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Jun 15, 2015

Pham on Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis

By J. Peter Pham

World Politics Review quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the need for widespread humanitarian aid in South Sudan

East Africa

In the News

Jun 10, 2015

Pham on Somalia’s Remittance Problem

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on MasterCard’s plan to use debit and credit cards to both gain access to and bolster the Somali economy, now largely dependent on remittance funds transferred from abroad:

Somalia

In the News

Jun 10, 2015

Pham on South Sudan Conflict

By J. Peter Pham

The World Politics Review quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why despite the current stalemate between the government and rebel groups, only the rainy season is slowing fighting in South Sudan:

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AfricaSource

Jun 9, 2015

Free Trade Pact Highlights Egypt’s Pivot Back towards Africa

By J. Peter Pham

On Wednesday, presidents and other leaders representing twenty-six African countries meeting at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh signed an agreement to launch a “Cape to Cairo” free trade zone spanning the length of the continent. The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), as it will formally be known, will embrace three of Africa’s […]

Ethiopia North Africa

In the News

Jun 4, 2015

Pham on the Rise of al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

US News and World Report quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the rise of al-Shabaab:

Somalia

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Jun 3, 2015

Hruby: Despite Setbacks, Africa is Still Rising

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby writes for How We Made it in Africa on why despite plummeting commodity prices and increasing insecurity, Africa is still on the rise:

East Africa Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

May 29, 2015

The Cost of Kenyan Corruption

In Swahili, a language spoken throughout East and Central Africa, “kitu kidogo” means “a little something.” In Kenya, the phrase is shorthand for the small bribes necessary to navigate virtually any encounter with Kenyan officialdom. In Nairobi, the country’s capital, it is wise to factor in extra time, and a lot of extra patience, for […]

East Africa

In the News

May 28, 2015

Pham: The Human Cost of America’s Not-So-Smart Sudan Sanctions

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for the Huffington Post on how US sanctions are harming the Sudanese people:

Sudan

In the News

May 27, 2015

Pham on Ethiopia’s Prime Minister

By J. Peter Pham

Al Jazeera quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Ethiopia’s recently reelected Prime Minister, who is branded both as an autocrat and praised as a steady hand:

Ethiopia

In the News

May 22, 2015

Pham on Ethiopia’s Elections

By J. Peter Pham

Ventures Africa quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Ethiopia’s strong economy improving its ruling party’s chances of reelection:

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