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April 8, 2021 In our sixth edition of Talking Urban Futures in Africa, CSIS Africa Program director Judd Devermont speaks to Tony Goins (director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development) and Josh Davis (associate vice chancellor for global affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, or UNL) about Nebraska’s growing relationship with sub-Saharan Africa. They discuss Nebraska’s robust agriculture sector and deepening ties with the region in the areas of human capacity and devel...

Mozambique’s conflict and the question of foreign intervention Joseph Stepansky © Amnesty International found earlier in March that war crimes were being committed by all sides in th... The conflict in northern Mozambique has displaced more than 700,000 people [File: Adrien Barbier/AFP] The bloody takeover late last month of Palma, a northern town at the centre of Mozambique’s vast oil and natural gas prospects, has again prompted international – and particularly region...

Senior Advisor, Middle East and North Africa Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Dina Esfandiary advises Crisis Groups Middle East and North Africa Program on research, analysis, policy prescription and advocacy. Professional Background Previously, Dina was a Fellow in the Middle East department of The Century Foundation (TCF),  and an International Security Program Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy Schools Belfer Ce...

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Naz Modirzadeh and guest co-host Comfort Ero, our Interim Vice President and Africa Program Director, talk to Nelleke van de Walle, Crisis Group’s Central Africa Deputy Project Director, about the challenges preventing the Democratic Republic of Congo from moving forward. They discuss President Tshisekedi’s consolidation of power and the still strong influence of former President Joseph Kabila. Nelleke says that President Tshisekedi needs to step up and make ...

Integrative, multi-level collaboration has been shown to lead to better outcomes for climate-resilient urban development – but it’s easier said than done. Photo by ICLEI Africa In cities around the world, local officials face multi-dimensional sustainability and resilience challenges and are often responsible for achieving many overlapping mandates. More effective solutions require cross-cutting responses and collaboration across multiple levels of government and sectors. New research revea...

Share this article Share this article MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSurge International, a global nonprofit specializing in reconstructive surgery, boldly launches a new initiative to increase access to safe reconstructive surgical care in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. 18 million people die annually due to surgically treatable conditions and millions more suffer with preventable disabilities. Reconstructive surgery treats congenital abnormalities, traumatic ...

Episode 14: Tanzanias Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Politics after Magufuli The death of President Magufuli, a populist authoritarian and COVID-denier, officially from a heart failure, raises questions about whether newly sworn-in President Samia Suluhu Hassan will change course or maintain her predecessor’s authoritarian track. Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s main opposition leader, joins Alan Boswell this week to discuss the late President Magufuli’s legacy and policies in Tanzania. Tundu ...

Nigeria may face more threats of civil unrest, writes Jeremy Philips Nigeria is facing threat of more civil unrest in 2021 as the US adopts a major foreign policy change that will transform civil society organizations into the hub of interactions in pursuit of its strategic interests in the country, signalled by the imminent “alignment with the #ENDSARS movement and its call for good governance, democracy and human rights”. The protests staged by the movement last October were unprecedented...

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood, Crisis Group’s interim president, and guest host Comfort Ero, our interim vice president and Africa Program director, talk to Murithi Mutiga, Crisis Group’s Horn of Africa director, about the fighting in Tigray and its implications for regional politics. Murithi sheds light on the calculations of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, rebel Tigray leaders and Eritrea, which has also sent forces into Tigray. He also talks through the Horn of A...

Getty Images Biden Discusses Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region With Kenyan Leader -White House WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, discussed the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the White House said. Biden and Kenyatta “discussed the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crises in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and the need to prevent further loss of life and ensure humanitarian access,” the White House sai...