A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF MOROCCO RYAD MEZZOUR - Morocco is a major hub for international investments, representing one of Africa’s largest economies. Strategically located at the intersection between major waterways, Morocco prides itself on being the “gateway to Afri...

WAR IN SUDAN: ETHNIC CLEANSING AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN WEST DARFUR - After nearly sixteen months of fighting in Sudan, the country is facing the world’s largest internal displacement. Civilians remain caught in the middle of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the para...

NEW TRENDS IN AFRICAN MIGRATION: CASE STUDIES FROM MOROCCO AND NIGERIA - Over the past twenty years, African migration experienced a sharp upwards trend with significant impacts on both sending and receiving countries. Most Africans choose to move to destinations within the African continent. For...

CULTURAL CURATOR ABDUL ABDULLAH ELEVATES AFRICAN CULTURE FROM THE BRONX TO GHANA - Meet Abdul Karim Abdullah, a Ghanaian-American creative and entrepreneur who is bringing together the diaspora to shift the narrative about the African continent and provide a space to celebrate African music, food...

SERVING COMMUNITIES WITH DISABILITY IN CONFLICT CONTEXTS - In 2022, the Syrian American Medical Society completed its first long-term research project on disability and accessibility at its facilities across northwest Syria, which included surveying both its staff and beneficiaries. The discussio...

THE ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP: AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD - For Africa Day 2024, the Africa Center places a spotlight on the enduring strategic partnership that the US and African nations share across the Atlantic.

Having been launched in September 2023, the Partnership for Atlantic Coop...

The US Department of the Treasury declared ‘General License No. 22’ authorizing activities in certain economic sectors in non-regime-held areas of northeast and northwest Syria. This waiver allows for transactions for certain economic activities in northeast and northwest Syria in sectors like ag...

Meet Elroy Fillis-Bell, the innovative South African chief executive officer of Joburg Ballet Company.

Fillis-Bell has committed himself to advocating for artists and championing the importance of the arts to South Africa and the global community. He has done so in various ways, from building a...

The WIn Fellowship graduation is the culmination of a year-long executive program for women entrepreneurs from Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, facilitated by the Atlantic Council in partnership with Georgetown University.

This program features a specially designed executive education course at ...

ARAB WOMEN AMBASSADORS SHAPING DIPLOMACY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES - Historically, international diplomacy has been predominantly male-dominated despite the indispensable role women have played in strengthening foreign relations, sustaining universal peace and guaranteeing the protection of h...

IRAQ'S PRIME MINISTER ON BUILDING A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani, prime minister of Iraq, where he will outline progress made on the US-Iraq relationship.  

Al-Sudani joined the Atlanti...

A NEW NEXUS: HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND RUSSIA AND IRAN’S UNPRECEDENTED COOPERATION? - Moscow and Tehran have been close partners driven by hostility towards the West since the Iranian revolution in the late 1970s. But after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the two groups have ...

UAE AI MINISTER OMAR AL OLAMA ON THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Omar Sultan Al Olama, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for artificial intelligence, digital economy, and remote work applications.

The UAE is l...

The Atlantic Council’s Syria Project, the Middle East Institute’s Syria Program, and the European Institute of Peace, in partnership with Madaniya Civil Society Network invite you to watch the launch of the Syria Strategy Project.

Nearly thirteen years into the war in Syria, the crisis continues...

Meet Laureen Kouassi-Olsson, a trailblazing Franco-Ivorian executive with over a decade of experience investing in private companies and financial institutions on the African continent.

Throughout her career, she has helped unlock capital flows and financial opportunities across Africa's privat...

ENERGYSOURCE INNOVATION STREAM WITH ASOBA: ENABLING ENERGY ACCESS IN AFRICA - Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center for the next episode of EnergySource Innovation Stream. This series highlights energy innovations with the potential to reshape the global energy system through disc...

THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA - With over twenty elections expected across the African continent this year, democracy is on the ballot in 2024. Over the past four years, Africa has seen coups and military transitions across Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Sudan, Mali and Sudan. These...

CHAD’S PRIME MINISTER ON HIS COUNTRY’S CIVILIAN TRANSITION AND ROLE IN AFRICA - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Succès Masra, prime minister of the Republic of Chad. The unexpected appointment of Masra as the prime minister of Chad in January 2024 provoked mixed...

Throughout 2023, local Syrian organizations have led the response in the immediate aftermath of the event and have continued to advance the rehabilitation and resilience efforts among the impacted communities. With the new humanitarian challenges facing the region in 2024, the overall humanitaria...

PAKISTAN’S POLITICAL ECONOMY AFTER ELECTIONS - Explore the dynamic political economy of Pakistan after the February 8 elections with the Atlantic Council South Asia Center’s Pakistan Initiative. Gain insights from a panel of distinguished experts, moderated by Uzair Younus, as they delve into the...

QATAR’S PRIME MINISTER ON REGIONAL DE-ESCALATION, WAR IN GAZA, AND US-QATAR RELATIONS - With the continuing conflict between Israel and Hamas and the looming threat of a broader regional war, the Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Ja...

WAR IN SUDAN: RISKS OF PROLONGED CONFLICT AND REGIONAL INSTABILITY - After nearly ten months of fighting in Sudan, civilians remain caught in the middle of devastating conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). As the crisis continues, global...

AFRINEXT CONNECTIONS: EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN AGRIBUSINESS - Benjamin Gyan-Kesse, Executive Director of Kosmos Innovation Center, shares his personal journey working within Africa’s agricultural sector, and the pivotal role agriculture plays in the continent’s development.

Dive into the ...