Todd Moss is Senior Fellow and Director of The Emerging Africa Project. He returns to the Center after serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State from May 2007 to October 2008. Todd’s work focuses on U.S.-Africa relations and financial issues facing sub-Saharan Africa, including policies that affect private capital flows, debt, and aid. He also worked on the economic crisis in Zimbabwe and led the Center's work on Nigerian debt, the African Development Bank and the IDA-15 replenishment round.

Blog Entries by Todd Moss

Despite Obama in Ghana, a Bad Month for African Democracy

Posted August 12, 2009 | 04:29 PM (EST)


President Obama's trip to Ghana was a celebration of African democracy. Similarly, Secretary Clinton's ongoing 7-country, 11-day trek across the continent will hit the democracy promotion theme, especially during her stop today in Nigeria.

But it's hardly been a good month for democracy in Africa:


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What can Africa Hope for During Clinton Visit?

2 Comments | Posted July 31, 2009 | 06:02 PM (EST)


Secretary Clinton will be leaving August 5 for a seven-country tour of Africa. She will hit Kenya, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. (Whew!) The itinerary suggests that the theme of the trip will be more real politik than President Obama's...

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What Can Africa Hope for During Clinton Visit?

Posted July 31, 2009 | 05:43 PM (EST)


Secretary Clinton will be leaving August 5 for a seven-country tour of Africa. She will hit Kenya, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. (Whew!) The itinerary suggests that the theme of the trip will be more real politik than President Obama's recent...

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