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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:

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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:

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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:

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May 7, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab’s Transition to a Terrorist Organization

By J. Peter Pham

Breitbart quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how al-Shabaab’s attack on Garissa University in Kenya demonstrates their transition to a more transnational regional terrorist organization:

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May 5, 2015

Meservey on the al-Shabaab Threat in Somalia and Kenya

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Associate Director Joshua Meservey joins Al Jazeera to discuss the al-Shabaab threat, Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit, and why US military intervention isn’t an option:

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May 5, 2015

Pham on Kerry in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

USA Today quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the significance of Secretary of State John Kerry’s stop in Somalia:

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May 4, 2015

Nile Accord Opens Opportunity

By J. Peter Pham

Amid the attention recently focused on the Nigerian presidential election and the resulting democratic transition in Africa’s most populous country as well as on the brutal al-Shabaab terrorist attack on Kenya’s Garissa University College, an equally momentous event that took place at roughly the same time passed relatively unremarked. On March 23, the leaders of […]

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May 4, 2015

Pham on Secretary Kerry in Kenya

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Kenya and Africa’s strategic value to the United States:

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May 2, 2015

Pham on the US-Kenya “Reset”

By J. Peter Pham

Daily Nation quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Kenya and what it means for US-Kenya relations:

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Apr 30, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab’s Military Threat

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why defeating al-Shabaab will mean more than just a military victory:

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