Republic, and H.E. Dédé Ahoéfa Ekoué, minister of social action, women’s promotion, and literacy. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham provided the welcome and introduction.

North & West Africa

Event Recap

Nov 12, 2014

Stability and Human Rights in Nigeria: Latest Updates from the Field

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, November 12, the Atlantic Council welcomed Chom Bagu, Search for Common Ground’s (SFCG) Nigeria country director, and Mausi Segun, Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Nigeria researcher and analyst, for a discussion on security and human rights challenges in Nigeria. The discussion was cohosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Africa Nigeria

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

China’s Evolving Ebola Response: Recognizing the Cost of Inaction

By Chris Leins

World leaders arrived in Beijing on November 10 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting, as China seeks to emphasize its global economic influence and power. Yet, even while China demonstrates its economic might, the country’s slow response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa – where it has a substantial commercial footprint — raised […]

Africa China

Event Recap

Nov 10, 2014

Briefing with Swedish Defense Delegation

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a briefing for Swedish regional defense attachés and analysts who focus on Africa. The briefing featured presentations by Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton.

Article

Nov 7, 2014

Somalia’s Slumping Fortunes

By Bronwyn Bruton

Bottom Line Up Front: • After almost eight years on the ground, African Union troops have nearly beaten the Qaeda-linked militia al-Shabab—at least militarily • Since 2011, Shabab has steadily lost territory, and on October 5 was pushed out of its last coastal stronghold, the port city of Barawe • The loss of Barawe, and […]

Somalia

AfricaSource

Oct 31, 2014

Burkina Faso update: Missed opportunity?

By J. Peter Pham

The “soft landing” that so many, both in Burkina Faso and abroad, had worked so hard to achieve is not to be. Following violent protests against an effort to lift the constitutional bar on his seeking another term in office, mob actions which brought the landlocked West African country to the edge of the abyss, […]

North & West Africa Politics & Diplomacy

AfricaSource

Oct 31, 2014

Burkina Faso: The consequences of burning down the house

By J. Peter Pham

The events that have followed each other in rapid succession this week in the West African country of Burkina Faso are, at one level, relatively straightforward. What is not so readily apparent—certainly not to the tens of thousands of protesters-turned-rioters, much less to those far-off outsiders who, wittingly or unwittingly, egged them on—are the consequences […]

North & West Africa Politics & Diplomacy

AfricaSource

Oct 26, 2014

Stopping Organized Crime at Sea: J. Peter Pham at the 2014 Atlantic Dialogues

By Africa Center

At the 2014 Atlantic Dialogues in Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham spoke on the “Stopping Organized Crime at Sea” panel.

East Africa

Event Recap

Oct 22, 2014

Luncheon Discussion with Tunisian Presidential Candidate Mondher Zenaidi

By Africa Center

On November 28, nearly four years after the Arab Spring swept across much of North Africa and the Middle East, Tunisians will go to the polls to elect their first president since the adoption of a new constitution.

Africa North Africa
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