East Africa

Prunier on War in South Sudan

By Gerard Prunier

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Gerard Prunier writes for Open Democracy on South Sudan’s civil war:

Pham on US Involvement in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Al Arabiya quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US foreign policy in Somalia:

Pham on Rise of Al Shabaab in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Global Post interviews Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council J. Peter Pham on the regional impact of terrorist group Al Shabaab in Africa:

J. Peter Pham and Rudolph Atallah on US Antiterror Efforts in Africa

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on US efforts to train elite antiterror forces in Libya, Niger, Mauritania, and Mali:

Pham on Boko Haram in Kenya

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why recent travel advisories on Kenya may indicate a growing presence of the terrorist organization Boko Haram in the country:

Atallah on al-Shabab’s Message to Young Americans

By Rudolph Atallah

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah is quoted by ABC News on the new video made by Somalia’s al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab which urges Americans to join the terrorist organization:

Bruton on Kerry’s Ethiopia Visit

By Bronwyn Bruton

Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton writes for Politico on Secretary Kerry’s trip to Africa and why visiting Ethiopia in particular sends a negative message: