Thanks Lenin Ndebele News24 🇿🇦 for covering my latest CSIS article on profiling African leaders before meetings with U.S. presidents.

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'The drafting of leadership profiles and assessments are innately human endeavors, but AI has the potential to augment and enhance this critical intelligence product,' writes Judd Devermont.

Read more here about the CIA leadership visit piece and AI: csis.org/analysis/intel…

This is a very smart and informed take on China-U.S.-Africa by Chris O. Ògúnmọ́dẹdé. H/T The China-Global South Project

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Thanks to Yinka Adegoke Semafor for spotlighting my CSIS piece on CIA profiles of African leaders. semafor.com/newsletter/05/…

Fascinating analysis of CIA briefings about African Presidents from Judd Devermont

I’m filing it under ‘things I wish I had thought to write.’

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Great The New York Times Afrobeats playlist for Memorial Day weekend, including 5 songs featuring Celestial being Mavin open.spotify.com/playlist/56dXT…

This never gets old open.spotify.com/album/5npwhnt8…

Secretary Blinken shares the inspiring story of Tom Mboya and Bill Scheinman, leading to the creation of the Kennedy Airlift.

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I know the responsibilities President Ruto and I have laid out will wake the best in us.

Today, I am as optimistic and hopeful as I was all those years ago when Kenyan patriots raised a new flag high into the midnight sky.

Kenya and the United States stand together.

Committed to each other.
Committed to our people.
And committed to building a better world.

Delighted to welcome back my friend and colleague ⁦Judd Devermont⁩ ⁦CSIS Africa Program⁩ ⁦@CSIS⁩. We're looking forward to harnessing his expertise. CSISAfrica Strong! csis.org/news/judd-deve…

I am honored to return to ⁦CSIS Africa Program⁩ under the leadership of ⁦The House of Kongo⁩. ⁦⁦@CSIS⁩ is the go-to source for Africa analysis and U.S. policy recommendations. I am excited to contribute again after two and half year at NSC. csis.org/news/judd-deve…

Congratulations to Emir Sanusi II. His triumphant return to the throne is righting a historic wrong.

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This is major! Kenya will be the first African country to receive funding from the Chips and Science Act. The United States will support the country’s semiconductor assembly, testing and packaging sector.

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I told ⁦Alex Ward⁩ ⁦⁦POLITICO⁩ that upgrading Kenya to non-NATO ally status is consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to elevate its partnership with the continent, as set forth in the U.S.-Africa strategy. politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

'The drafting of leadership profiles and assessments are innately human endeavors, but AI has the potential to augment and enhance this critical intelligence product,' writes Judd Devermont.

Read more here about the CIA leadership visit piece and AI: csis.org/analysis/intel…

I've been to Santiago and Sal. I guess I need to go back to Cabo Verde.

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I am obsessed with 99 Percent Invisible podcast on Robert Caro's Power Broker. In Ep.4, they discuss whether other political cultures use initials for politicians (FDR, JFK). That's true in Mali (ATT, IBK), Cote d'Ivoire (ADO), Nigeria (IBB), and Zambia (KK and HH).

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