November 8, 2012 Commentary: Africa Foreign Policy for Somalia Needs Boost “In 1991 we ceased in-country diplomatic relations with Somalia, which opened the door to Islamic extremists. Now twenty years later the State Department wants to embrace Somalia. Let us do it with meaningful programs—not just promote our democratic principles.” On November 4, 2012 Under Secretary […]
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 […]
Read MoreRepublicans Abroad Radio – May 23, 2012
Ambassador John Price will be a featured guest on Republicans Abroad Radio on May 23, 2012. The show will air at 10 a.m. ET. Listen to the live online broadcast here: http://asx.abacast.com/wsradio-studiob-32.asx. (Note: this will download a file “wsradio-studiob-32.asx” to your computer. Simply double click the file, and your media player should open the stream […]
Read MoreThe Republic of Mali: Under Siege
Note this recent update on trouble in sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary and Analysis by Ambassador John Price The Republic of Mali: Under Siege In the 1950′s, the independence movement became endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, beginning with Ghana in 1957. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, a socialist, became Ghana’s first president. Nkrumah founded the Pan-African movement with the goal […]
Read MoreFoxnews.com Live – 4/19 @ 12:30 ET
Following up on last week’s Building Schools in Somalia commentary, Ambassador Price will appear on Foxnews.com Live this Thursday, April 19 at 12:30 pm ET (10:30 MT). An entire generation of children in Somalia has grown up knowing only conflict. Ambassador Price will be discussing the need to invest more in Somalia’s children, to give […]
Read MoreBuilding Schools in Somalia
Note this recent news out of sub-Saharan Africa: “Somalia’s children schooled in guns” By Tom Odula – Associated Press Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Adan Abdi, a school teacher in Dhobley, “worries that the students in his class show too little interest in education. His students are interested in playing war.” UNICEF reports, “An entire generation […]
Read MoreOur inconsistent Foreign Policy in sub-Saharan Africa
Note these excerpts from a recent story on allAfrica.com: Africa: Understanding U.S.-Africa Relations During Obama’s Presidency BY MWANGI S. KIMENYI, 27 FEBRUARY 2012 “The limited U.S. interest in Africa…remain(s) very low. In 2009, of the $282bn foreign direct investment outflows from the US, less than 2 percent went to Africa – the majority of which […]
Read MoreRepublican’s Abroad Radio – 2/15/12
Former ambassador Price appeared on Republican’s Abroad Radio on 2/15/12. The show is hosted by Cynthia Dillon. Listen to the archived shows here: http://wsradio.com/radio_showspage.aspx?id=66 (for the 2/15 show, select “Segment 3”)
Read MoreBureau of Counterterrorism in 2012
Note this recent State Department Announcement: “Counterterrorism: Establishment of the Bureau of Counterterrorism” State Department Announcement 01/04/2012 02:52 PM EST “Today the State Department is pleased to announce the establishment of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, fulfilling one of the key recommendations of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, which was concluded in December of 2010. […]
Read MoreRadio Talk Show – Republicans Abroad
John Price was the featured guest on this week’s edition of Republicans Abroad Radio. Listen as Former U.S. Ambassador Price talks with host Cynthia Dillon. Click here to listen to the show archives
Read MoreRounding up al-Shabaab militants
Please note these highlights from a recent AP story: “Somali militants gather, recruit at border town” By Jason Straziuso- Associated Press, Monday, January 2, 2012 “Militants from the insurgent group al-Shabab appeared to be gathering hundreds of fighters and attempting to recruit even more in villages outside a Somalia border town invaded by Ethiopian troops […]
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