Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline At a Crossroads

A nation must think before it acts.

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The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline At a Crossroads

March 06, 2024 | 11:00 am | Africa Program

About the Event

The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline remains a conundrum. Plans to establish a natural gas pipeline from Nigeria to Algeria have persisted for decades. Unfortunately, due to regional instability, it hasn't been constructed. The 2023 coup in Niger exemplifies this instability. As a result, alternatives such as the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, have been suggested. However, this project may not be significantly easier to execute as it would traverse eleven other African nations, some of which have recently witnessed their own coups.

The Algerian Ambassador to the United States, Sabri Boukadoun, and the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Abuja, Nigeria, David Green, will join FPRI Senior Fellow Michael Walsh and FPRI Africa Chair Charles Ray to explore the potential for broader and more profound energy infrastructure integration between Europe, North Africa, and West Africa.

 


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Speakers

Ambassador Sabri Boukadoum, Algerian Ambassador to the U.S.

Ambassador Sabri Boukadoum, Algerian Ambassador to the U.S. - Ambassador Boukadoum served as Algeria’s minister of foreign affairs from 2019 to 2022 and was his country’s permanent representative to the UN from 2014 to 2019. ; Opening Remarks

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Charge d’Affaires David Green, US Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria

Charge d’Affaires David Green, US Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria - David Greene, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, joined the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria as Deputy Chief of Mission in August 2022. As of March 31, 2023, Mr. Greene is the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim for the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.

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Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh - Michael Walsh is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Africa Program.

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Charles A. Ray

Charles A. Ray - Charles A. Ray, a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Africa Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, served as US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Zimbabwe. ; Moderator

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