Africa

Democratization and Dilemmas for Africa’s Security Forces

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...

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Foreign Area Officers Visit ACSS

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) welcomed 17 foreign area officers on Feb. 16, 2012, for a visit to the Center and a roundtable discussion on the current political and security environment in Africa. The visitors are serving as defense attachés, or have...

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Future PASS 19-18 Participants Improve English Language Skills

By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Eight participants from six countries are attending the English Language Enhancement Course at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies here...

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GLOBAL TRENDS: National Intelligence Council Report

Global Trends Hompage Excerpt: Welcome to the 7th edition of the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends report. Published every four years since 1997, Global Trends assesses the key trends and uncertainties that will shape the strategic environment for the United States during...

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Happy New Year!!!

On behalf of your friends and colleagues at the Africa Center, let me extend our best wishes for the New Year.Africanists know well that forecasting the future isn’t easy.  Yet one prediction for 2012 seems safe enough:  absent major, unforeseen external shocks, many African nations are...

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Le CESA souhaite la bienvenue à son nouveau responsable de la communication et des relations communautaires

Le Centre d’études stratégiques de l’Afrique (CESA) a le plaisir d’annoncer l’entrée en fonctions de M. Brad Minnick, le nouveau directeur de la communication et des relations communautaires. Brad sera le fer de lance des initiatives du CESA pour solliciter la collaboration de...

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Marshall Center Educates Security Professionals to Counter International Illicit Threat Networks

By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 8, 2019) – International illicit threat networks operate with the intent to cause great harm to people, resulting in mass causalities, said the...

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Military and Civilian Leaders Join ACSS for Seminar on Managing Security Resources

Military and Civilian Leaders Join ACSS for Seminar on Managing Security Resources By Africa Center for Strategic Studies Updated: 10/20/2011 Resource scarcity during bleak economic times is the best opportunity for countries to become more efficient at conducting the business of...

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NESA (SSN)-AFRICOM-IEMed Sahel Workshop

On 08 February 2022, as part of the continuing series of Strategic Studies Network (SSN) sub-regional working groups, NESA Center Professor Anne Moisan and Fahad Malaikah, in partnership with USAFRICOM and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), conducted Part I/II of a program...

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NESA Center Conducts Executive Seminar on Technology and Security

From 25 July to 5 August 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar that focused on how the security sector is informed by technological advances. The event’s topics included Autonomous/Unmanned Systems, Space, Cybersecurity, Artificial...

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NESA-AFRICOM Countering Violent Extremism: The Evolution of Radicalization and Responses Workshop

The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), conducted the “NESA-AFRICOM Countering Violent Extremism: The Evolution of Radicalization and Responses Workshop” from 1–5 August 2022 in Casablanca, Morocco. In examining...

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NESA-AFRICOM Transnational Threats: Criminal Insurgency Online Round Table

On 26 October 2022, Professor Anne Moisan conducted the “NESA-AFRICOM Transnational Threats: Criminal Insurgency” Online Round Table, the last in the series of in-person and online sessions stretching through 2022. This specific session was Part II/II with NESA-AFRICOM Alumni from...

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NESA-AFRICOM-WJPC "Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop"

The William J. Perry Center for Strategic Studies (WJPC) in partnership with the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) conducted a Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop from 19-21 July 2016 in Casablanca,...

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NESA-USAFRICOM “North Africa Senior Leaders Workshop”

The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), conducted a “North Africa Senior Leaders Workshop” from 7–14 September 2022 in Washington, DC, ending the 2022 NESA-AFRICOM Workshop Series. The focus of the...

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New Africa Security Brief Released: Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capability in Africa

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Peacekeeping Practitioners from African Troop-Contributing Countries in Washington for Lessons-Learned Workshop

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,...

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Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence

By Laurence Aïda Ammour. Africa Center for Strategic Studies, February 2012. Despite growing concerns across the Sahel and Maghreb over the increasing potency of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the diffusion of heavily armed mercenaries from Libya, the expanding influence of arms and...

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Royal Jordanian National Defense College: Perspectives on Strategic Leadership Seminar

From 25–27 July 2022, the NESA Center conducted a Perspectives on Strategic Leadership seminar with students and faculty of the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC) in Amman, Jordan. The seminar marked the start of the academic year for the 120 students attending the year-long...

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Security issues and regional stability in Africa: the experience of Burkina Faso in conflict mediation, prevention and management.

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Security Leaders Briefed on New U.S. Africa Strategy at Africa Center Seminar

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...

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U.S. Africa Command 2023 Posture Statement to Congress

On 16 Mar 2023, U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command delivered the 2023 Posture Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Watch the full testimony [YouTube link] Read the statement [PDF document]     The views presented in this...

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Report: "Lowering the Cost of Borrowing in Africa – The Role of Sovereign Credit Ratings"

On 03 April 2023, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the report "Lowering the Cost of Borrowing in Africa – The Role of Sovereign Credit Ratings." "The role of credit rating agencies is critical in determining sovereign creditworthiness and, consequently, the cost of debt...

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What China Wants in Africa

The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune published NESA Center regular speaker Joshua Meservey's recent article "What China Wants in Africa." What accounts for China’s prioritization of its Africa policy? Meservey provides both diplomatic and economic explanations for the strength of China’s...

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