Faced with jihadist breakthrough in Burkina Faso, neighbouring states in the Gulf of Guinea increasingly fear attacks in their own territories
		
	 
	
		
		The shocking murders of five high-ranking officials have exposed the gravity of Ethiopia’s crisis.
		
	 
	
		
		Tibesti has long been fertile ground for rebellions in Chad. Is another one coming?
		
	 
	
		
		Tensions around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam must be resolved before the dam comes online
		
	 
	
		
		Abiy Ahmed has generated great excitement with initiatives breaking with the past. But he faces formidable challenges
		
	 
	
		
		Only hours before polls were to open, Nigeria’s electoral commission postponed elections scheduled for February 16 by a week
		
	 
	
		
		International Crisis Group lists seven particularly pressing crises the regional organisation should focus on in 2019
		
	 
	
		
		Crisis Group’s Senior Consultant Piers Pigou explains how economic hardship is driving ordinary citizens to unprecedented acts of resistance