Author Archives: Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Media Review for May 24, 2013

Please note: The following news items are presented here for informational purposes. The views expressed within them are those of the authors and/or individuals quoted, not those of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the National Defense University, or the Department of Defense.

President Obama Speaks on the U.S. Counterterrorism Strategyt [Transcript] [...]



Media Review for May 23, 2013

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Car bomb attacks in Niger target French uranium mine, [...]



Africa Center Community in Niger Launches 32nd ACSS Chapter

A delegation of the U.S.-based Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) visited Niamey from May 12 to 16, 2013 to support the launch of the newly-established ACSS community chapter in Niger.



Media Review for May 22, 2013

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Joint Subcommittee Hearing: The Growing Crisis in Africa’s Sahel [...]



ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

Drug trafficking poses an immense challenge to democratic governance and human security in West Africa, Brown wrote in the report, which was published by the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.



Media Review for May 21, 2013

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel [...]



Africa Center and U.S. Embassy Sponsor Symposium on Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention in Tanzania

A group of security sector experts and students convened in Dar es Salaam on 16 May, 2013 for a program discussing Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention.



Media Review for May 20, 2013

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Nigeria: Boko Haram in disarray, says army

In Nigeria, More [...]



Media Review for May 17, 2013

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U.S. instructors to train African troops for Mali in [...]



Media Review for May 16, 2013

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‘Huge’ campaign on Nigeria’s borders

Nigeria’s President Gives Military More [...]