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Today #Sudan enters its third year of war. While many thought that the Sudanese army’s recapturing of the capital Khartoum on 26 March would end the conflict, Crisis Group is worried that the conflict risks escalating to other areas. ⬇️ crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

A helpful preview of the looming fight over international peacekeeping support to Somalia, with insights from my Crisis Group colleague Omar S Mahmood

New Crisis Group piece by my colleague Nazanine Moshiri: The Stakes of Stripping Climate from UN Peacekeeping in South Sudan crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

If the UN Security Council weakens or altogether strips climate references from the UN peacekeeping mission in #SouthSudan’s mandate, backsliding will become more likely elsewhere. I discuss what's at stake in tomorrow’s vote on UNMISS’s future. 🧵1/9 crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

The UN is abuzz over donor cuts. A leaked UN80 paper proposes reforms to make it “more streamlined, impactful, and fiscally responsible” but diplomats warn it could fall flat. Richard Gowan explains. crisisgroup.org/global/can-uns…

‘The drone attacks have expanded the war to Sudan’s far east for the first time. This risks sucking regional powers deeper into the conflict.’ Shewit Woldemichael unpacks the attacks on Port Sudan and their implications for the country’s civil war. crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

"The AU may be forced to curtail AUSSOM’s operations...countries may regret the long-term costs of their decision, even if it saves them money today." My latest for Crisis Group: Security Council misses funding deadline for AU Mission in Somalia crisisgroup.org/africa/african…

Should the UNSC lift the arms embargo on #SouthSudan, as Juba wants? Not so fast, say my colleagues Maya Ungar and Daniel Akech Thiong The EastAfrican. theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/co…

“If I thought you could use a mineral deal to end decades of war, then there are countries that I imagine would have been fixed already,” Crisis Group president Comfort Ero reacting to the Trump administration’s slapdash DRC mediation efforts. theafricareport.com/384927/trumps-…

“Officials on both sides say Donald Trump administration’s upending of diplomatic norms and alliances have convinced them of the need to strengthen EU-African Union cooperation,” writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran. crisisgroup.org/africa/african…

My colleague Liesl Louw-Vaudran assesses how events elsewhere prompted EU and African officials to find a way to work together after a three-year standoff

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South Sudan is facing a succession crisis that could reshape its fragile future. On the latest "The Horn" podcast from Crisis Group, I join my colleague Alan Boswell to discuss the political tremors and the rise of a potential heir apparent. crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

Join our upcoming online event on the Sahelien crisis and the decline of multilateralism. W/ Comfort Ero and former head of #MINUSMA @ElGhassimW. 🗓️ 18 June 2025 ⏰ 2pm Dakar | 4pm Brussels | 10am Washington, DC 📝 Registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The latest famine warning from #SouthSudan is truly harrowing. My colleague Chris Newton and I explain in this Crisis Group Analyst's Notebook how it represents the tragic human toll of a succession crisis, which risks reigniting a civil war. crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af…

Thank you Ambassador Sandra Kramer 🇪🇺 for inviting us to this inspiring discussion with the Institute for Security Executive Director Fonteh Akum and International Crisis Group Senior Advisor Liesl Louw-Vaudran!

Really insightful conversation between Crisis Group CEO Comfort Ero and former Minusma head El-Ghassim Wane about the #Sahel and what the #AU could possibly do African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security crisisgroup.org/africa/sahel/b…

We mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, as a reminder that the vision of the #UNCharter remains both timely and unfinished. In the face of global challenges—from climate change and armed conflict to inequality and #humanitarian crises, a renewed commitment to

New peace agreement offers hope of quelling hostilities between Kinshasa & Kigali in eastern DR Congo. But despite Washington’s optimism plus prospect of a presidential summit, Richard Moncrieff says it will be arduous diplomatic work to make the deal stick. crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…

'It will be arduous diplomatic work to make this deal stick,' says Richard Moncrieff in this timely analysis of the DRC-Rwanda peace deal. Crisis Group . The #AU might have to pick up the mediation torch. A big challenge for Togo, Mahmoud Ali youssouf and African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…