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Jan 31, 2015

Pham on the Upcoming Nigerian Elections

By J. Peter Pham

NBC News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the upcoming elections and escalating violence in Nigeria:

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Jan 31, 2015

Pham on the Deadly Attacks in One of Nigeria’s Key Cities

By J. Peter Pham

NBC News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram’s deadly attacks in Maiduguri, one of Nigeria’s key cities:

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Jan 29, 2015

Meservey: Nigerian Refugees Fleeing Boko Haram Are a Crisis in the Making

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey writes for the Washington Post on the humanitarian crisis spawned by Boko Haram in Nigeria:

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Jan 29, 2015

Pham on Similarities Between ISIS and Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

The Daily Beast quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on similarities between ISIS and Boko Haram:

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Jan 29, 2015

Pham: “It’s Going to be a Multiyear Process”

By J. Peter Pham

US News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what has allowed Boko Haram to thrive in northeast Nigeria and what it’s going to take to combat the militant group:

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Jan 29, 2015

Pham on the Destruction of Christian Churches in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

The AP quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the destruction of Christian churches in Nigeria from his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Nigeria and Boko Haram:

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New Atlanticist

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

Conversation with Former Guinean Prime Minister H.E. Cellou Dalein Diallo

By Africa Center

Amid a number of important African elections slated to take place in 2015, the Republic of Guinea is preparing for both presidential and local elections—the latter repeatedly postponed despite being overdue three years ago. Current President Alpha Condé has announced his intention to seek reelection after ascending to power during the controversial 2010 polls.

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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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