January 30
Somalia: Somalia - Making the Most of the EU-Somalia Joint Roadmap
The Somali government aims to "eliminate" Al-Shabaab by the year's end, marking a crucial point in its sixteen-year war with the insurgency. In this excerpt from the Watch List… Read more »
January 25
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Push for Sea Access
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Ethiopia scholar Christopher Clapham about Addis Ababa's bid for its own seaport, including its controversial recent deal with Somaliland,… Read more »
January 09
Sudan: Sudan's Calamitous Civil War - a Chance to Draw Back From the Abyss
Sudan's war is entering an even more dangerous phase as fighting spreads to the heavily contested east, spelling more atrocities and mass displacement. Diplomats should seize a new… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Ominous New War in Amhara
A rebellion in the Amhara region risks plunging Ethiopia into wider conflict. The federal government should seek talks with the militants as part of efforts to resolve the… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Somalia: Avoiding a New Cycle of Conflict in Somalia's Galmudug State
Polls likely due in 2024 could unsettle Galmudug, a building block of Somalia's federal project, increasing frictions along clan and other lines. State and federal authorities have… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Africa: The Fallout in Chad From the Fighting in Darfur
War in Sudan's Darfur region has triggered a refugee crisis in eastern Chad and raised concerns that turmoil could spread. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Enrica Picco draws… Read more »
July 28, 2023
Niger: Niger Coup: Quote from Crisis Group's Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim
"The coup in Niger has dashed the hopes which the one Sahelian country that has so far shown a degree of resilience to both insecurity and political instability, gave the region. Read more »
July 26, 2023
Sudan: The Future of Sudan's Resistance Committees
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Maryam Elfaki, an active member of Sudan's resistance committees, about life inside Khartoum's war zones and the future of grassroots… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Sudan: Time to Try Again to End Sudan's War
Sudan's calamitous three-month war may be entering a critical new phase. In recent weeks, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has further entrenched its superior position… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Sudan: Time to Try Again to End Sudan's War
Amid shifting military dynamics, a narrow window for dialogue about stopping the fighting in Sudan may have opened. But diplomacy is in disarray. Outside actors should urgently… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Sudan: A Long War Looming in Sudan
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined again by Crisis Group's Sudan expert Shewit Woldemichael and Horn of Africa director Alan Boswell to talk about Sudan and whether… Read more »
Central African Republic: Rwanda's Growing Role in the Central African Republic
Rwanda has become a major player in the Central African Republic, helping the government fight insurgents, supporting state reforms and investing in numerous businesses. This… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Sudan: Fearing the Worst in Darfur, Again
This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined again by Jérôme Tubiana, writer and a former Crisis Group expert, to speak about the escalating violence in West Darfur… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Sudan: A Race Against Time to Halt Sudan's Collapse
Ferocious fighting in the capital and elsewhere is tipping one of Africa's largest countries ever closer to falling apart. There are no easy ways to halt the carnage. All with… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Africa: Non-Western 'Middle Powers' Now Intervene in Conflicts
After a relative lull following the end of the Cold War, violent conflicts have proliferated around the world since the turn of the century, and they generally proven to be more… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Nigeria: Fighting Among Boko Haram Splinters Rages On
Two years after the suicide of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, jihadist factions continue a battle for control of Nigeria's north east. In this Q&A, Crisis Group assesses… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Nigeria: Calming Tensions Amid Nigeria's Post-Election Controversy
Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as Nigeria's president on 29 May, following an election dogged by legal challenges. With a weaker mandate than any of his predecessors, the new… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Somalia: Time for Somaliland and the Dhulbahante to Talk
Somaliland's army and Dhulbahante militias are fighting for control of the town of Las Anod. The Dhulbahante want to join Somalia rather than be part of Somaliland's state-building… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Ethiopia: What Facebook Does (And Doesn't) Have to Do With Ethiopia's Ethnic Violence
A victim's relative is among those accusing Meta in a Kenyan court of failing to adequately police incendiary speech on Facebook during Ethiopia's civil war. Much greater effort… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Sudan: Stopping Sudan's Descent into Full-Blown Civil War
Fighting in cities across Sudan has left hundreds dead and trapped untold numbers at home in severe danger. If not halted, the conflict could become a devastating civil war. Local… Read more »
March 31, 2023
Cameroon: A Second Look At Cameroon's Anglophone Special Status
In 2019, Cameroon's government acknowledged the Anglophone regions' distinct identity by giving them Special Status. Yet this legal framework has not quelled the separatist… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Central African Republic: Ten Years After the Coup, Is the Central African Republic Facing Another Major Crisis?
In March 2013, Seleka rebels triggered a civil war in the Central African Republic. A decade later, strong domestic and international tensions raise concerns the country could face… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Somalia: Sustaining Gains in Somalia's Offensive Against Al-Shabaab
In conjunction with clan militias, the national army has dislodged the Islamist insurgency Al-Shabaab from swathes of central Somalia, marking a breakthrough in the fifteen-year… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Nigeria: Mitigating Risks of Violence in Nigeria's 2023 Elections
The largest, most youthful electorate in Nigerian history will head to the polls soon to decide high-stakes presidential, parliamentary and state-level races. Numerous violent… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Cameroon: Canada Initiative Offers Opportunity for Cameroon Peace Process
Pre-talks between Cameroon's government and Anglophone separatists, facilitated by Canada, have opened the door to a long overdue peace process, but Yaoundé has baulked. The… Read more »
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