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Event Summary: Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability Forum

The Center for Strategic and International Studies Stephenson Ocean Security Project and Human Rights Initiative held the Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability Forum with FishWise on Friday, September 15, 2023. The forum brought together sectoral experts, government representatives, industry leaders, and civil society stakeholders to reflect on the progress made in adopting comprehensive electronic Catch Documentation and Traceability programs and the future steps to support legal and sustainable fisheries. This event summary provides an overview of the major themes presented at the forum.

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Chad at a Crossroads

Mvemba is joined by Succès Masra, a leading Chadian opposition figure and the president of Les Transformateurs, the major opposition party in Chad.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — January 12, 2023

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How Loans Improve Lives with Kathy Guis

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Kathy Guis to discuss what Kiva does, how loans can improve lives, and how Kiva works with institutions to foster financial inclusion.

Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — January 12, 2023

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The Special Forces of Trade and Development

Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Enoh T. Ebong joins us to discuss her role and priorities at USTDA and more.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 11, 2023

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A U.S. Call for Modest IMF Gold Sales to Help Africa

CSIS non-resident senior associate Mark Sobel argues that modest IMF gold sales to help Sub-Saharan African nations and low-income countries could support the IMF’s global role, low-income countries, and U.S. interests.

Commentary by Mark Sobel — January 10, 2023

Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Humanitarian actors face unprecedented scale and frequency of climate shocks, making existing challenges harder to address. A new CSIS report analyzes the current crisis in the Horn of Africa and presents ideas on rethinking humanitarian assistance to chronic crises.

Report by Beza Tesfaye , Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

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Libya's electricity grid has been struggling for years, but the government thinks it has found a new culprit: illegal bitcoin mining farms it says are popping up across the country.

Podcast Episode — December 20, 2022

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U.S.-Africa Summit

CSIS’s Mvemba Dizolele joins the podcast to discuss this week’s summit in which the leaders of African countries joined President Biden in Washington for discussions on the future of U.S.-Africa relations. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — December 15, 2022

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Assessing the Potential of a US-UK FTA

Scott and Bill host special guest Meredith Broadbent to discuss UK-US bilateral trade. They also talk about the recent WTO 232 decision and the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit. 

Podcast Episode by Emily Benson , Scott Miller , and William Alan Reinsch — December 15, 2022

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