NEW BRIEFING | Seven Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026
The continent is beset by trouble at home while grasping for options in dealing with today’s jumbled global order. The challenges to peace and security are many.
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Le M23 se présente comme un mouvement « révolutionnaire », porteur d’un projet de rupture avec l’État congolais, qu’il accuse d’échec et de corruption.
Pourtant, il reproduit largement les travers du système qu’il prétend combattre.
Via @afriquexxi.bsky.social.
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Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia are all in @crisisgroup.org's key peace and security priorities for the African continent in 2026.
Join us for a discussion on what can be done, in a period when the AU is arguably at its weakest.
🗓️ 12 February, 4pm Addis
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ONLINE EVENT | Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia: Key Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026
12 February | 4pm Addis Ababa | 2pm Brussels
w/ Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Omar Mahmood, Shewit Woldemichael, Daniel Akech, and Pauline Bax.
Registration ⬇️
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Uganda’s authorities have imposed an internet shutdown ahead of the country’s general elections tomorrow.
Here, @crisisgroup.org colleagues examine what is at stake for the country and analyse the turmoil within which the elections are taking place.
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New @crisisgroup.org report: The M23 Offensive
Despite signing peace deals in Washington and Doha, the Congolese army, M23 rebels and Rwandan troops continue to trade fire, with the insurgents and invading soldiers taking more territory as 2025 draws to a close.
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🇨🇩 ❕ Journalists: tomorrow we will publish our new report on the #M23's expansion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ongoing violence despite recent peace deals signed between the DRC and Rwanda in Washington.
DM me for an embargoed copy.
The failed coup in Benin last week illustrated something spectacular and unprecedented: ECOWAS’s firmest and most successful stance against an unconstitutional power grab in years.
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Peaceful protesters plan to take to the streets again in Tanzania tomorrow, just weeks after the police went on a murderous rampage, executing hundreds of people.
We @crisisgroup.org urge the authorities to stop the repression and instead start listening.
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“I have been covering these countries for a long time, and I have never been so worried about their futures.”
@sahel.crisisgroup.org Deputy Director, Ibrahim Yahaya, in @washingtonpost.com about security in the Sahel, amid JNIM's pressure campaign in #Mali.
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The war in #Sudan has proven particularly difficult to resolve, namely due to the meddling of foreign powers.
But joint efforts from the 'Quad' seek to change that.
@crisisgroup.org break down the ins and outs of recent diplomatic efforts.
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“Folding commercial mineral deals into a peace deal is very odd, it’s like wearing a dark suit but having pink sneakers on.”
@crisisgroup.org Great Lakes Director Richard Moncriedf comments on U.S. peacemaking efforts in the #DRC for @thehill.com.
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"In Africa, Trump’s abandonment of the Horn’s conflicts and devastating aid cuts sit alongside both fake and seemingly racist genocide charges hurled at South Africa."
@comfortero.crisisgroup.org and Richard Atwood say it how it is in this new commentary.
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Notre dernier rapport @crisisgroup.org fait le bilan des violences liées à la transhumance en Centrafrique et propose des solutions concrètes pour en venir a bout.
Un enjeu sécuritaire et économique majeur pour le pays.
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In @crisisgroup.org’s special briefing for the European Union, we highlight why the EU and its member states need to redefine their approach in the #Sahel and why this would benefit both blocs.
Short thread: 1/7
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The attack, and temporary capture, of Burkina Faso’s northern town of Djibo by jihadist insurgency JNIM highlights worrying trends:
1) The record loss of life from attacks in the country;
2) Insurgents now target urban areas.
More from @crisisgroup.org ⬇️
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“South Sudan is one major escalation away from slipping into a new civil war”
@crisisgroup.org Horn of Africa Director Alan Boswell @nytimes.com.
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South Sudan is slipping toward renewed conflict & political upheaval. Risks merging with war in Sudan. African heads of state with influence, esp Kenya, Ethiopia & South Africa should step in & calm alarming situation before hostilities escalate.
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Tension in South Sudan is sky high.
We @crisisgroup.org warn of the risk of a full-blown civil war erupting and call on the UN and regional leaders to urgently press President Kiir and Vice President Machar to de-escalate.
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“South Sudan is on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war.“
@jongethon.bsky.social was on BBC's Africa podcast to discuss the concerning escalation between President Kiir and Vice President Machar in South Sudan.
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There is a potentially momentous shift under way in #Sudan’s war as the army looks set to recapture Khartoum almost two years after it was ousted by the Rapid Support Forces.
Tune in for fresh analysis on @crisisgroup.org's Hold Your Fire! podcast.
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"Millions of people have fled their homes."
Our CEO and President, @comfortero.crisisgroup.org, was live on @cnn.com yesterday to discuss the escalation of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the dire humanitarian situation.
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A quelques jours de l’élection pour la présidence de l’Union Africaine, Mondafrique publie cette tribune de ma collègue @lieslvaudran.bsky.social sur les crises qui sévissent à travers le continent, où l’UA se doit d’agir.
En première ligne : le #Soudan et la #RDC.
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"M23 appears very dug in. DRC’s army is weak, and they would need the support of external partners to succeed in fighting back.
There is a real risk of wider regional war."
@crisisgroup.org Africa Director, Murithi Mutiga, in @theguardian.com’s Monday brief.
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Colleagues @crisisgroup.org just published their flagship “Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2025” special briefing – during unsettling times for the continent.
Includes, among others, entries on #Sudan, #DRC, #Somalia, the #Sahel and #Cameroon.
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Mark your calendars 🗓️
This @crisisgroup.org online event will unpack some of the African Union’s biggest priorities for 2025.
Our team of experts will focus on the organisation's role in bringing peace to the #DRC, #Sudan, and #Cameroon.
📝 Registration: www.crisisgroup.org/how-we-work/...
“Maximum pressure on Rwanda is absolutely necessary at this point to pull us back from a very precarious and worrying situation.”
@crisisgroup.org Great Lakes Director Richard Moncrieff was on Al Jazeera's Inside Story to discuss the risk of war in the #DRC.
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Timely episode this week on @crisisgroup.org's The Horn podcast ahead of the African Union Chairperson election.
Who are the candidates, and what do they bring to the table?
🎧 With expert Liesl Louw-Vaudran, hosted by Nazanine Moshiri.
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Now that #DRC's Goma has fallen to the Rwandan-backed M23 Rebels, my @crisisgroup.org colleagues warn that there is a serious risk of regional war erupting.
Our statement looks at how to avoid this scenario and what tomorrow's East African summit can yield.
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“There is a strong risk that it becomes a regional war.”
@crisisgroup.org Great Lakes Director Richard Moncrieff was on BBC’s Newshour to talk about the dangerous escalation between the DRC and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
⏯️ Starts at minute 40.
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