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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, greets Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore upon his arrival at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 23, 2013. The two leaders will meet to discuss security issues of mutual importance. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo.

AfricaSource

Aug 1, 2014

Burkina Faso “punches above its weight”

By J. Peter Pham

Although scores of African heads of state and government who will be arriving in Washington in coming days for the historic US-Africa Leaders Summit, media attention will likely focus on only a handful of leaders either because of the economic heft of their countries or because of the controversies surrounding them. This is regrettable since, […]

Africa North & West Africa
European flags in Brussels

NATOSource

Jul 30, 2014

Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror

By Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times

Kidnapping Europeans for ransom has become a global business for Al Qaeda, bankrolling its operations across the globe.

Europe & Eurasia Sahel

In the News

Jul 30, 2014

Hruby: Nigeria Tops Investment Sentiment Index Despite Rising Terror Activities

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby cowrites for Ventures Africa on how global markets remain intrigued by Nigeria despite its growing instability:

Economy & Business Nigeria

Article

Jul 28, 2014

Boko Haram Still Resurgent

By J. Peter Pham

TSG IntelBrief: Boko Haram Still Resurgent Yesterday marked one hundred days since the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls and international awareness of the long-in-progress Boko Haram terror campaign.

Africa Nigeria

In the News

Jul 23, 2014

Pham on First One Hundred Days Since Boko Haram Abduction

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins PBS NewsHour to discuss the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted in April by the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

Nigeria

MENASource

Jul 21, 2014

Is Morocco Leading by Example?

By Karim Mezran

Most observers, saddened and appalled by the collapse of security and the spread of violence across the Middle East—from Libya to Egypt to Syria, Iraq, and Bahrain, not to mention the crisis in Gaza—focus on Tunisia as the only positive and uplifting case to result from the Arab Spring.

Morocco

In the News

Jul 11, 2014

Pham on Options for Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins NPR’s Marketplace to discuss the options available to the Nigerian government in the aftermath of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: 

Nigeria
Senegalese soldiers participate in a training exercise. An end to the Casamance conflict presents an opportunity for Senegal to redirect military resources to peacekeeping operations throughout West Africa. US Marine Corps/Elsa Portillo

AfricaSource

Jul 9, 2014

Senegal: An End to One of Africa’s Longest Civil Conflicts?

By David Seyferth

On April 30, the leader of Senegal’s main separatist rebel group, the Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de Casamance (MFDC,) agreed to a ceasefire and peace talks to end one of Africa’s longest-running civil conflicts, which has sputtered off and on in the country’s southern Casamance region for the last thirty-two years. The separatist movement poses […]

North & West Africa

In the News

Jul 8, 2014

Pham on the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign

By J. Peter Pham

US News and World Report quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what the United States is doing in Nigeria to help rescue the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

Nigeria

In the News

Jul 1, 2014

Pham on Boko Haram’s Support Model

By J. Peter Pham

Reuters quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Boko Haram is able to continue supporting itself despite US efforts to choke off its funding sources:

Nigeria
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