Commentary: Sub-Saharan Africa “Swan Song did not include a solution for the destabilized democracy” On August 10, 2012 Secretary Hillary Clinton ended her ten day trip to nine sub-Saharan African countries: Senegal, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Benin. The trip was publicized as her last to the continent, as Secretary […]
Read MoreChina May Trump the U.S. in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary “China is winning the hearts, minds and resources in sub-Saharan Africa” The United States needs to actively engage sub-Saharan Africa in a more meaningful way, not just in dialogue. Our “start-and-stop” foreign policy since the end of the Cold War in 1991 does not sit well with governments, already suspicious of our […]
Read MoreObama’s Policy Directive on sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary On July 30, 2012 the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted a panel discussion on President Obama’s Policy Directive on sub-Saharan Africa. The panel members included Grant Harris, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs; Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Florizelle Liser, […]
Read MoreMali: Democracy Hangs in the Balance
Sub-Saharan Africa Mali: Democracy Hangs in the Balance “Unless action is taken immediately Sharia will rule” In my July 10, 2012 Commentary “Mali: A Democracy Destabilized by the Arab Spring”, I noted that the country was in deep trouble, and on the verge of being overrun by Islamists wanting to institute Sharia, the brutal Islamic […]
Read MoreSAFE – Two New Schools Under Construction
I support SAFE: The Somali and American Fund for Education. In their most recent newsletter they discuss the construction of two new classrooms. Please read their newsletter which you can view by visiting this link:
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Obama’s Focus on Agriculture
Commentary on Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa: Obama’s Focus on Agriculture “Sustainable development, key to Africa’s food supply” I have visited over twenty-three sub-Saharan African countries since 1970, and just returned from another trip Kenya. Regardless of reports otherwise, food shortages and child malnutrition are still important issues in most of the villages. Sub-Saharan Africa has […]
Read MoreMali: A Democracy Destabilized by the Arab Spring
Commentary on Sub-Saharan Africa Mali: A Democracy Destabilized by the Arab Spring “UNESCO World Heritage Sites are being destroyed by Islamist militants” The Republic of Mali has been destabilized as a result of the Arab Spring revolution. Tuareg mercenary fighters returning from Libya brought with them a large cache of arms, and joined “Le Mouvement […]
Read MorePresident Obama’s Engagement of Sub-Saharan Africa
It was in the early 1960’s when the independence movement in sub-Saharan Africa was unfolding, and Pan-Africanists promised food on everyone’s table. These young African idealists were seeking to build governing institutions; creating jobs, trade and global market access. With poor economic decisions some of these countries were beginning to fail, and financial aid, loans […]
Read MoreKenya: Our Journey Back
“One village at a time” On June 12, 2012 our family headed to sub-Saharan Africa for the annual visit of a selected country. This year the consensus was to go back to the Masai Mara in Kenya. Our group included thirteen, ranging from six to sixty plus, all of whom love this far away continent. […]
Read MoreSyria: Regime Change Will be Bloody Without a Diplomatic Endgame Plan
Commentary and Analysis by Ambassador John Price Syria: Regime Change Will be Bloody Without a Diplomatic Endgame Plan The Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. Envoy Paints Dire Syria Scenario”, of May 31, 2012, writers Joe Lauria and Nour Malas note remarks by Ambassador Susan Rice made at the UN. “Urging Security Council penalties on Syria, […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Wahhabism and Oil Exports
Wahhabism in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Horn of Africa, East Africa and Sahel region Commentary and Analysis by Ambassador John Price The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Wahhabism and Oil Exports The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula, which borders on Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, […]
Read MoreThe Republic of Yemen: Al-Qaeda’s backyard
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Horn of Africa, East Africa and Sahel region Commentary and Analysis by Ambassador John Price The Republic of Yemen: Al-Qaeda’s backyard The Republic of Yemen is divided into two principal Islamic religious factions, the Shia Zaydi sect in the north, and Sunni Shafi sect in the south. Before […]
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