International Crisis Group: Halting The Catastrophic Battle For Sudan’s El Fasher
What’s new? A showdown is unfolding in Sudan’s North Darfur region, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has besieged and attacked the town of El...
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...
What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability
By Nnamdi Obasi Senior Adviser, ICG, Nigeria What happened? A string of coups in the central Sahel continues to reverberate in West Africa. On 28...
What Future For UN Peacekeeping In Africa After Mali Shutters Its Mission?
What happened? In June, to the surprise of most UN Security Council members, Mali’s government called on the Council to pull UN peacekeepers out of...