September 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Avoiding the Abyss As War Resumes in Northern Ethiopia
Renewed fighting between a federal-Amhara-Eritrea coalition and Tigray's forces has shattered a tenuous months-long truce. The reversal heralds a return to one of the world's… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Sudan: A Breakthrough in Sudan's Impasse?
Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, says the army will step aside to make way for a civilian government. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Alan Boswell… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Kenya: Countdown Begins to Kenya's Transitional Election
Kenya's highly anticipated vote featuring two political heavyweights, Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto, is likely to be closely… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Kenya: Drought, Violence and Politics - Inside Laikipia's Cattle War
A historic drought in Kenya is coinciding with a hotly contested election. Nerves in central and northern Kenya are fraying, as climate stresses intensify intercommunal conflict… Read more »
June 11, 2021
Mozambique: Stemming the Insurrection in Cabo Delgado
Mozambique's northernmost coastal province was a tinderbox of colonial-era tensions, inequality and Islamist militancy. Discoveries of ruby and natural gas deposits lit the match.… Read more »
August 06, 2020
Somalia: A Halting Embrace of Dialogue for Somalia and Somaliland
Ethiopia, the U.S. and the EU have brokered surprise talks between the Somalia and Somaliland administrations, which are historically opposed, though progress has stalled while… Read more »
October 08, 2012
Somalia: Assessing Turkey's Role in Somalia
Turkey is the newest country to intervene in Somalia and its involvement has produced some positive results. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's courageous visit to Mogadishu in… Read more »
November 08, 2007
Guinea: Overview - Change on Hold
The following is the overview of the International Crisis Group's report - Guinea: Change on Hold. To read the complete report in French, click here. Read more »
July 26, 2007
Sudan: Lasting Peace Requires New Strategy, Says Report
A new and worse civil war in Sudan is possible unless the international community presses for a fundamental shift in the way the country is governed. Read more »
April 11, 2006
Guinea: Power Struggle Over Govt's Future Is Beginning
With a power struggle emerging in Guinea as the president's long reign nears its end, international actors should send clear signals that a military takeover would be unacceptable. Read more »