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Oct 8, 2014

Boko Haram Takes, Holds Territory

By J. Peter Pham

Bottom Line Up Front:• Like its putative Islamic State counterparts in Iraq and Syria, the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram has in recent weeks accomplished an alarming expansion of its territorial control • The downing of a Nigerian fighter jet—and the videotaped beheading of its pilot—also suggest a quantum leap in the group’s offensive and propaganda […]

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Oct 2, 2014

Pham: Boko Haram is “Rapidly Gaining Ground”

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on gains made by the terrorist organization Boko Haram in Nigeria:

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Sep 26, 2014

Pham on King Mohammed at the United Nations

By J. Peter Pham

Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on King Mohammed VI’s speech before this year’s United Nations General Assembly:

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Sep 15, 2014

Pham on Similarities between Boko Haram and ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

NBC quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram declaring its own caliphate in Nigeria: 

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Sep 12, 2014

Pham on Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

US News and World Report quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how news of the terrorist organization Boko Haram has slipped from public attention as the world focuses on the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

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New Atlanticist

Sep 8, 2014

As ISIS Upends States in the Mideast, Boko Haram is Doing the Same in Africa

By New Atlanticist

Governments and Media, Seized With Iraq-Syria Crisis, Are Paying Scant Attention in Nigeria In the ninety days since ISIS militants suddenly seized Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, international news media, governments, and even last week’s NATO Summit have swung their attention and agendas to debating how to counter the explosive growth of the group’s apparent capacities […]

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Sep 8, 2014

Africa’s Islamic State?

By J. Peter Pham

Even as, coming out of the annual NATO summit in Wales, the United States and its allies are promising to ratchet up their response to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, another militant group, Boko Haram, is rapidly gaining ground in Africa, achieving many of the same operational and strategic successes that have made […]

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Aug 23, 2014

Pham: “Boko Haram Controls an Area the Size of Maryland”

By J. Peter Pham

NBC News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on successes and gains in Nigeria made by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: 

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In the News

Aug 14, 2014

Pham on Morocco’s Role in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by Ozy.com on Morocco as a financial hub:

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Aug 6, 2014

Pham on Human Rights Concerns in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

US News and World Report  quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on allegations that Nigeria’s military has carried out human rights abuses against its citizens: 

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