Month: November 2013

• Why has the international response to CAR taken so long?

  November 29, 2013

  African Union, Central African Republic, ECCAS, United Nations

  Stability is not a term one would use to describe the Central African Republic – particularly in light of the recent conflict which has engulfed the country. Last December, the Séléka rebel coalition challenged then-President François Bozizé’s grasp on power and eventually ousted him in March 2013. At first, the international response to the humanitarian and human rights… Read.

• U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa (& musings on PPD-23)

  November 24, 2013

  AFRICOM, Security Cooperation, U.S. Africa Strategy

  This is a month overdue, but in case you missed it, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) General David Rodriguez held an online press conference on U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can find a video with closed captioning on YouTube and remarks on the… Read.

• Lesley on Africa attends DAWN Weekend

  November 3, 2013

  Diaspora, U.S. Africa Strategy

  Dear Readers, This weekend, I attended the Diaspora African Women’s Network (DAWN) 6th Annual Leadership Awards and had a blast meeting fellow DAWNers and supporters of DAWN. DAWN’s mission is to develop and support the next generation of African diaspora women leaders focused on African affairs by promoting the role of the diaspora in Africa’s development, diversifying the African… Read.