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.

Congressional Relations

Aug 5, 2014

President Marzouki Urges US Policymakers to Stay Focused on Tunisia

By The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council hosted a private, high-level luncheon for His Excellency President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki to discuss the need for greater US and EU support for Tunisia’s transition. Among the participants were representatives from the US Congress, US Government agencies, international financial institutions, and private industry.

Africa North Africa

Event Recap

Aug 4, 2014

Morocco’s Emergence as a Gateway to Business in Africa

By Joshua Meservey

The US-Africa Leaders Summit—designed to foster deeper economic and diplomatic ties between the United States and African governments and businesses—began on August 4. Consonant with the summit’s objective, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted an event marking the release of its new Issue in Focus report, “Morocco’s Emergence as a Gateway to Business in Africa.” […]

Africa Morocco

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2014

Top US Africa Official: Summit is ‘Unprecedented’ Chance to Build Ties

By Eric Gehman

Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield Outlines US Priorities for Summit  Next week’s US-Africa Leaders Summit will be an “unprecedented” opportunity to bolster ties between the United States and Africa, according to the State Department’s top Africa official.  

Africa

AfricaSource

Aug 1, 2014

Aubrey Hruby on the 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit

By The Atlantic Council

Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby discusses her hopes of seeing increased US business interest and investment in Africa as a result of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, as well as what she believes the long-term impact of the historic gathering will be.

Africa
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, greets Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore upon his arrival at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 23, 2013. The two leaders will meet to discuss security issues of mutual importance. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo.

AfricaSource

Aug 1, 2014

Burkina Faso “punches above its weight”

By J. Peter Pham

Although scores of African heads of state and government who will be arriving in Washington in coming days for the historic US-Africa Leaders Summit, media attention will likely focus on only a handful of leaders either because of the economic heft of their countries or because of the controversies surrounding them. This is regrettable since, […]

Africa North & West Africa

Event Recap

Jul 31, 2014

Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield Previews Inaugural US-Africa Leaders Summit

By The Atlantic Council

The inaugural US-Africa Leaders Summit begins next week from August 4 to 6 in Washington. As the first and largest initiative of its kind, President Obama has invited 51 heads of state and government to the United States for a three-day event that is intended to strengthen US-Africa ties and showcase American commitment to partnership […]

Event Recap

Jul 31, 2014

The US-Africa Leaders Summit: A Preview by Linda Thomas-Greenfield

By The Atlantic Council

The Africa Center hosted Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield for a public address previewing the upcoming US-Africa Leaders Summit.

Africa

Article

Jul 28, 2014

Boko Haram Still Resurgent

By J. Peter Pham

TSG IntelBrief: Boko Haram Still Resurgent Yesterday marked one hundred days since the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls and international awareness of the long-in-progress Boko Haram terror campaign.

Africa Nigeria
Senegalese soldiers participate in a training exercise. An end to the Casamance conflict presents an opportunity for Senegal to redirect military resources to peacekeeping operations throughout West Africa. US Marine Corps/Elsa Portillo

AfricaSource

Jul 9, 2014

Senegal: An End to One of Africa’s Longest Civil Conflicts?

By David Seyferth

On April 30, the leader of Senegal’s main separatist rebel group, the Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de Casamance (MFDC,) agreed to a ceasefire and peace talks to end one of Africa’s longest-running civil conflicts, which has sputtered off and on in the country’s southern Casamance region for the last thirty-two years. The separatist movement poses […]

North & West Africa

AfricaSource

Jun 23, 2014

EAC Railway: A Microcosm of China’s Foreign Policy towards Africa

By Kevin Gilmartin

On May 11 China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang formally signed a deal with a number of East African leaders for the Export Import Bank of China to finance the first stage of a modern railway network that would connect the major cities of the East African Community (EAC)—Bujumbura, Juba, Kampala, Nairobi and Kigali—with the coast. […]

China East Africa
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