Cameron Hudson is a senior fellow in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He was previously a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, where his research focused on the democratic transitions and conflict in the Horn of Africa. Previously, Cameron served as the executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for the Prevention of Genocide. Prior to that, Cameron served in a number of roles across the U.S. government. At the State Department, he served as the chief of staff to successive presidential special envoys for Sudan during the period of South Sudan’s separation from Sudan and the Darfur genocide. He also served during the Bush administration as the director for African affairs on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House. He started his government career as an intelligence analyst in the Africa Directorate at the Central Intelligence Agency. He has also worked in democracy and governance with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the International Organization on Migration. His commentary on Africa issues has been featured by, among other outlets, the BBC, Al Jazeera, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Voice of America, and National Public Radio. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Russian troop arrival spells end for US military presence in Niger
Cameron Hudson in Financial Times — April 24, 2024
The U.S. is in retreat in a crucial part of the world
Cameron Hudson in The Washington Post — April 24, 2024
Russian soldiers arrive in Niger as relationship with U.S. deteriorates
Cameron Hudson in The Washington Post — April 12, 2024
How the United States Lost Niger
Cameron Hudson in Foreign Policy — April 2, 2024
Jihadist and nuclear threat as African country tells US to leave amid Russian and Iranian gains
Cameron Hudson in Fox News — March 19, 2024
What to know about Sudan's deadly civil war
Cameron Hudson in CBS — February 27, 2024
Blinken departs for West Africa as Russia and China look to leverage their influence
Cameron Hudson in CNN — January 21, 2024
White House 'Troubled' by Deal Between Ethiopia and Breakaway Somaliland Region
Cameron Hudson in Voice of America — January 16, 2024
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U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: What's On The Agenda?
Transcript by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 13, 2022
Minding the Gap at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 6, 2022
The U.S. Toolkit to Address the Military Coup in Sudan
Commentary by Cameron Hudson — May 27, 2022