Programs

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center promotes dynamic geopolitical partnerships with African states and helps redirect US and European policy priorities toward strengthening security and bolstering economic growth and prosperity on the continent.

Content

In the News

Sep 13, 2018

Pham Joins VOA to Discuss Sudanese Cabinet

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full discussion here.

Sudan

In the News

Sep 13, 2018

Pham Joins RFI to Discuss CIA Presence in Niger

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full discussion here.

North & West Africa Sahel

New Atlanticist

Sep 11, 2018

Eritrea and Ethiopia: Troops remain, but is peace closer?

By Bronwyn Bruton

Events on September 11 suggest that the troop withdrawal—and with it, the normalization of politics on both sides of the border—is getting much closer.

Conflict Eritrea

In the News

Sep 11, 2018

Bruton Quoted in The Atlantic on War on Terror in Somalia

By Bronwyn Bruton

Read the full article here.

Somalia

Event Recap

Sep 7, 2018

Turkey’s investment opportunities in Africa

By Grady Wilson

On September 6, 2018 the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY, in cooperation with the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), hosted a half-day conference in Istanbul titled Turkey’s investment Opportunities in Africa, to explore business opportunities on the African continent. Turkey’s interest and engagement in Africa has grown significantly […]

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 4, 2018

Pham Joins CNN to Discuss China Announcing Investment in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Watch the full discussion here.

Africa China

New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2018

Dispelling the dominant myths of China in Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

Foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in technology, and small and medium enterprise diffusion are critical parts of China’s 2.0 approach to the continent.

Africa China

In the News

Sep 3, 2018

Pham Quoted in VOA News on Daybreak Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full discussion here.

Africa

New Atlanticist

Aug 27, 2018

China provides Africa opportunity—and risk

By J. Peter Pham

Next week in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping will open the seventh Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the triennial summit gathering of the People’s Republic of China’s top leadership and their counterparts from all the African states except eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), Taiwan’s sole remaining diplomatic partner on the continent. Numerous African leaders, the chairperson of […]

Africa China

AfricaSource

Aug 27, 2018

China provides Africa opportunity—and risk

By J. Peter Pham

Next week in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping will open the seventh Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the triennial summit gathering of the People’s Republic of China’s top leadership and their counterparts from all the African states except eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), Taiwan’s sole remaining diplomatic partner on the continent. Numerous African leaders, the chairperson of the […]

Africa China

Experts

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