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May 7, 2015

Pham: Bolster US-Nigeria Ties to Seal Democratic Gains

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for The Hill on the importance of the United States maintaining strong ties to Nigeria and the US efforts to ensure a smooth transition after Nigeria’s presidential elections:

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May 5, 2015

Pham on the Importance of the US-Morocco Alliance

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Le Malien quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the importance of the US-Morocco alliance to countering violent extremism on the African continent: Read the full article here.

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May 5, 2015

Northern Mali’s critical moment

By Africa Center

Mali has largely fallen from international headlines after a 2013 French military intervention drove back the constellation of terror groups occupying the northern part of the country, but the security situation has again deteriorated to the point it poses an urgent threat to the whole of the country as well as the region. There are […]

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May 1, 2015

Coalition Scores Victories Against Boko Haram

By Joshua Meservey and Kelsey Lilley

Bottom Line Up Front:  • On April 28 and 30 the Nigerian military rescued hundreds of female hostages from Boko Haram’s stronghold in the northern Sambisa Forest • The origins of the freed kidnap victims are unknown, but the military has announced that most of them are not the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in April […]

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Apr 30, 2015

Pham: Boko Haram Has Killed More Than Ten Thousand People in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

CNS News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his testimony before the House Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on the scope of Boko Haram’s violence in Nigeria:

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Apr 29, 2015

Pham on Morocco’s Importance in the Fight against Terror

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his congressional testimony on the importance of the US-Moroccan alliance in combatting terrorist organizations on the African continent:

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Apr 29, 2015

Pham on the Conflict in the Moroccan Sahara

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the UN Resolution on the conflict in the Moroccan Sahara:

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Apr 21, 2015

Pham on the Removal of the Head of the Nigerian Police Force

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on outgoing Nigerian President Jonathan Goodluck’s decision to fire the head of the Nigerian police force:

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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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Apr 16, 2015

Pham on the Challenges Facing the Buhari Administration

By J. Peter Pham

Leadership Nigeria quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the challenges facing the new Buhari administration in Nigeria in fighting Boko Haram:

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