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I was Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and served in the U.S. Foreign Service for 38 years. On this blog I provide commentary on the latest in African politics and development.


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Interview: Discussing the situation in the DRC and the possibility of outside intervention on Australia's SBS News

March 11, 2024

In an interview with SBS News on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I talked about Rwanda’s ties to M23, the possibility of outside intervention, whether the rebels might take the city of Goma, and how this conflict is testing the solidarity of the SADC.

← Speaking at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies with Professor Eric SillaInterview: Discussing the ongoing conflict in the DRC on Australia’s ABC News →
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