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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:

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:

Somalia

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Apr 22, 2015

Bruton on ISIS’s Influence Over al-Shabaab

By Bronwyn Bruton

Slate quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on ISIS’s influence over al-Shabaab as demonstrated by the militant group’s attack on Garissa University in Kenya:

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Apr 21, 2015

Bruton on al-Shabaab in Kenya

By Bronwyn Bruton

IRIN News quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on al-Shabaab’s growing presence in Kenya:

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Somalia

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Apr 20, 2015

Pham on Ethiopia as an Attractive Target for Extremist Groups

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign Policy quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Ethiopia’s antiextremist policies make it an attractive target for extremist groups, including ISIS:

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Apr 17, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab and Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Voice of America’s Encounter to discuss the recent attacks by al-Shabaab and the one year anniversary of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram:

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Somalia

Event Recap

Apr 16, 2015

Status of Sudan Debt Relief Process

By Africa Center

The issue of debt relief has for years been a point of contention in Sudan’s relationship with much of the international community, including at times with South Sudan. But its fair and timely resolution would do much to advance the United States’ stated goal of normalizing relations with Sudan.

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