International Crisis Group

Ex-President of Sudan Charged with Complicity in Protestor Deaths

May 24, 2019

From the presidency to prisoner behind bars, former President Omar al-Bashir now faces formal charges of murder in the latest development to spring from a massive turnout of Sudanese people demanding civilian rule. ... read more »

South Africa Denied Emergency Loan to Zimbabwe at Height Of Crisis

February 1, 2019

South Africa said it declined the request for $1.2 billion because the country is also in a difficult financial position. “South Africa doesn’t have that kind of money,” said Jabulani Sikhakhane, spokesman for the finance ministry. He also raised concerns of Zimbabwe defaulting on the loan. ... read more »

Grisly Video Casts Grim Shadow Over Cameroon President’s Re-Election Bid

October 5, 2018

As the clock ticks down to Sunday’s presidential elections in Cameroon, President Paul Biya remains tightlipped about a grisly video gone viral of two mothers and their infant children executed in cold blood by government soldiers. ... read more »

Me Too Movement Reaches Into African Halls of Power

May 31, 2018

The women, who work at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, appealed to Moussa Faki Mahamat, the new AUC chair, and Rwanda President Paul Kagame, the AU chair, in a signed letter obtained by the paper. ... read more »

U.S. Opens New Chapter In Sudan Relations, Lifting Sanctions