Africa-Cote d’Ivoire
Didier Yapi (1976-2015)
Yapi N’Cho Blaise Didier of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), often referred to as Didier Yapi, was a prolific information technology...
First Liberian Civil War (1989-1996)
The First Liberian Civil War was one of Africa’s bloodiest civil conflicts in the post-independence era. The war claimed more...
America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), briefly...
James D. McGee (1949- )
Ambassador James David McGee, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in the class of Minister Counselor, spent the...
Arlene Render (1943- )
Arlene Render became a Foreign Service officer in 1970 and has since served in many influential positions in the U.S....
Wanda L. Nesbitt (1956- )
Wanda L. Nesbitt holds the rank of Career Minister in the U.S. Foreign Service. She joined the United States Foreign...
Patient Zero: Thomas Eric Duncan and the Ebola Crisis in West Africa and the United States
In the following article Dr. Clarence Spigner, Professor of Public Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes the life...
Niamey, Niger (1902- )
Niamey, the largest city and capital of the West African nation of Niger, is located in the southwestern part of...
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (1903- )
Abidjan is the former capital of Côte d’Ivoire as well as the country’s principal city. The lagoon on which the...
