International Crisis Group
Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops
A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...
Myanmar Stumbles On Path To Democracy Under Aung San Suu Kyi
For decades Myanmar's people dreamed of democracy, but a year into office Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government is...
Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’
Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against...
New Syria Peace Talks As Fight Comes To Damascus
A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a...
Sri Lanka Risks Censure As President Falters On War Legacy
President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in Sri Lanka promising justice for war crimes, breaking from his hawkish...
January Raid In Yemen Killed 4 To 12 Civilians
Up to a dozen civilians died during a controversial January raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, but an investigation did...
Tunisia PM Hails Ben Guerdane Battle As ‘turning Point’
The battle against jihadists in Ben Guerdane a year ago was a "turning point" for Tunisia, Prime Minister Youssef...
Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids
Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that...
Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria
Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in...
Israeli Joy, Palestinian Alarm At Trump Two-State Shift
Donald Trump's shelving of the decades-long goal of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict has excited...
Somalia’s New Leader Faces Delicate Balancing Act
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's victory in Somalia's presidential election last week brought joyous crowds into the streets...
Libya Still In the Mire As Another Anniversary Passes
Libya's transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a "failed state" six...
Myanmar To Execute Rohingya Man For Raid On Police Post
Myanmar authorities have sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a...
US Embassy Relocation To Jerusalem ‘a War Crime’
From the windows of the grey, cube-shaped building that houses the US embassy in Tel Aviv, staff enjoy an undisturbed...
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 In Cameroon Market
A suicide bomber in the northern Cameroon town of Mora killed a young student and a woman in an attack on a market full...
The African Woman
“Through her voice I saw a free woman, down on her land, a woman who knew how to kill her own chickens, hunt her own...
After Rail Crash, Cameroonians Vent Grief, Frustration With Longtime Ruler
Cameroon observed a day of mourning on Monday for victims of a deadly rail accident that has killed at least 75 people...
Warning of More Street Violence In DR Congo
At least 32 people were killed in the September demonstrations The International Crisis Group (ICG) think-tank has...
Nigeria’s Not Yet Ready to Make ‘A Devil’s Bargain’
Nigeria announced on Monday it resumed payments to former militants in its oil-rich Niger Delta region, according to a...