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{{Organization
{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
|OrganizationName=Africa Center for Strategic Studies
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
|Mission=The ACSS aims to advance African security by expanding understanding, providing a trusted platform for dialogue, building enduring partnerships, and catalyzing strategic solutions. It supports United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges.
|Mission=The ACSS aims to advance African security by expanding understanding, providing a trusted platform for dialogue, building enduring partnerships, and catalyzing strategic solutions. It supports United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges.
|ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Defense, under National Defense University
|ParentOrganization=National Defense University
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Academic Programs; Research; Policy Outreach; Professional Development; Conferences and Seminars
|Services=Academic Programs; Research; Policy Outreach; Professional Development; Conferences and Seminars
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|Website=https://africacenter.org
|Website=https://africacenter.org
}}
}}
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The '''Africa Center for Strategic Studies''' ('''ACSS''') is self-described as "a U.S. Department of Defense institution established and funded by Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa and serving as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants."<ref name="Howe2001">{{cite book|last=Howe|first=Herbert M.|title=Ambiguous Order: Military Forces in African States|url=https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=978-1-58826-315-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe/page/263 263]}}</ref>
The '''Africa Center for Strategic Studies''' ('''ACSS''') is self-described as "a U.S. Department of Defense institution established and funded by Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa and serving as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants."<ref name="Howe2001">{{cite book|last=Howe|first=Herbert M.|title=Ambiguous Order: Military Forces in African States|url=https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=978-1-58826-315-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/ambiguousordermi0000howe/page/263 263]}}</ref>