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Jul 27, 2016

Upcoming Elections Spotlight South Africa’s Worsening Economic Crisis

By Chloë McGrath

South Africa’s upcoming municipal elections on August 3 have brought the country’s economic crisis to the forefront of public discussion. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) party will be striving to maintain its political foothold against the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party as the country continues to deal with a protracted […]

Economy & Business Elections

Event Recap

Jul 26, 2016

Roundtable with Ann Bernstein

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, July 26, the Africa Center hosted a breakfast roundtable discussion with Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Center for Development and Enterprise (CDE) in Johannesburg, South Africa’s leading development think tank, who discussed the challenges of mass employment and inclusion and their impact on rising social discontent in the run-up to the pivotal […]

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Jun 27, 2016

Factionalism in South Africa’s ANC Fuels Violent Protests

By Chloë McGrath

On June 20, violent protests broke out in Tshwane, the metropolitan municipality encompassing South Africa’s executive capital, Pretoria. The death toll associated with the chaos that ensued cost five people their lives. While violent protests are not an unusual occurrence in the embattled democracy, last week’s events are particularly significant. With just six weeks to […]

Africa South Africa

In the News

Dec 2, 2015

Hruby on China’s Infrastructure Investments in Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

The Associated Press quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to South Africa and China’s funding of large infrastructure projects in various African countries:

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Aug 24, 2015

South Africa’s Bizarro-World Foreign Policy

By J. Peter Pham

Last year, when it was first reported that South Africa’s ruling liberation movement, the African National Congress (ANC), would receive funding from the Chinese Communist Party for its new Policy School and Political Institute in Venterskroon, I and several other scholars—including Patrick Heller of Brown University and retired Ambassador David Shinn of George Washington University—drew […]

Africa South Africa

In the News

Jun 24, 2015

Pham on Unrest in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Secure Freedom Radio to discuss Boko Haram, the humanitarian crisis caused by civil war in South Sudan, and General Bashir’s evasion of arrest in South Africa:

East Africa Nigeria

In the News

Jun 16, 2015

Pham on Bashir’s Visit to South Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CNN to discuss Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to South Africa and the tensions between the International Criminal Court and the African Union:

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In the News

Jun 15, 2015

Pham on the International Criminal Court in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the details surrounding President Omar al-Bashir’s escape from arrest in South Afrca, and the way in which this case contributes to a widespread dislike of the International Cirminal Court (ICC) throughout Africa: 

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Mar 23, 2015

Russia’s Return to Africa: An Update

By J. Peter Pham

One year after the disputed referendum to join Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula to Russia, the Kremlin is increasingly finding in Africa a welcome break from what has otherwise been its continued international diplomatic and economic isolation as a result of its aggression against its Eastern European neighbor.

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In the News

Nov 24, 2014

Pham on Chinese Influence in South Africa

By J. Peter Pham

TIME quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the African National Congress’ relationship with the Communist Party of China:

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