Condemnation But Limited Action
On February 24, 2022, to the world’s astonishment, and after weeks of denying that his country was planning Ukraine’s invasion, Russia’s Vladimir Putin ordered the military […]
Opinion
“Sierra Leone killed the cow, Liberia ate it…”
Liberia traveled to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, to play the return football match against Sierra Leone in the Qatar 2022 World Cup African […]
Nurturing Sudan’s Fledgling Power-sharing Accord
…Statement from International Crisis Group Sudan’s military junta and opposition have agreed to form a civilian-led administration to steer a transition toward free and fair […]
July 11 is World Population Day
…Judith Dale, who built her career in education and serves as a board member of the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation, looks at population […]
Deeds, not words, count in the fight against corruption
We commend the President of the Republic of Kenya for his unequivocal message to end corruption. The decision to replace the existing Sh1000 note is […]
Winning Back Trust in Nigeria’s Rescheduled Elections
Only hours before polls were to open, Nigeria’s electoral commission postponed elections scheduled for 16 February by one week. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Nigeria […]
Rebel Incursion Exposes Chad’s Weaknesses
An early February incursion by the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) into Chad from Libya was halted by French air strikes, conducted in coordination with […]
Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2019
Credit: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa Introduction by Robert Malley, President & CEO of International Crisis Group With this commentary, coming in the wake of our annual Ten Conflicts to […]
China will not tolerate US military muscle-flexing off our shores
Amid recent hype about “freedom of navigation” in the South China Sea, the US, an outspoken opponent of China’s “militarisation” has been flexing its own […]
CDC Says No Money For Bi-Elections
It looks like President George Mannah Oppong Weah of the Republic of Liberia is taking the “no money” idea out of the political playbook of […]