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🔴 We are hiring an Analyst for @UN Advocacy and Research to join our team at @CrisisGroup.
📍 Hybrid / Based in New York, United States.
Learn more and apply here: jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-un-a…
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Murithi Mutiga
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Murithi Mutiga
@mutigam
Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group https://t.co/rDYGnWC0Zf
Nairobi, Kenya Beigetreten Eylül 2009
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The war in Iran is already having a devastating impact on Sudan's agriculture sector and things will only worsen as it goes on. mercycorps.org/press-room/rel…
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« The price of continued conflict, pitting an unconstrained U.S. president against a regime prepared to set the world on fire, is too high. Better to end it immediately… than run the risk of an ever more unmanageable, expanding & perilous war. »
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Good news for travellers across Southern Africa.
Business Insider Africa@BusInsiderSSA
Six Southern African countries are cutting mobile roaming charges by as much as 98.6% as part of a regional effort to make cross-border communication cheaper and support digital trade. The agreement involves Botswana, Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe under the One Network Area framework.
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“Even as the war with Iran intensifies and consumes global attention, it is vital not to forget that Sudan’s conflict is also primed to spread unless more is done to stop it.” @wmshewit @CrisisGroup aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/…
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Sudan’s war is not only a humanitarian catastrophe. It is also a critical test for African diplomacy and the credibility of the @_AfricanUnion
Our op-ed with @djinnitsaid published in the Sunday Tribune and republished by The African:
magzter.com/stories/newspa…
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Watch Urea as much as oil. Unlike oil, almost no country on earth (other than China to an extent) has strategic reserves of the former. There’s no bypass pipeline for urea. There’s no OPEC equivalent that can agree to surge production elsewhere overnight
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As expected. The oil prices surge potential benefits for oil exporting countries will be outpaced by inflation rise across the board.
TRT Afrika@trtafrika
Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies, threatening higher fuel costs, rising inflation, and renewed pressure on currencies across the continent, experts and analysts say trtafrika.com/english/articl…
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Fertiliser disruption from Iran conflict prompts global food shortage warnings ft.com/content/7efe20…
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Besides the worrying standoff between #Ethiopia and #Eritrea, relations between #Ethiopia and #Sudan are also deteriorating.
The warning signs are much too stark and the stakes much too high for a region already sliding over the edge.
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A deep dive here from BBC's @BBCBarbaraPlett on the challenges of ending the war in #Sudan, in which I also express my doubts about the US strategy to push for a humanitarian truce when both parties and their backers are so far apart on any endgame.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
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🎧 NEW EPISODE | Hold Your Fire!
@atwoodr speaks with our Africa Director @mutigam about the mounting tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, political fractures in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and the risk of further escalation in the Horn.
crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/eth…
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Houthis condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, expressing full solidarity with Tehran. They stopped short of pledging direct military support, but while they appear defensive for now, they are building up on the ground, and if escalation widens, they are unlikely to stay out.
Thomas Juneau@thomasjuneau
Iran's non-state partners have been severely weakened (especially Hamas, Hezbollah as well). The one actor in the Axis of Resistance who is stronger now than in 2023: the Houthis. Ideologically, they are also deeply aligned with the Islamic Republic. So I fully expect the Houthis to join the war and target shipping in the Red Sea and launch missiles and drones on Israel, starting pretty much now. Israel will then no doubt hit back, very hard, on Yemen.
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Major new @CrisisGroup publication out today on the tangled risks of renewed conflict in #Tigray and between #Ethiopia and #Eritrea. A must read for those focused on the region.
Crisis Group@CrisisGroup
NEW BRIEFING | Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray: A Powder Keg in the Horn of Africa The risk of hostilities remains high after the last major war in the area. African states and outside powers should urgently open back channels to defuse tensions. crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/eth…
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🚨In a nutshell: war would devastate a region where past conflicts have cost hundreds of thousands of lives. It would overlap with Sudan's war, pull in powerful states from outside the Horn of Africa & further roil the volatile Red Sea region.
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“Time is running out, and we’ve seen this story before. Avoiding a repeat scenario [of previous elections] is key in Somalia given the challenges the country is facing.”
@OmarSMahmood explains why the country is at a tipping point.
crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b20…
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As discussion start ahead of the 39th #AUSummit2026 I argue that Africa has a lot to gain from closer cooperation, particularly in an international order where the UN-based multilateralism is increasingly unable to enforce rules. crisisgroup.org/opd/africa/war…
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First, the intro lays out why @CrisisGroup is broadening its focus beyond just AU (as in previous yrs). Worth a read about the changing nature of wars / peace in Africa.
Then, there are entries on #Sudan, #Ethiopia-#Eritrea, #Somalia, and #SouthSudan. (Also all worth a read!)
Alan Boswell@alanboswell
Sometimes, a map says it all. This year, more than half of @CrisisGroup's annual list of priority hotspots in Africa are in the Horn. crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b20…
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African countries are grappling with conflicts while trying to navigate global disorder.
The challenges are almost too many to list and the African Union struggles to meet expectations
Short thread: 1/
crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b20…
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@mutigam @OmarSMahmood Our expert Daniel Akech @Jongethon writes about South Sudan’s slide back towards civil war and what most urgently be done to prevent another devastating war from erupting in a region that cannot afford more turmoil.
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Daniel Akech Thiong@jongethon
1/n South Sudan has returned to open conflict. Clashes between the army and an armed rebellion have intensified. Short thread on why it’s on @CrisisGroup’s key peace and security priorities for Africa in 2026. crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b20…
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