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Nouvelles created on 08/24/2017 - 13:04 by in ACSS
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Nouvelles created on 07/15/2016 - 13:16 by in ACSS
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) convened a multilateral workshop on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) in Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 13-17, 2016. Building on the ACSS ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Series, this workshop took stock of the latest research and policy...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 07/15/2016 - 12:57 by in ACSS
Dans le cadre d’une visite de deux semaines aux Etats-Unis, une délégation de faculté et d’étudiants de l’Ecole Internationale Supérieure de Guerre de Yaoundé a visité le CESA pour une journée de discussions portant sur une variété de thèmes le 13 juin 2016. Mené par le Commandant de l’Ecole de... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 07/15/2016 - 12:47 by in ACSS
As part of a two week visit to the United States, a delegation of faculty and students from Cameroon's International War College visited the Africa Center for a day of discussions on a variety of topics on June 13, 2016. Led by the Commandant of the War College, Major General Esaie NGAMBOU,...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 07/15/2016 - 12:02 by in ACSS
As in much of Africa, the vast majority of security threats facing Nigeria are internal, often involving irregular forces such as insurgents, criminal gangs, and violent religious extremists. Effectively combating such threats requires cooperation from local communities—cooperation limited by low... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 06/15/2016 - 08:44 by in ACSS
Le CESA, avec le soutien de National Defence College Nigeria, l'U.S. AFRICOM, et le Département d'Etat des Etats-Unis, a organisé un atelier sur la rationalisation interinstitutionnelle pour la sûreté maritime à Abuja, au Nigéria, du 16 au 20 mai 2016. L'atelier a rassemblé environ 55... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 06/09/2016 - 17:35 by in ACSS
The Africa Center, with the support of the National Defence College Nigeria, U.S. Africa Command, and the U.S. State Department, hosted a weeklong Streamlining Interagency in Maritime Security Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, on 16-20 May. The workshop assembled approximately 55 participants hailing... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 11/16/2015 - 12:31 by in ACSS
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M. Gerald Lefler, directeur des affaires communautaires et des anciens auditeurs, accompagné par spécialiste des affaires communautaires M. Claude Toze, le professeur Dr Ben Nickels et notre représentant français le Colonel Loïc Mizon, se sont rendus à Dakar la semaine dernière pour tenir un... Read more...
Nouvelles 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...
Nouvelles created on 10/06/2015 - 10:55 by in ACSS
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Mme Laurence Aïda Ammour nous a récemment parlé de la lutte contre l’extremisme violente en Afrique lors du Séminaire pour hauts responsables 2015. Nous vous invitons à regarder cette vidéo et partager vos opinions.Nous allons continuer à présenter certaines de nos vidéos ici sur Globalnet mais... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 09/14/2015 - 14:38 by in ACSS
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Longtime friend of the Africa Center, Dr. Emile Ouedraogo spoke to us recently about military professionalism. Dr. Ouedraogo retired in 2012 as a colonel in the Burkina Faso Army and then served as a member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso and the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja.... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 08/05/2015 - 15:02 by in ACSS
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Le Centre d’études stratégiques de l’Afrique et ses collègues du Département de la Défense des E.U. ont assisté hier à l’Exposition du YALI Mandela Fellowship pour représenter le Département. Par le biais des questions, nous avons invité les fellows à réfléchir sur les liens entre leur travail et... Read more...
Nouvelles 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...
Nouvelles created on 08/05/2015 - 14:29 by in ACSS
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On Friday, July 31, the Africa Center was pleased to welcome the newest class of African fellows at the National Defense University. Numbering 20 and coming from 12 countries across the continent, the fellows arrived this summer before beginning their rigorous year-long academic program at the... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 06/12/2015 - 12:11 by in ACSS
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While the natural resource curse is typically considered an economic phenomenon, access to abundant natural resource revenues also has profound effects on governance and the politicization of the security sector. Given the opaque nature of many of the transactions involved, relatively little is... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 10/21/2014 - 12:04 by in ACSS
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While youth are demographically dominant on the African continent most see themselves as an excluded minority. This self-identification as a marginalized, rejected, and, in some cases, feared group, can create feelings of neglect and ridicule which, if not addressed appropriately, could be...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 10/06/2014 - 11:27 by in ACSS
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Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Boko Haram, while all different, each display three common characteristics that aid in understanding terrorist actors in Africa. The observation was made by Dr. Benjamin Nickels, Associate Professor of Transnational Threats and Counter-...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 10/06/2014 - 11:19 by in ACSS
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Speaking at the start of a four-day seminar titled, “Africa’s Contemporary Security Challenges” hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), Dr. Paul Williams, an Associate Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Security Policy Studies Program at George...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 08/05/2014 - 12:13 by in ACSS
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The Africa Center was pleased to host this morning two distinguished members of our community from Madagascar. Major General Dominique Rakotozafy, Minister of Defense, as well as Major General Herilanto Raveloharison, Minister of Economy and Planning, visited the Africa Center to discuss... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 07/18/2014 - 15:08 by in ACSS
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LILONGWE, Malawi — The concept of the responsibility to protect and retailoring conflict prevention policies to address new security challenges will be essential to effectively conduct peace support operations, according to participants in a three-day workshop organized by the Africa Center for... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 05/19/2014 - 11:44 by in ACSS
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Africa Center's Academic Dean, Dr. Raymond Gilpin, discussed emerging security threats across the African continent and implications for regional and global stability at the Strategy Defense Policy course, organized by the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National...... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 04/09/2014 - 10:29 by in ACSS
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By Colonel Dan Hampton. Nearly half of all uniformed peacekeepers are African and countries like Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa have provided troops to UN and AU missions almost continuously over the past decade. Despite such vast experience, African peacekeepers are often reliant on...... Read more...
Nouvelles 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...
Nouvelles created on 08/19/2013 - 15:17 by in ACSS
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The roles, responsibilities and functions of traditional United Nations peacekeeping operations have expanded considerably. Most peacekeeping operations, including those in Africa, are now multidimensional, involving both military and civilian components and carrying out complex functions, ranging... Read more...
Nouvelles created on 07/29/2013 - 11:50 by in ACSS
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On June 24 and 25, 2013, Cameroon hosted the first ever summit of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) in Yaoundé, the country’s capital. The Africa... Read more...