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: Big Priorities for the African Union in 2025 - Zooming in On Sudan, DRC and Cameroon

In this online event Crisis Group experts discuss the eight priorities that Crisis Group has identified for the African Union in the year ahead and specifically zoom in on what it… 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 »

Kenya: High Stakes for the South Sudan Talks in Kenya

As South Sudan contends with a prolonged political and economic crisis, Kenyan mediators are attempting to broker an agreement between the country's government and exiled… Read more »

Chad: Breaking the Cycle of Farmer-Herder Violence

Farmer-herder violence in Chad has reached unprecedented levels in recent years, exacerbating the perceived divide between the north and south of the country. President Mahamat… 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 »

South Sudan: With Oil Exports Disrupted, What Lies Ahead for South Sudan?

In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Edmund Yakani, executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, to discuss new political talks in Kenya and… Read more »

Somalia: The Roots of Somalia's Slow Piracy Resurgence

After a decade-long lull, Somali pirates have hijacked a handful of vessels in recent months. Crisis Group expert Omar Mahmood reports on the burning anger over illegal trawling… 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 »

Chad: Averting the Risk of Post-Transition Instability

Chadians will soon elect a new president, concluding a three-year political transition that will almost certainly see the incumbent Mahamat Déby Itno retain power. In this… 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 »