Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

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Prioritizing access to critical minerals will require prioritizing Africa

By Benjamin Mossberg

Access to critical minerals is an urgent national security issue. The United States must view investments in African energy, mineral, and mining—key to securing this access—with similar importance.
Africa Energy & Environment
Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

AfricaSource Mar 21, 2025

In the scramble for Africa’s critical minerals, the West must not abandon the ESG agenda

By Zainab Usman and Rama Yade

As this race for minerals and metals critical for the energy transition heats up, both companies and governments must not abandon environmental, social, and governance principles in Africa.
Africa Energy & Environment
Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

AfricaSource Mar 20, 2025

If the international community wants to curb fossil fuel emissions, it must make Africa a serious clean energy offer

By Neil Ford

Before the international community asks African countries to leave undeveloped fossil fuel resources in the ground, it must make them an offer of clean energy financing—one substantial enough to fund Africa’s current and future appetite for electricity.
Africa Energy & Environment

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Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

African creatives Aug 29, 2024

ESPN Host and two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike champions African diaspora engagement through sports and media 

Ogwumike is a Nigerian-American powerhouse redefining the intersection of sports and media and highlighting the important role of the diaspora in shaping the future of the African continent.

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Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

African creatives Jun 7, 2024

Cultural curator Abdul Karim Abdullah elevates African culture from the Bronx to Ghana 

By Africa Center

As founder and chief executive officer of AfroFuture Fest and Culture Management Group, Abdul Karim Abdullah is creating opportunities for the diaspora to celebrate African culture at a festival in West Africa.

Africa Economy & Business
Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

African creatives May 1, 2024

Creative visionary Elroy Fillis-Bell showcases the impact of dance across the continent 

By Africa Center

Joburg Ballet Chief Executive Officer Elroy Fillis-Bell is an advocate for the arts and believes that dance provides a unique way for communities to engage
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Sep 18, 2012

Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

By Africa Center

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a roundtable today on the crisis in the Sahel with H.E. Marou Amadou, minister of justice, guardian of seals, and spokesperson of the government the Republic of Niger. The minister, who is in Washington for meetings with US officials before traveling to New York to represent his country […]

Africa Conflict

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Aug 17, 2012

Roundtable Discussion with Ministerial Delegation from the Republic of South Sudan

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a not-for-attribution roundtable discussion with a ministerial delegation from the Republic of South Sudan.

East Africa
Assessing Governance in Rwanda

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Aug 7, 2012

Assessing Governance in Rwanda

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, in partnership with International Republic Institute (IRI), hosted a discussion on Assessing Governance in Rwanda at IRI’s auditorium earlier today as part of the IRI Democratic Governance Speakers Series.

East Africa

Event Recap

Aug 6, 2012

Transition Seminar for First South Sudanese Ambassador to the US

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a luncheon “transition seminar” for H.E. Akec Khoc, ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan to the United States, to introduce him to the policy community and assist him in orienting his mission.

East Africa
US-Sudan Relations

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Aug 1, 2012

US-Sudan Relations

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a major policy presentation on US-Sudan relations by Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman, United States special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan.

East Africa Sudan

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Jul 20, 2012

Roundtable with South African Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a luncheon roundtable today with the Honourable Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe, minister of justice and constitutional development of the Republic of South Africa. The minister, who is a member of the National Executive Committee and National Working Committee of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), also serves as head […]

South Africa

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Jul 17, 2012

Briefing on Somalia by UN Monitoring Group

By Adrienne Chuck

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a breakfast briefing and discussion today on the political and security situation in Somalia and the Greater Horn of Africa by the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.

Somalia

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Jul 11, 2012

IntelBrief: Perpetual Conflict in the Sudans

By Bronwyn Bruton

In the seventh in the series of “IntelBriefs” on African security issues being produced by the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center in partnership with the Soufan Group, an international strategic consultancy, Ansari Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton provides an update on the border dispute between Sudan and South Sudan.

East Africa Sudan
Managing Societal Fault Lines in Twenty-First Century Africa

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Jun 14, 2012

Managing Societal Fault Lines in Twenty-First Century Africa

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a discussion on ‘Managing Societal Fault Lines in Twenty-First Century Africa.”

Africa

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May 31, 2012

The crisis in northern Mali

By Africa Center

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, in partnership with the Carnegie Middle East Program, hosted a discussion on The Crisis in Northern Mali: Implications for a Region in Flux at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace earlier today. Speaking on the panel moderated by Ansari Center director J. Peter Pham were Rudolph Atallah, […]

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