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Jan 28, 2015

Conditions Ripe for Electoral Violence in Nigeria

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analysts see threat from Boko Haram, sore losers The fact that the militant group Boko Haram controls vast swaths of territory in northeastern Nigeria will likely disenfranchise voters and has elevated the danger of post-election violence, according to Atlantic Council analysts. “Because of insecurity in the northeast, one party may believe that its […]

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Jan 27, 2015

Pham Testifies on Boko Haram, Nigerian Elections

By Africa Center

J. Peter Pham, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, testified at a House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on “Nigeria on the Brink?”

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Jan 27, 2015

Pham: “It’s Boko Haram Version 3.0”

By J. Peter Pham

Defense One quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the evolution of Boko Haram and what the US Department of Defense can do to assist the Nigerian military:

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Jan 26, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram and the Nigerian Elections

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Boko Haram could affect the Nigerian elections:

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Jan 25, 2015

Pham to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham to testify at  “Nigeria on the Brink” congressional hearing:

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Jan 25, 2015

Larémont: “The Unity of Nigeria is Essential Not Only to Nigeria, but Also to International Security”

By Ricardo René Larémont

Bloomberg quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ricardo René Larémont on the upcoming Nigerian elections:

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Jan 23, 2015

Pham on What Happens if Nigeria Collapses

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what happens if Nigeria collapses as a result of Boko Haram:

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Jan 21, 2015

Pham on the Media’s Double Standard

By J. Peter Pham

Huffington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the media’s implicit double standard when covering African news stories:

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Jan 20, 2015

Pham on the Growing Threat of Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign language newspaper Tages Anzeiger quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the growing threat of Boko Haram in Nigeria: Read the full article here.

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Jan 20, 2015

Pham on Nigeria’s Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign language newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram in Nigeria:

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