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CGD in the News
October 27, 2014
"When the Treasury Secretary goes to Africa, it’s about finance and private investment," says Todd Moss, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. "I would expect some kind of either energy or agriculture deal to be announced in Tanzania."
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"There will b...
CGD in the News
September 17, 2014
"I think the Ebola crisis highlights how some fragile countries that are close US allies are going to continue to need US assistance, but also that Americans’ lives that sometimes seem very far away from Africa; we’re much more intertwined with Africa than we think. It’s not only for bad reasons, a ...
CGD in the News
August 04, 2014
For many Americans, Africa is a continent far away, full of images like these: poverty, hunger, political refugees - and a need for foreign aid.
But former U.S. diplomat to Africa, Todd Moss, warns those are the pictures of the past.
"US now has greater national security interest in Africa th...
CGD in the News
July 31, 2014
President Barack Obama will host the first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 4 to 6. The event will showcase Africa’s impressive economic rise and the Obama administration’s policy initiatives as the U.S. plays catch-up with Europe, China and other parts of t...
CGD in the News
July 31, 2014
Africa is no longer the backwater of U.S. foreign policy. President Obama will host the first-ever African heads of state summit with 47 leaders in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 4-6. The top agenda items are security and private investment, areas where both Americans and Africans have growing shared inte...
CGD in the News
July 10, 2014
Todd Moss, chief operating officer of the Center for Global Development in Washington, said he thinks the [Africa Summit] is a good idea that could improve key bilateral relationships across the continent even if the event could have had a broader focus to appeal to African leaders.
"If the...