International Crisis Group
latest news & developmentsChad faces an uncertain future
Idriss Déby’s son takes power after strongman father dies in battle a day after his re-election
Border tensions mount between Sudan, Ethiopia
Skirmishes between forces continue despite government calls for peace in a region already torn apart by ethnic conflicts
Ethiopia faces showdown over push for new region
The Sidama say they plan to unilaterally declare their own federal state this week
Africans win UN vote on Britain’s last colony
Britain routed in UN vote on Chagos
Kidnappings multiply in Cameroon’s anglophone region
Since anglophone separatists declared independence last October, dozens of people have gone missing
Cameroon has lashed out at international thinktank over warning on anglophones
In a statement, a government spokesman hit out at reports published by ICG that criticised a crackdown in the two English-speaking regions.
Indonesian terror network ‘larger than thought’
The terror network blamed for the Jakarta hotel bombings is ”larger and more sophisticated” than thought, a think tank said on Thursday.
Somali pirates a growing threat to shipping
Rapidly spreading lawlessness as Somalia collapses in the worst fighting for two nearly decades is fuelling a wave of piracy.
Growing danger of coup in Zimbabwe
There is a growing danger of a coup by military hardliners in Zimbabwe to prevent opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from toppling President Robert Mugabe, a leading think tank…
Sudan at turning point after rebel attack
An unprecedented Darfur rebel attack on Khartoum is a turning point that could persuade Sudan’s rulers to negotiate seriously with their foes or push Africa’s biggest country…
Sudan starts key census amid dispute
Sudan on Tuesday shut down for its first census in 15 years, a milestone in the peace deal that ended Africa’s longest civil war but clouded in dispute threatening to undermine…
Kenya athletes seek Olympic healing after tribal violence
They were the pride of Kenya, but the country’s athletics community could not escape the worst of the post-election tribal violence after disputed December polls. While two…
Problems loom ahead of Sudan census
Cash-flow problems and logistic headaches are blighting preparations for Sudan’s census, a cornerstone of the fragile peace ending a devastating civil war and paving the way for…
Iraqi militia told to cease fire after clashes
One of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s senior aides ordered his Mehdi Army militiamen on Thursday to observe a ceasefire after they clashed with United States soldiers in…
Liberals, Islamists clash over Morocco ‘gay wedding’
When rumours of a ”gay wedding” spread through the town of Ksar el Kebir, the only evidence produced was a video on YouTube of a man dancing in women’s clothes. Four people are…