North and West Africa

North and West Africa

North and West Africa encompasses a geographically diverse expanse from Morocco to Nigeria, and from the Sahel to the Atlantic coast. The region is home to renowned African civilizations while indelibly tied to Arab empires and European colonization. Countries in the region have pursued new cooperation economically and in counterterrorism efforts. Security remains a burden for many, but the region has also produced some of Africa’s most compelling democratic success stories in recent years.   

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Event Recap

Jul 13, 2017

Update on the humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin

By Africa Center

On Thursday, July 13, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), hosted a roundtable discussion with Mr. Patrick Youssef, Deputy Regional Director for Africa at the ICRC. In his remarks, Youssef discussed the complexities of the protracted conflict in the Lake Chad Basin and the neutral, […]

Africa Conflict

In the News

Jun 13, 2017

Charai in El Mundo: El norte de Marruecos: un reto mediterráneo

By Atlantic Council

Morocco Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 12, 2017

Pham Quoted by Investing Magazine on Sunni-Shia Tensions in Senegal

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

North & West Africa

In the News

Apr 17, 2017

Pham Quoted by the Guardian on Nigeria and US Geopolitical and Strategic Interests in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Nigeria

In the News

Mar 31, 2017

Hruby in Newsweek: How a Nigerian Presidential Council can Revive the Country’s Ailing Economy

By Aubrey Hruby

Read the full article here.

Nigeria

Event Recap

Mar 29, 2017

Pham testifies before Homeland Security Committee on North African terror threats

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, March 29, Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham testified before the US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee on “Terrorism in North Africa: An Examination of the Threat.” Africa’s northwest Maghreb region is home to some of the longest-running terrorist campaigns on the African continent, a situation […]

Africa English

In the News

Mar 24, 2017

Pham Joins VOA to Discuss the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Northern Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full interview here.

East Africa Nigeria

In the News

Mar 24, 2017

Pham Quoted by the Baptist Standard on Religious Discrimination in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Nigeria

In the News

Mar 21, 2017

Pham Joins Religious Freedom Center Event on Nigeria

By Atlantic Council

Read more about the event here.

Nigeria

In the News

Mar 1, 2017

Pham Quoted by the Washington Diplomat on the Transition of Power in The Gambia after 2016 Election

By J. Peter Pham

Read full article here.

Elections North & West Africa
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Experts

Fellow

Gbemisola Abudu

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Didier Acouetey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Rabah Arezki

Distinguished Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Economy & Business
Ebenezer Arthur

Climate Leadership Program participant

Ebenezer Arthur

2023 Climate Leadership Program Participant

Millennium Leadership Program

North & West Africa

Millennium fellow

Chime Asonye

Founder, Nigerian Mental Health

Millennium Leadership Program

Civil Society North & West Africa

Fellow

Kyle Atwell

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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