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Pham on Invisible Children and Kony 2012

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins PRI’s The World to discuss Invisible Children and the Kony 2012 campaign: 

Pham: Boko Haram’s Latest Attack

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV News’ Afternoon Express to discuss Boko Haram’s kidnapping of 100 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria. Watch the interview here.

Pham: Algerian Elections are “Unlikely to Spark Change”

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by Voice of America on the likelihood that incumbent Algerian President Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika will win upcoming elections: 

Pham on Security Reform in Kenya, Uganda

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the security situation in Kenya and Uganda: 

Pham: Will UN Peacekeepers Stem Violence in CAR?

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV News to discuss how UN peacekeeper forces could affect the dynamic of conflict in the Central African Republic. Watch the interview here.

Meservey: The Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill and the Limits of US Influence in Africa

Africa Center Assistant Director Josh Meservey writes in the Hill on the United States’ inability to pressure Uganda’s president to not sign a controversial anti-gay bill:

Pham: Rwanda’s Turnaround a “Miracle”

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by U.S. News & World Report on Rwanda’s progress since the genocide that shocked the world twenty years ago:

Pham on Boko Haram, Army Collusion in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on reports that units within Nigeria’s army have been colluding with terrorist group Boko Haram:

Pham: Rwanda’s Kagame Deserves Scrutiny

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted in the Jewish Daily Forward on Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s legacy:

Pham: Was Obama’s Award Acceptance Unconstitutional?

By J. Peter Pham

Politifact.com quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the rumor that President Obama’s acceptance of the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit from Saudia Arabia in 2009 violates the US Constitution: