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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 6, 2016

A measured US strategy for the new Africa

By Dr. J. Peter Pham

Africa’s story is increasingly one of economic dynamism that is driven, in part, by political reform and improvements in governance. But, there are also very real security, humanitarian, and developmental challenges that remain to be confronted. The United States has a stake in helping to tackle these challenges, not least because it is in its own national interest to do so.

Africa
East Africa

In the News

Nov 17, 2016

Lilley in the Journal of the Middle East and Africa: Book Review- Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia

By Kelsey Lilley

Read the full article here.

Ethiopia

Event Recap

Nov 10, 2016

Al-Shabaab’s Media Insurgency

By Africa Center

On Thursday, November 10, in cooperation with Hate Speech International (HSI), the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a panel discussion on HSI’s newest report, Continuity and Change: The Evolution and Resilience of Al-Shabaab’s Media Insurgency, 2006-2016. Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton welcomed attendees to the event, and Kjetil Stormarck, director of HSI, gave an […]

Africa
Somalia

AfricaSource

Nov 7, 2016

An Israeli Pivot to Africa

By Liviya David

With increased partnership at the top of the agenda, a September meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and over fifteen African heads of state at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) marks a critical point in Israel’s recent refocus on Africa. Conventional analysis on recent Israel-Africa relations suggests that Israel’s primary […]

East Africa
Israel

Event Recap

Oct 27, 2016

Ethiopian State Minister Details Causes of Ongoing Unrest, State of Emergency

By Africa Center

On Thursday, October 27, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted His Excellency Taye Atske-Selassie, state minister for political affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. After an introduction from Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham, Taye presented formal remarks. Taye discussed the sustained protests that have taken […]

Africa
East Africa

MENASource

Oct 17, 2016

GERD: Politics and the Art of Possibility

By Mohamed Mahmoud

Egyptian officials, faced with the reality of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are meeting the potential risks with mixed views on how to respond. Some believe that Egypt should be firm about the dam, which according to experts, represents a danger to the country’s water security. Others believe that Egypt could work with the situation […]

Ethiopia
North Africa

In the News

Oct 12, 2016

Pham Joins CCTV America to Discuss the Recent Developments in South Sudan and How the United Nations is Reacting to the Conflicts in the Region

By Peter Pham

Watch the full interview here.

East Africa

Event Recap

Oct 4, 2016

Roundtable with Lieutenant General Yohannes Tesfamariam, former commander of UNMISS

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, October 4, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Lieutenant General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam, former force commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), who discussed the evolving security situation in the country, the impact of international peacekeeping forces, and ways forward for UNMISS.

East Africa
International Organizations

AfricaSource

Sep 29, 2016

A Return to Civil War in South Sudan?

By Julian Wyss

While South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai carries out a public relations offensive in New York and Washington this week, all indications suggest that the country is teetering dangerously close to collapsing back into civil war.

East Africa

New Atlanticist

Sep 28, 2016

South Sudan’s First Vice President Blames Roads, Criminals for Blocking UN Efforts

By Ashish Kumar Sen

South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai blames the absence of roads, the presence of criminals, and weak governance structures for the obstruction of UN peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in his country. Deng spoke in response to a confidential report from United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the UN Security Council that […]

East Africa
Sudan
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Experts

Fellow

Maureen Farrell

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Africa East Africa

Advisory Council member

Marsha Parcou

Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

Freedom and Prosperity Center

East Africa Entrepreneurship

Staff

Ginger Matchett

Program Assistant

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Africa Americas

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Alexander Bozmoski

Vice President, Programs, DEPLOY/US

Millennium Leadership Program

East Africa Energy & Environment

Fellow

Ernst Jan Hogendoorn

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa East Africa

Fellow

Aubrey Hruby

Senior Advisor

Africa Center

Economy & Business Future of Work
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