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Niger — another African coup and crisis-hit nation stemming from weak crisis-response capacity

Africa

Niger — another African coup and crisis-hit nation stemming from weak crisis-response capacity

By Paul Simon Handy and Felicite Djilo

CAR president’s apparent drive to lift presidential term limits a catalyst for conflict

Africa

CAR president’s apparent drive to lift presidential term limits a catalyst for conflict

By Remadji Hoinathy for ISS TODAY

Putin’s ally Wagner is poised to further expand militarily and politically across Africa — report

Africa

Putin’s ally Wagner is poised to further expand militarily and politically across Africa — report

By Peter Fabricius

UN peacekeeping in Africa needs tighter parameters and fewer contrasting agendas

Africa

UN peacekeeping in Africa needs tighter parameters and fewer contrasting agendas

By Paul Simon Handy and Felicite Djilo

Wagner Group with ties to Putin being used as proxy to target civilians in Africa

Africa

Wagner Group with ties to Putin being used as proxy to target civilians in Africa

By Peter Fabricius

West raising red flags over Wagner’s expanding mercenary reach in CAR and other African nations

Africa

West raising red flags over Wagner’s expanding mercenary reach in CAR and other African nations

By Peter Fabricius

Will this week’s joint mission to CAR deliver a change in strategy towards quelling regional conflict?

Africa

Will this week’s joint mission to CAR deliver a change in strategy towards quelling regional conflict?

By Mohamed M Diatta

Central African Republic democracy and justice channels tested amid violent chaos

Africa

Central African Republic democracy and justice channels tested amid violent chaos

By Peter Fabricius

CAR elections expose the depth of the country’s crisis

Africa

CAR elections expose the depth of the country’s crisis

By Paul-Simon Handy for ISS Today

ISS Today: CAR faces a potential genocide if stability and security can't be reached

Africa

ISS Today: CAR faces a potential genocide if stability and security can't be reached

By ISS Today

Newsdeck

UN aid chief warns of signs of genocide in Central African Republic

By AFP

ISS Today: Can South Africa risk going back into CAR?

Africa

ISS Today: Can South Africa risk going back into CAR?

By Peter Fabricius