Category: South Africa
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Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to South Africa Gets a Vote in Committee + Legislative Updates
A few months ago, I wrote about the House bill on South Africa that went through markup and was voted out of Committee. Today, as Trump’s ambassadorial nominee to South Africa is being considered in a business meeting at SFRC this morning, I wrote a brief update about a Senate bill on South Africa and Read.
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The Political Theater Behind Trump’s “Guns-a-Blazing” Nigeria Threat
Today in Just Security, I wrote about the political theater behind Trump’s threat to go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” to protect Christians, who he claims, are being persecuted. I unpack the country’s longstanding, multifaceted security challenges, including some which are likely being conflated to fit the President’s narrative. I provide background as to how this has Read.
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Reading between the lines of H.R. 2633 (aka the South Africa bill)
On a recent call, a client was asking about H.R.2633 (U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025), which is now scheduled to be marked up by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) this morning. (Note: For those unfamiliar with Hill process, a markup is when Committee members debate, amend, and vote on legislation before Read.
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Lesley on Africa practices small talk
On my About Me page, I alluded to the possibility of writing about my experience traveling in Africa – to add an entertaining counterweight to my more analytical rants and musings on the events unfolding on the continent. The following is a story about my attempt to bridge the gap between my previous work on conflict and Read.
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The time I got acronymed into submission
Apologies for my unscheduled blogging hiatus. In addition to dissertating, I’ve been learning more about U.S.-Africa relations outside of security assistance and trying to find linkages to what I know best. Like the time I suggested that assistance to health systems should also be harmonized to address infectious disease among trans-border populations based on my Read.
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Catching up on CAR, trying to avoid clichés
If you’ve been following the news on the Central African Republic (CAR) over the past 13 months, you have probably seen many references to the country’s abundant mineral wealth, chronic instability, crushing poverty, sectarian (Christian vs. Muslim) strife, and allegations of genocide. Some of the recent analysis and media reporting goes beyond these clichés, so I thought I’d Read.
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Comments on President Obama’s Africa trip & US-Africa relations published in Think Africa Press
Today, President Obama kicks off his second visit to Africa as since becoming president, and will be visiting Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania over the course of the next week. Accordingly, Thomas Tieku, Mwangi Kimenyi, Cobus van Staden, Witney Schneidman, and I are featured in Think Africa Press’ Experts Weekly: What Next for US-Africa Relations? Read.
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South Africa inspires a “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” in the CAR
South Africa has found itself in a situation where it looks more like an Executive Outcomes B-team than a regional power seeking to contribute to peace and stability on the continent. Over the weekend, approximately 200 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops were involved in a nine-hour battle with Séléka rebels in the Central Read.
Lesley Anne Warner, PhD: Insight | Strategy | Impact 
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