Africa

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center and CARE held a conversation with Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) on his recent Africa tour with the joint CSIS / CARE delegation to Kenya. In Nairobi, Nyanza Province and North East Province, he examined the impact of U.S.

A discussion with Moeletsi Mbeki, Deputy Chairman South African Institute for International Affairs. This conversation will be moderated by Jennifer Cooke, Director of the CSIS Africa Program.

Co-author Rachel Gisselquist, Research Director for the Index, discussed the research methodology and findings of the 2009 Index and its accompanying report.

CSIS hosted a Statesmen’s Forum with Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government, on “Somalia: Promoting Peace through International Engagement.”   

President Sharif spoke in Somali with a continuous English translation.  He took questions from the audience after his remarks. 

CSIS hosted a Statesmen’s Forum with Laurent Gbagbo, president of Côte d’Ivoire, on the challenges and opportunities facing Côte d’Ivoire.

President Gbagbo spoke in French with a continuous English translation. He took questions from the audience after his remarks.

A conversation with
Monty Jones
Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)

Moderated by
Johanna Nesseth
Co-Director, CSIS Task Force on Global Food Security

The Africa Partnership Station seeks to build relationships with West African states in the Gulf of Guinea by strengthening both military and civilian partner country capacities in safety and security, environmental stewardship, and disaster preparedness in the maritime domain.

CSIS hosted a press briefing on President Barack Obama’s July 2009 trip to the Russia, the G8, and Ghana. CSIS Experts conducting the briefing include: