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Africa’s voice in Washington, D.C

Africa’s voice in Washington, D.C

For the first time, the Africa programmes at Washington’s top think tanks are all being run by Africans.

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Policy power

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Meet the Africans running programmes at influential US think tanks In Washington DC, a city that takes pride in wonkish debates, a group of experts meeting up for drinks to discuss African politics may seem like nothi...
Aloysius Uche Ordu, director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. All rights reserved.
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open arms

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US think tanks: Aloysius Uche Ordu, the veteran Aloysius Ordu, a former vice-president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), does not have to think very far back to remember what it was like to be...
France’s Rama Yade in Paris, November 13, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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soft power

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US think tanks: Rama Yade, the politician Over at the Atlantic Council, Senegalese-French politician Rama Yade draws on her global culture and senior government experience to help the think ta...
Zainab Usman, Director of Carnegie Africa Program
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Changing discourse

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US think tanks: Zainab Usman, the newcomer Zainab Usman is emblematic of the new generation of African scholars making a name for themselves in Washington.Think tank: Carnegie Endowment for Int...
Mvemba Dizolele
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Talk and think

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US think tanks: Mvemba Dizolele, the interpreter Congolese-born Mvemba Dizolele is the latest diaspora African to lead a think tank programme, having joined the CSIS in late November after the admini...
Intissar Fakir
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hard truths

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US think tanks: Intissar Fakir, the builder When Middle East Institute President Paul Salem asked her to launch a North Africa programme last year, the Moroccan-born Intissar Fakir made the case...
Joseph Sany
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glass half-full

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US think tanks: Joseph Sany, the peacemaker Africa has been a key focus of the US Institute of Peace ever since Congress created a peace academy, akin to the nation’s military academies, back in...
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