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Envío created on 11/18/2015 - 10:30 by in ACSS
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I am currently working on my doctoral dissertation on EAC Leadership of AMISOM and was interested in any comments to the following questions.What policy or capability adaptations can the EAC make to become more effective in the new peacebuilding and statebuilding interventions they currently find... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/08/2015 - 13:54 by in ACSS
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This month, we talk with Kate Almquist Knopf, who heads the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the US National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC. In our interview, Ms Knopf 1) describes ACSS’ mission and areas of activity; 2) highlights the African trends and developments that the... Read more...
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Noticias created on 08/05/2015 - 14:59 by in ACSS
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The Africa Center for Strategic Studies along with colleagues from the Department of Defense attended yesterday’s YALI Mandela Fellowship Expo to represent DoD. We had the opportunity to have thought-provoking conversations with the YALI fellows about how security is tied into their important work... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/24/2013 - 11:51 by in ACSS
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Ambassadors, diplomats, and military officers representing 45 African nations participated in a 90-minute roundtable discussion October 23, 2013, with three of the top U.S. officials engaged in U.S.-Africa relations, including General David M. Rodriguez, the new Commander of... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/16/2013 - 13:35 by in ACSS
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Fostering resilient and accountable institutions as well as efficient development projects in Mali are the best ways to achieve sustainable peace in the country, Mali’s Ambassador to the United States said in a discussion July 8, 2013, co-hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) in... Read more...
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Noticias created on 06/18/2013 - 15:07 by in ACSS
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More than 50 senior officials from 36 African countries attended the opening of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)’s Senior Leaders Seminar on June 17, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia. The opening included keynote remarks by Ms. Amanda J. Dory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for... Read more...
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Noticias created on 05/30/2013 - 14:13 by in ACSS
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Spending cuts and budget austerity by African governments in the 1990s and 2000s mean that African militaries and peacekeeping forces are historically inadequately resourced and poorly prepared and equipped for deployment, the Africa Center’s Academic Dean, Dr. Raymond Gilpin, wrote in May 28, 2013... Read more...
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Noticias created on 03/15/2013 - 11:54 by in ACSS
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Chers amis du CESA, chers collègues,C’est avec des émotions partagées et un sentiment d’authentique respect pour vous et pour tous ceux qui ont consacré leur carrière à l’établissement d’une Afrique plus sûre, plus stable et plus prospère, que je vous fais part de ma décision, après bientôt 13 ans... Read more...
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Noticias created on 03/07/2013 - 12:24 by in ACSS
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Dean Monde Muyangwa’s Farewell Letter to ACSS Community[ENGLISH][FRANÇAIS][PORTUGUESE]Dear Africa Center Friends and Colleagues,It is with mixed emotions and genuine respect for you and all of those who have dedicated their careers to a more secure, stable, and prosperous Africa, that I write to... Read more...
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Noticias created on 02/14/2013 - 10:37 by in ACSS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) opened its African Defense Attaché (ADATT) Seminar at the National Defense University on Monday, February 11, 2013. Attendees of the five-day seminar include almost 20 D.C.-based African defense attachés and embassy personnel from 15... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/23/2012 - 15:06 by in ACSS
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Dar es Salaam – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, based in Washington, D.C., co-hosted the 5th U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 9-12, 2012. The event, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, was also attended by General Carter F... Read more...
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Noticias created on 06/19/2012 - 10:12 by in ACSS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) opened its annual Senior Leaders Seminar on June 18, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia, during which keynote speaker Amanda J. Dory, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Africa Policy, for the first time in public discussed the... Read more...
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Noticias created on 04/02/2012 - 14:08 by in ACSS
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In his only major address during an official visit to Washington, D.C., His Excellency Djibril Bassolé, Foreign Minister of the Burkinabe government, devoted most of his remarks to the recent military putsch in neighboring Mali.“A coup d’état does not reinforce the power of an army,” said the...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 03/12/2012 - 11:13 by in ACSS
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Op-Ed Contributor
Narco-States: Africa's Next Menace
By DAVIN O'REGAN
Since emerging as Africa’s first narco-state in the mid 2000s, Guinea Bissau’s slide toward instability has been swift and precipitous. The homicide rate has spiked by 25 percent and is now nearly... Read more...
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Noticias created on 01/18/2012 - 07:15 by in ACSS
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The security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been busy since incumbent President Joseph Kabila was declared winner of disputed elections on December 9, 2011. Members of the Republican Guard (a presidential security detail of 12,000 soldiers), the police, and other security forces... Read more...
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Envío created on 01/17/2012 - 16:55 by in ACSS
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Democratization and Dilemmas for Africa’s Security Forces
By Joseph Siegle
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The security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been busy since incumbent President Joseph Kabila was declared winner of disputed elections on December 9, 2011. Members of the Republican... Read more...
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Noticias created on 01/04/2012 - 16:23 by in ACSS
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The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) is pleased to welcome Mr. Thomas Dempsey, a retired U.S. Army colonel, as Assistant Professor for Security Studies. His expertise includes security sector reform (SSR), peace operations, failed state reconstruction, African area studies,...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 01/03/2012 - 15:44 by in ACSS
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Washington—Colonel Patrick de Vathaire, Senior French Representative at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, spoke at the National Defense University on Dec. 1, 2011, about how his country successfully ran small military operations in Ivory Coast.
His remarks were part of a panel... Read more...
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Envío created on 11/23/2011 - 12:10 by in ACSS
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North Africa’s dramatic repudiation of autocratic rulers during 2011’s Arab Spring is adding new vitality to Sub-Saharan Africa’s governance landscape, a report from a working group of experts convened by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) has found.
The November 2011 report,...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 11/09/2011 - 17:28 by in ACSS
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The 'Arab Spring' has largely not spread south of the Sahara, but Africans are now less willing to stand by and accept stolen elections, gross abuses of power, and flaunting of inequality.
By Joseph Siegle, Guest blogger / November 7, 2011 (Taken from the Christian Science Monitor)
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