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Africa Center staff and fellows provide regular commentary and analysis of African affairs in top tier global media outlets.

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Jul 23, 2015

Premium Times Features President Buhari’s Speech at AC Event

By Atlantic Council

Premium Times published Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech from an event during his trip to Washington, DC cohosted by the Atlantic Council:

Nigeria

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Jul 23, 2015

Hruby on Afri-preneurship

By Aubrey Hruby

Linkedin quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby on a new era of entrepreneurship in Africa:

Africa

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Jul 23, 2015

Leadership Nigeria Features Atlantic Council Event with President Buhari

By Atlantic Council

Leadership Nigeria quotes Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari from an Atlantic Council event, in conjunction with the United States Institute for Peace (USIP), in a discussion on the need for US assistance in the fight against Boko Haram:

Nigeria

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Jul 23, 2015

Pham on Obama’s Africa Trip

By J. Peter Pham

Bloomberg quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on President Obama’s trip to Kenya:

East Africa

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Jul 23, 2015

Pham on Significance of Obama’s Trip to Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Star Tribune quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on President Obama’s upcoming trip to Ethiopia and Kenya and the need to address pressing issues in both countries, particularly human rights:

East Africa Ethiopia

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Jul 23, 2015

Pham on Obama in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Deutsche Welle quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Obama’s visits to Kenya and Ethiopia, where fighting terror and economic growth will be high on the agenda:

East Africa Ethiopia

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Jul 23, 2015

Hruby: Shedding the Developed Market Mindset

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby cowrites for How We Made it in Africa on how the key lessons for businesses entering Africa stem from the differences between operating in a developing country and developed country markets:

Africa

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Jul 21, 2015

Pham on Burundi’s Elections

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the violence and ethnic tensions surrounding Burundi’s presidential elections:

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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Jul 21, 2015

Hruby on Technology in Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

Mic quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby on six ways Africa is paving the way for the future of technology:

Africa

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Jul 20, 2015

Pham: Nigerian President’s Visit a Refresh for US-Nigerian Relations

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for The Hill on the significance of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with President Obama:

Nigeria