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Jul 21, 2015

Presidential Election in Burundi Underscores International Community’s Failure to Engage

By Kelsey Lilley

Residents of the small, central African nation of Burundi are voting July 21 to elect their next President. The election takes place after nearly three months of sometimes-violent protests and clashes both between rival groups and between demonstrators and Burundian police, sparked by current President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial third-term bid. In mid-May, an attempted coup […]

Africa East Africa

In the News

Jul 6, 2015

Hruby: Four Trends Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby cowrites for the World Economic Forum’s Agenda on President Obama’s upcoming visit to Sub-Saharan Africa for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and the increase in tech hubs in the region:

South & Central 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:

South Africa Sudan

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: 

South Africa

AfricaSource

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.

East Africa Russia

EconoGraphics

Mar 11, 2015

The Benefits of a Strong Dollar: Where Should You Go on Your Next Vacation?

By Global Business & Economics

There’s never been a better time to be a tourist—as long as you’re paying in dollars. Major currencies worldwide have plunged in value, meaning each US dollar buys more euros and renminbi today than it did one year ago.

Americas Economy & Business

AfricaSource

Feb 13, 2015

Backstory on Kidnapped Minister Underscores Challenges in CAR

By J. Peter Pham

Buried at the bottom of page A8 of Thursday’s New York Times was a brief Associated Press report that Armel Sayo, Minister of Youth and Sports in the transitional regime of the Central African Republic (CAR), who had been abducted more than two weeks earlier, had been freed. According to the account, the exact circumstances […]

South & Central Africa

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:

South Africa

Article

Sep 18, 2014

Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Lessons Learned from the African Union Mission in Somalia, 2007-2013

By The Atlantic Council

Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton co-authored a Joint Special Operations University monograph with Dr. Paul Williams, associate professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University, on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The authors bring their expertise in governance, conflict mitigation, and Africa, to this analysis of Somalia’s attempts […]

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Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

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