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May 31, 2014

Atallah on Boko Haram

By Rudolph Atallah

Breitbart News interviews Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on the terrorist organization Boko Haram which abducted more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April:

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May 29, 2014

Bronwyn Bruton on Boko Haram

By Bronwyn Bruton

On April 14, 2014, more than 200 female students were kidnapped from a school in Nigeria. In May, news of that kidnapping went viral. In a series of videos, Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton discusses why the social media response to the event has been so huge, its short- and long-term implications, as well as the […]

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May 28, 2014

Pham: Social Media Like #BringBackOurGirls Has “Inherent Downsides”

By J. Peter Pham

Atlantic Council Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes an op-ed for The Hill explaining that, while social media efforts like #BringBackOurGirls may shed light on important issues, they also are limited in what they can accomplish in real terms:

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May 28, 2014

Pham Cautions US on Creating Counterterrorism Units in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of Russia quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US plans to create domestic counterterrorism units in North and West Africa, where intelligence and technology can be compromised:

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May 28, 2014

Pham on the Escape of Four Nigerian Schoolgirls

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV to discuss the four Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped captivity by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: Watch the full interview here.

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May 22, 2014

Pham on US Arrest of Liberian “War Criminal”

By J. Peter Pham

The Economist quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the arrest in the United States of one of the main figures in Liberia’s civil war:

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May 22, 2014

Pham on the Origins of Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

The Atlantic quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the complex roots of Boko Haram in Nigeria:

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May 21, 2014

Pham on Sending US Troops to Chad to Find Nigerian Girls

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by USA Today on President Obama’s decision to send troops to Chad to help locate the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last month by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: 

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May 20, 2014

Pham on Terror Financing

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CCTV to discuss global efforts to investigate terror financing, particularly in regards to the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

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May 19, 2014

Pham: There is No Purely Military Solution [in Nigeria]

By J. Peter Pham

Military.com quotes J. Peter Pham on the role of US Africa Command in the rescue efforts of the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

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