Dr. J. Peter Pham 🇺🇲
@drjppham
Distinguished Fellow @AtlanticCouncil, Senior Advisor @TechDiplomacy, former U.S. Ambassador/Special Envoy for the Sahel & Great Lakes Regions of Africa
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https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members-1/pham/j.-peter 28-05-2019 20:53:06
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#Niger🇳🇪’s Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie decrees the establishment of a national list of persons, groups & entities (“FPGE”) implicated in terrorism or other acts “against the strategic and/or fundamental interests” of the #Sahel country or “seriously disturbing its peace and public security.”
Getting Real about Critical Minerals: The Case of Antimony by Dr. J. Peter Pham 🇺🇲 nationalinterest.org/feature/gettin…
#DRC🇨🇩 civil society groups marched in front of U.S.Embassy Kinshasa demanding the Biden-Harris admin halt plans to lift sanctions on #Israel🇮🇱 billionaire Dan Gertler until corrupt deals are annulled & royalties returned. Didn’t President Biden promise to “listen to [Africans’] priorities”?
Kudos to John McDermott & The Economist team for this much-needed focus on the humanitarian crisis & geopolitical challenge of the ongoing conflict in #Sudan🇸🇩. It is unconscionable that we face a famine “as bad as or worse than, the one that afflicted #Ethiopia🇪🇹 in the 1980s.”
Pleased to join Amb. Amb. Robie Kakonge & The Africa Report’s Julian Pecquet for a “fireside chat” today about shaping the future of #Uganda🇺🇬-#USA🇺🇲 relations, esp. in trade & investment, at the 36th annual UNAA convention. Encouraging to see the diaspora building these bridges.
My #WeekendRead: Yale University Prof. Eckart Frahm’s recent history of #Assyria, the “first ‘global’ state” that “combined imperial expropriation with shrewd commercial pursuits” as well as “brought about a new ‘information age’” with infrastructure to facilitate communication. Familiar?
Perhaps #Somaliland should require ships sailing in its waters or entering #Berbera — rated by World Bank & S&P Global Market Intelligence as the best port in Sub-Saharan #Africa — to fly its ensign. Owners can decide which flag & the port they to prefer, Berbera or #Shabaab-infested Mogadishu.
The The Wall Street Journal argues that #Israel🇮🇱 “is offering unprecedented strategic concessions and risking its soldiers’ lives to free hostages” & #USA🇺🇲 should focus pressure on #Hamas which killed them. I’d add: Americans should reject pols who lack this moral clarity. wsj.com/opinion/hamas-…
Thanks to Catherine Byaruhanga & the BBC News (World) team for having me on “Newsday” today to discuss the withdrawal of #Germany🇩🇪’s military personnel from #Niger🇳🇪 as well as the strategic position of the #USA🇺🇲 & the #EU🇪🇺 in the #Sahel. Audio segment begins at 18:45: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17…
Unfortunate burying the lede in an otherwise informative Semafor Africa preview of #China🇨🇳-#Africa #FOCAC summit: “The $4.6 billion in 13 new commitments to eight African countries was below the average annual run of $10 billion between 2013 and 2018.” semafor.com/article/09/03/…
On the front page of today’s The Washington Post: global climate correspondent Chico Harlan’s report from #Mozambique🇲🇿 about how C-Quest Capital LLC’s scheme to distribute “clean” cooking stoves & sell #carboncredits went awry for it & certifier Verra - Standards for a Sustainable Future. wapo.st/3ZaexhI
Thanks to James Butty for having me on Voice of America “Daybreak Africa” today to discuss the #China🇨🇳-#Africa Summit (#FOCAC) & why the #USA🇺🇲 should be concerned, even if Beijing’s financing for Africa is down significantly. The segment begins at 05:00: voaafrica.com/a/7751896.html
Excellent deep-dive by neiL Munshi & Peter Martin into #China🇨🇳’s shifting terms of financial & commercial engagement with #Africa as #FOCAC convenes in Beijing amidst increasing debt burdens for African countries in Beijing’s #BeltandRoad Initiative. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Good counsel from The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune publisher Ahmed Charai re hostages: “It is essential for #USA🇺🇲 leaders to hold fast to principles...The focus must remain on the core issue: dismantling the threat posed by #Hamas & preventing their continued rule over #Gaza.” jstribune.com/charai-the-hos…