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New Atlanticist

Jul 23, 2015

Obama’s ‘Most Strategic Itinerary’ in Africa

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham says President has important reasons to visit Kenya and Ethiopia US President Barack Obama’s decision to visit Kenya and Ethiopia this week underscores the strategic significance of these two sub-Saharan nations to the United States, says the Atlantic Council’s top Africa analyst. Obama arrives in Kenya, his late father’s homeland, […]

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Jul 23, 2015

Bruton on Obama’s Ethiopian Trip

By Bronwyn Bruton

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on why President Obama’s trip to Ethiopia is a mistake:

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Jul 23, 2015

Pham on Obama’s Africa Trip

By J. Peter Pham

Bloomberg quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on President Obama’s trip to Kenya:

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Jul 23, 2015

Pham on Significance of Obama’s Trip to Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Star Tribune quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on President Obama’s upcoming trip to Ethiopia and Kenya and the need to address pressing issues in both countries, particularly human rights:

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Jul 23, 2015

Pham on Obama in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Deutsche Welle quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Obama’s visits to Kenya and Ethiopia, where fighting terror and economic growth will be high on the agenda:

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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2015

Presidential Election in Burundi Underscores International Community’s Failure to Engage

By Kelsey Lilley

Residents of the small, central African nation of Burundi are voting July 21 to elect their next President. The election takes place after nearly three months of sometimes-violent protests and clashes both between rival groups and between demonstrators and Burundian police, sparked by current President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial third-term bid. In mid-May, an attempted coup […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2015

At Four Years Old, South Sudan is the ‘World’s Most Failed State’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Pham says President Salva Kiir must step down to give his country a chance Four years after it won independence from Sudan following decades of war, South Sudan is once again trapped in a vicious cycle of conflict that has turned the world’s youngest nation into a failed state, says the Atlantic Council’s […]

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Jul 7, 2015

Burundi: Dust Settles after Parliamentary Elections

By Kelsey Lilley

Burundi, the central African nation entering its third month of political crisis, held parliamentary elections last week. Seventeen opposition parties formally boycotted the polls (though several others appeared on the ballot); preliminary results suggest that the ruling party of incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza—whose announcement that he would seek a third term sparked widespread protests—won a […]

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Jul 6, 2015

Pham on US Alliance with Ethiopia

By J. Peter Pham

The Ethiopian Herald quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the recent military cooperation between the United States and Ethiopia:

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Jul 6, 2015

Pham on Sudanese Sanctions

By J. Peter Pham

Sudan Vision Daily quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the impact of US economic sanctions in Sudan:

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