East Africa

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: 

Pham on Famine in South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by the Associated Press on fears of famine in South Sudan and how the government is dealing with them:

Pham on Crises in South Sudan and Central African Republic

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Voice of America’s Encounter to discuss the political and humanitarian crises currently taking place in South Sudan and the Central African Republic: 

Pham on Security Reform in Kenya, Uganda

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the security situation in Kenya and Uganda: 

Meservey: The Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill and the Limits of US Influence in Africa

Africa Center Assistant Director Josh Meservey writes in the Hill on the United States’ inability to pressure Uganda’s president to not sign a controversial anti-gay bill:

Pham: Rwanda’s Turnaround a “Miracle”

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by U.S. News & World Report on Rwanda’s progress since the genocide that shocked the world twenty years ago: