Micah Wells

Micah D. Wells serves as President of African Strategy Partners. He is responsible for overseeing ASP’s global operations, strategic planning, and development. An American licensed attorney who has served his country as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserves at various countries throughout Europe and Africa. As an attorney, he has represented clients in international transactions and cross border investments. Because of his unique international experience, he has served as a lecturer for Continuing Legal Education (CLE’s) courses to practicing attorneys in Europe and the United States on the topic of the international practice of law. As a reserve military officer, he has been called to active duty several times. Past assignments include the U.S. Embassy in Rome (Italy) where he served as Acting Chief of Operations, Plans, and Agreements, in the Office of Defense Cooperation. He later was assigned to the American Embassy in Kinshasa (Dem. Rep of Congo) where he served as the Chief, Military Security Cooperation for both, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa (Dem. Rep. of Congo) and U.S Embassy Brazzaville (Rep. of Congo). While assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), in Djibouti, he was selected to serve as the Command’s liaison to US Embassy Djibouti and as the liaison to the Djiboutian Armed Forces for CJTF-HOA. For his service, he was bestowed the Medaille de Chevailier dans l’Ordre National du 27 Juin. The award, given by Presidential Decree, is the highest award that can be given to a foreigner whose distinguished merits contributed to Djibouti’s development and advancement. He has a B.A. and J.D., from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He speaks, English, German and French. He serves as the Publisher of the leading African web portals:
www.EconomyAfrica.com, www.DiplomacyAfrica.com, www.DefenseAfrica.com.