South Sudan: South Sudan On the Brink of Another War

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Daniel Akech and Alan Boswell about escalating violence across South Sudan, President Salva Kiir's dismissal… Read more »

Somalia: Which Way Will Trump Go On Somalia?

This week on The Horn, Alan talks with Crisis Group's Somalia expert Omar Mahmood about what the impact of a major Trump pivot on Somalia could look like, as well as Al-Shabaab's… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia and Eritrea Slide Closer to War Amid Tigray Upheaval

Two years after a disastrous war in Ethiopia's Tigray, internal tussles as well as related tensions between Addis Ababa and Asmara threaten to reignite conflict. All with influence… Read more »

Sudan: Peace Talks Remain the Only Way Out of Sudan's Nightmare

The Sudanese Armed Forces may retake Khartoum. But don't expect a decisive end to the war. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan On the Precipice of Renewed Full-Blown War

Tensions are running dangerously high after an opposition-linked militia overran an army base loyal to President Salva Kiir in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Regional leaders… Read more »

Sudan: A Decisive Turn in Sudan's War?

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Shewit Woldemichael and Alan Boswell about the Sudanese army's recent advances in Khartoum and other parts of… Read more »

Sudan: Battle for Khartoum Marks a Crossroads in Sudan's Civil War

The Sudanese army is pushing to take over Khartoum. Should it prevail, it would record a major victory, though one that would be unlikely to end the country's devastating conflict.… Read more »

Sudan: Bolstering Efforts to End Sudan's Civil War

Sudan's war is causing untold misery and threatening to spill over into the neighbourhood. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2025, Crisis Group explores how the EU and its member… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Calamitous War - Finding a Path Toward Peace

The disastrous conflict in Sudan is pushing the country deeper into chaos. Work to halt it has never been more urgent. To get talks going, mediators may need to present a notional… Read more »

Somalia: Somaliland's Peaceful Handover Withstands Neighbourhood Strains

Somaliland reinforced its reputation as one of the Horn of Africa's stronger democracies by staging a successful presidential election and ushering in a peaceful transfer of power.… Read more »

Nigeria: Restoring Nigeria's Leadership for Regional Peace and Security

For decades after independence in 1960, Nigeria was a diplomatic heavyweight in Africa, pushing for decolonisation and an end to white minority rule in the southern part of the… Read more »

Somalia: Fighting Climate Change in Somalia's Conflict Zones

Few countries are more exposed to the ill effects of climate change than Somalia. Insecurity compounds the problem, with the Al-Shabaab insurgency exploiting drought conditions as… Read more »

Morocco: Managing Tensions between Algeria and Morocco

Since 2021, when Algeria cut ties with Morocco, the two neighbours have been at odds. Thus far, their quarrels have largely remained in the diplomatic realm. Western countries… Read more »

Chad: Limiting the Impact of the War in Sudan On Ouaddaï

Since April 2023, eastern Chad has received more than 930,000 people fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan, creating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The Chadian government… Read more »

Sudan: Inside Sudan's Catastrophic Civil War

This week on The Horn, guest host Elissa Jobson talks with BBC journalist Mohanad Hashim about his recent trip to Sudan, the devastating toll the war has taken on civilians, why… Read more »

Cameroon: Arrest of Separatist Leader Puts Spotlight On Cameroon's Anglophone Conflict

Norwegian police have arrested a Cameroonian separatist leader, Lucas Ayaba Cho, on charges of incitement of crimes against humanity, marking the first major attempt to address… Read more »

Central African Republic: Bringing Lasting Peace to the Central African Republic

Fighting with rebels is aggravating communal tensions in the Central African Republic, a country also buffeted by geopolitical rivalries. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2024 -… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Amid a Swirl of Regional Tensions

This week on The Horn, Alan talks with Omar Mahmood, Crisis Group's senior analyst for Eastern Africa, about the rising tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, the new Egypt-Somalia… Read more »

Somalia: The Islamic State in Somalia - Responding to an Evolving Threat

An Islamic State branch has acquired a foothold in Puntland, in north-eastern Somalia, and has been channelling funds to the jihadist network's other African affiliates. Curtailing… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Is Starving. Now What?

In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Alex de Waal, leading expert on famine and Sudan and the executive director of the World Peace Foundation, to discuss the worsening… Read more »

Sudan: Halting the Catastrophic Battle for Sudan's El Fasher

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are caught in the crossfire with war intensifying in North Darfur and its capital El Fasher. Concerted pressure is needed to get all sides to… Read more »

Sudan: Working With Others to Halt Sudan's Collapse

After a year of war in Sudan, thousands have been killed and nine million are displaced. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2024 - Spring Update, Crisis Group explains how the EU… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan On Edge As Its Neighbour's War Disrupts Oil Exports

Income from oil exports is critical to keeping South Sudan's factious elites together. The war in neighbouring Sudan has led earnings to fall precipitously, threatening instability… Read more »

Cameroon: Curbing Feuds Over Water in Cameroon's Far North

Disputes over water in the northern tip of Cameroon turned deadly in 2021, taking on a troubling ethnic dimension. The authorities have striven to contain the fighting, but to be… Read more »

Sudan: New U.S. Envoy On Ending Sudan's War

In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell talks with Tom Perriello, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, about obstacles to peace in Sudan and U.S. efforts to mediate an end to the… Read more »