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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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In the News

Mar 3, 2015

Pham on the Links Between Boko Haram and ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

The Independent quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his congressional testimony on potential connections between Boko Haram and ISIS:

Nigeria

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Mar 3, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram and al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Secure Freedom Radio to discuss Boko Haram and al-Shabaab:

Nigeria Somalia

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Mar 1, 2015

Meservey on the al-Shabaab Threat

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey joins C-SPAN to discuss the al-Shabaab terror threat against shopping malls in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada:

Somalia

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Feb 27, 2015

Pham on the Liberian President’s Visit to the White House

By J. Peter Pham

French-language newspaper Le Point Afrique quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s visit to the White House to discuss US assistance in the fight against Ebola: Read the full article here.

North & West Africa

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Feb 26, 2015

Pham on the History of the US-Liberia Relationship

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the history of the US-Liberia relationship and how it affected US involvement in the fight against Ebola:

North & West Africa

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Feb 25, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram Suffering Losses

By J. Peter Pham

The Daily Beast quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram suffering losses against African troops and why that may make them even more dangerous:

Nigeria

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Feb 25, 2015

Pham on the Appointment of an Ambassador to Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

PBS News Hour quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why right now isn’t the right time for the United States to appoint an ambassador to Somalia:

Somalia

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Feb 25, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab Threat on Western Targets

By J. Peter Pham

The National Interest quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on whether al-Shabaab has the capacity to strike western targets:

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Feb 24, 2015

Bruton: “al-Shabaab Has Been Politically Marginalized”

By Bronwyn Bruton

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on how al-Shabaab has been weakened and politically marginalized:

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Feb 24, 2015

Pham on the Evolution of al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the evolution of al-Shabaab and its transformation into a terrorist group:

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