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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

In the News

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:

Ethiopia

In the News

May 21, 2015

Pham on Ethiopia’s Upcoming Election

By J. Peter Pham

Al Jazeera quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Ethiopia’s ruling coalition and why it’s likely they’ll win in another landslide election:

Ethiopia

In the News

May 20, 2015

Pham on US Involvement in South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Sudan Vision quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US involvement in South Sudan:

East Africa

In the News

May 11, 2015

Meservey: The Insecurity of the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Associate Director Joshua Meservey writes for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation on what closing Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya would mean for regional security:

East Africa
Somalia

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