Emmanuel Gamard

Les attaques du Jnim et du FLA provoquent une avalanche de questions pour le régime Malien. Pourquoi maintenant, comment se relever et sur qui peut-il compter ? Une certitude : aucun des camps ne réussira à s’imposer par la seule force des armes. 🧵1/7 crisisgroup.org/fr/qna/africa/…

A wider, messy and entangled war now looms between Sudan and Ethiopia ~ @alanboswell

“This is a worrying escalation we are seeing between Sudan and Ethiopia.” Horn of Africa Director @AlanBoswell was on @AJEnglish to talk about the drone strikes on Khartoum International Airport.

Mali's authorities probably will try to “reestablish their image” by escalating the fight, potentially bringing in more Russian fighters. My colleague @IbrahimYahayaIb tells @WashingtonPost’s @Rachel_Chason. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/…

1/ On Saturday, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) launched a coordinated offensive, targeting cities across Malian territory in near-simultaneous attacks. Our experts weigh in on this event in international media ⤵️

Credibility test for Moscow in Mali: @IbrahimYahayaIb “They have to make sure the situation is under control if they want to remain in business in Africa. If they are unable to help [authorities] regain initiative, then who else will contract with them?” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Control of Sudan is now divided between its army, which holds Khartoum and the east, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the west.  The risks of long-term partition and spillover are continuing to grow: crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/sud…

Here, reflections from @EroComfort and I from the #Sudan conference in Berlin. A marked contrast: While Sudanese meeting in Berlin took a courageous step forward, the international meeting showed that outside peace efforts are backsliding. crisisgroup.org/anb/africa/sud…

Pope Leo XIV has landed in Bamenda, largest city in Cameroon's Anglophone regions, in popular fervour and glimmer of hope for dialogue. He is proceeding with a "meeting for peace" at the cathedral and will celebrate mass at Bamenda Airport in Bafut before leaving for Yaounde.

Pope Leo XIV visits Bamenda, a scarred city, this morning to continue his solemn call for peace in Cameroon. crisisgroup.org/anb/africa/cam…

🧵Even as the world’s eyes focus on conflict in the Gulf, Sudan is enduring its own brutal war. Millions have been displaced and even more are at risk of famine. Much more needs to be done to stop the world’s worst humanitarian crisis from deepening: crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/sud…

"The hard truth is that diplomacy has simply not met the scale of ​this crisis.” @CrisisGroup President @EroComfort tells @Reuters as Sudan enters its fourth year of war today, with little hopes for resolution. reuters.com/world/africa/g…

The title alone from @Mo_IbrahimFdn chairman should tell you what’s at stake. “Sudan’s war risks destabilising an entire region, triggering proxy wars elsewhere in the Horn of Africa and beyond.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac… What happens in Sudan will not stay in Sudan

In Berlin w/@alanboswell for Sudan conference: the war is too big, cruel and geopolitically important to be allowed to rage indefinitely. Sudan needs a landing zone. But it does require outside backers of the warring parties to put more of their political capital on the line.

Three years on, #Sudan is horribly divided and peace remains elusive. New publication from @CrisisGroup on how a military power struggle in #Sudan became an escalating regional war — and how it could end. crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/sud…

Horn of Africa Director @AlanBoswell was on @eNCA to talk about the war in Sudan. The war will enter its fourth year on 15 April, with no end in sight. Regional diplomacy is needed more than ever to resolve this devastating conflict.

NEW OP-ED | Somalia’s politicians must make a deal on upcoming elections to avoid further turmoil The country’s political elite should avoid dragging the country into another election crisis, writes @omarsmahmood. crisisgroup.org/opd/africa/som…

Major bloodshed was averted yesterday in Baidoa, but elections in #Somalia still look like to be a bumpy ride. Our take on the latest developments: shorturl.at/gHqgI

NEW COMMENTARY | Halting South Sudan’s Slide into War Civil war has returned to South Sudan after President Salva Kiir abandoned the 2018 peace deal. We explain what the EU can do to halt regional spillover and address humanitarian needs. crisisgroup.org/cmt/africa/sou…

South Sudan is tragically sliding back into civil war. With 10 million people in need of aid and the region on edge, the international community must take decisive action now. Read Crisis Group’s latest analysis: crisisgroup.org/cmt/africa/sou… via @crisisgroup