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In the News

May 2, 2015

Pham on the US-Kenya “Reset”

By J. Peter Pham

Daily Nation quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Kenya and what it means for US-Kenya relations:

East Africa

In the News

May 1, 2015

Pham on Guinea’s Upcoming Elections

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign-language Guinée58.com quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the implications of the upcoming election in Guinea:

In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab’s Military Threat

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why defeating al-Shabaab will mean more than just a military victory:

Somalia

In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Pham: Boko Haram Has Killed More Than Ten Thousand People in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

CNS News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his testimony before the House Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on the scope of Boko Haram’s violence in Nigeria:

Nigeria

In the News

Apr 29, 2015

Pham on Morocco’s Importance in the Fight against Terror

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his congressional testimony on the importance of the US-Moroccan alliance in combatting terrorist organizations on the African continent:

Morocco

In the News

Apr 29, 2015

Pham on the Conflict in the Moroccan Sahara

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the UN Resolution on the conflict in the Moroccan Sahara:

Morocco

In the News

Apr 29, 2015

Pham Testifies on African Terror Threats

By Africa Center

J. Peter Pham, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, testified at a House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing, “Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States.” 

Africa

In the News

Apr 28, 2015

Pham on Kerry’s Africa Trip

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Secretary of State John Kerry’s upcoming visit to Djibouti, which will be the country’s first visit by a sitting secretary of state:

In the News

Apr 27, 2015

Pham: A Democratic Call to the Congo

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for the Huffington Post on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s upcoming presidential election and whether President Joseph Kabila will step down now that he has reached his term limit:

In the News

Apr 27, 2015

Pham on the Regional Consequences of a Naval Blockade off Yemeni Coast

By J. Peter Pham

Reuters quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the regional consequences of a employing a continuing naval blockade to keep weapons from Yemeni rebels: 

Yemen