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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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Apr 3, 2015

Pham: “Now He Needs to Consolidate the Peace”

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari and the future of the fight against Boko Haram:

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 3, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab’s Changing Strategy

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on al-Shabaab’s changing strategy as a result of its recent attack on Garissa University in Kenya:

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Apr 3, 2015

Pham on the al-Shabaab Attack on Garissa University

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CNN to discuss the al-Shabaab attack on Garissa University in Kenya and what this latest attack means for the fight against the terrorist organization: Watch the full interview here.

East Africa

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Apr 3, 2015

Meservey on the al-Shabaab Attack in Kenya

By Joshua Meservey

Al Jazeera quotes Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey on the motivation behind al-Shabaab’s attack on Garissa University in Kenya:

East Africa Somalia

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Apr 3, 2015

Bruton: Al-Shabaab Crosses the Rubicon

By Bronwyn Bruton

Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton writes for Foreign Policy on why al-Shabaab’s recent attack on Garissa University in Kenya represents a fundamental shift in the militant group’s strategy:

East Africa Somalia

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Apr 2, 2015

Bruton on the al-Shabaab attack on Garissa University in Kenya

By Bronwyn Bruton

Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton joins CCTV America to discuss the al-Shabaab attack on Garissa University in Kenya:

East Africa Somalia

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Apr 2, 2015

Pham on the al-Shabaab Attack on Kenyan University

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins BBC World News America to discuss the al-Shabaab attack on a Kenyan university that killed 147 people:

East Africa

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Apr 1, 2015

Pham on the Relationship between Boko Haram and ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

The Los Angeles Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the relationship between Nigeria’s Boko Haram and ISIS:

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 1, 2015

Pham on Buhari’s Victory and Nigeria’s Democracy

By J. Peter Pham

Naija 24/7 News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what Buhari’s victory in the Nigerian presidential election means for Nigeria’s democracy:

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 1, 2015

Pham on Buhari’s Military Past

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the military past of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s new president:

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy