Items Tagged with "Africa Center for Strategic Studies"
Article | U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "The Political and Security Crises in Burundi"
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December 14, 2015
Testimony of Dr. Joseph Siegle, Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, presented to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Dec. 9, 2015.
Article | Extremism: Root Causes, Drivers, and Responses
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December 8, 2015
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies presents background and perspective on extremism in Africa.
Photo | Extremism: Root Causes, Drivers, and Responses (1) of (1)
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December 8, 2015
Ugandan contingent of AMISOM in Baidoa, Somalia. (African Union-United Nations Information Support Team photo by Tobin Jones)
Article | Horn of Africa Senior Leaders Summit
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April 13, 2015
In coordination with U.S. Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, East Africa’s senior leaders gathered for the inaugural Senior Leaders Summit April 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Article | U.S. Has Enduring Stake in African Stability, Officials Tell Executive Leaders
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June 9, 2014
Senior African security-sector leaders met with their U.S. counterparts for the annual African Executive Dialogue (AED), organized by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and the U.S. Department of State. The three days of talks opened May 28, 2014, in the Virginia suburbs outside Washington.
Article | Cameroon hosts counter-terrorism cooperation and combatting illicit trafficking symposium
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November 25, 2013
Combating terrorism and illicit trafficking were the focus of an international audience who gathered recently in Cameroon. The U.S. Africa Center for Stratetic Studies (ACSS) co-hosted a symposium on regional counter-terrorism cooperation and the
Article | U.S. AFRICOM Commander and Top U.S. Diplomats Meet Representatives of 45 African Nations
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October 25, 2013
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.
Article | Ethics Take Center Stage for Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Course
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October 23, 2013
Leadership, ethics, and Africa’s role in global security were among the topics discussed when nearly 60 professionals from 40 African nations met for the opening of the Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders (NextGen) course October 21,
Article | Africa Center Co-Hosts Elections Symposium in Burundi
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September 17, 2013
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) co-hosted a symposium on elections, security, and good governance at the King’s Conference Center in Bujumbura, Burundi on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, in partnership with the ACSS chapter in Burundi
Article | Carter Discusses Security Partnership With Leaders in Ethiopia
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July 26, 2013
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with senior government and military leaders here to discuss the U.S.-Ethiopia security partnership and shared interests in East African security challenges, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today
Article | Africa Center Senior Leaders Panel Discusses Impact of Arab Spring Across Continent
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July 18, 2013
The panel discussion took place June 18, 2013, as part of the two-week ACSS Senior Leaders Seminar. More than 50 officials from 36 nations attended the annual seminar.
Article | ACSS Symposium in Kenya Examines Social Media, Electoral Security
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June 13, 2013
Technological advances and the rapid expansion of social media usage throughout Africa create new opportunities and challenges for electoral security on the continent, according to a group of experts speaking May 22, 2013, at a Topical Symposium on
Article | African Executive Dialogue Examines Ways to Unlock Potential of Africa’s Peace, Security Architecture
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April 19, 2013
A high-level delegation of African security professionals, representatives of governments and regional institutions across Africa, and senior U.S. government officials convened in Washington April 10-12, 2013, for the second annual African
Article | Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Course Concludes in Washington, D.C.
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April 1, 2013
On Friday, March 22, 41 mid-level African security officers, primarily majors and lieutenants-colonel, from 36 countries across Africa completed the Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Course, a three-week program conducted in
Article | ACSS Panels Discuss Priorities for Restoring Stability in Mali
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February 7, 2013
Article | Regional Cooperation Crucial against Transnational Threats, Ugandan, U.S. Officials Say at East Africa Workshop
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February 7, 2013
Increased regional cooperation is crucial for addressing the myriad of irregular security threats facing Eastern Africa, senior officials from the United States and Uganda told participants at the January 28, 2013, launch of a workshop on Improving
Article | RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders
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September 28, 2012
Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability.
"With the movement of animals through the region and the porous borders, a
Video | Africa Center, AFRICOM: Empowering Women to be Agents of Peace
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September 20, 2012
A meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 18 African military and security professionals was among the highlights of a three-day international workshop discussing the role of women in African armed forces co-hosted September 12-14,
Article | Africa Center, AFRICOM: Empowering Women to be Agents of Peace
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September 20, 2012
A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 18 African military and security professionals was among the highlights of a three-day international workshop discussing the role of women in African armed forces co-hosted September
Article | Africa Center Co-Sponsors U.S. AFRICOM Academic Symposium in Tanzania
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July 12, 2012
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,