President Obama in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
A Twitter Chat with USIP Africa Experts - #ObamaInAfrica
As President Obama visits Kenya and Ethiopia this week, USIP hosted a discussion on Twitter to examine the growing political and security issues affecting the broader region.
The president’s visit draws heightened attention to two countries with rapidly growing economies that are also battling the al-Shabab insurgency. Members of civil society, practitioners, and policy professionals in the region and around the world discussed the dynamics affecting a region of increasing importance to the United States. Continue the conversation on Twitter with #ObamaInAfrica.
Speakers
Aubrey Cox
Center for Middle East and Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace
@aubcox
Theo Dolan
Peace Tech Lab Africa
@theodolan
Muhammad Fraser-Rahim
Center for Middle East and Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace
@mfraserrahim
Judy Waguma
Peace Tech Lab Africa
@jwaguma
Nate Wilson
Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, U.S. Institute of Peace
@9nwilson
Related resources:
- Obama, in Africa, Will Need to Balance Agenda, Ex-Envoys Say (USIP)
- "Obama’s Chance to Revisit Kenya," by Amb. Johnnie Carson and Mark Bellamy (The New York Times)
- Boko Haram Drives Nigerian Activist to … Generation Change (USIP)