Our last piece for @chathamhouse.org ⬇️

"Humanitarian organizations have had little to no access to the area for over a year", meanwhile Haut Plateaux civilian populations are enduring the abuses from both sides of the ongoing war in South Kivu. Important read from HRW:

🎙️ | The critical role Sudanese women play in responding to humanitarian needs in the ongoing war is far less documented. Alaa Hassan Taris of the ERRs discusses the importance of championing gender inclusion in humanitarian action on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/04/afri...

It was a pleasure to co-host this podcast episode with my colleague @lisamusumba.bsky.social 🇨🇩 In this #AfricaAware episode, we discuss the Congolese leadership’s engagement with #US mining interests and the geopolitical shifts in the #DRC with Christian-Geraud Neema Byamungu and Joshua Walker.

@chathamhouse.org's academy has one fellowship open to citizens of any African country (visa procedures are all covered). This is the opportunity to take part in @africaprog.bsky.social's research for a year while developing your own research. careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/7401384...

🇳🇬🇬🇭On US Christmas strikes and the use of an airport in Ghana as a launch base: « Any intervention must happen on a case by case basis. We must know what the scope and nature of any external intervention is before approval, or citizens will not forgive us» Minister Ablakwa of Ghana @chathamhouse.org

The EU wants a bigger role in resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict, but internal splits and damaged credibility hold it back. Ahead of tomorrow's European Council discussions on EU Middle East policy, you can read my thoughts on how the EU can start rebuilding its influence: 👉

🎞️'Right now, more than 12 million people have been displaced because of the war in #Sudan. The portraits in the film were an effort to humanize the statistics' filmmaker Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed tells @theworldtoday.org about Khartoum, the film he co-directed. ➡️Read here: bit.ly/4s5awrc

A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in #Benin are the latest tests for #ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge for regional leadership, write @dideberg.bsky.social and Paul Melly in their latest comment: bit.ly/49hrSIP

In our latest expert comment for @chathamhouse.org, Paul Melly and I unpack how the coup attempt in #Benin and the coup in #Guinea-Bissau are placing additional demands on #ECOWAS's leadership as West Africa continues to confront the spread of violence across the #Sahel. ➡️Read more: bit.ly/49684Ja

Glad to share our piece for @chathamhouse.org about Cameroon’s post-electoral crackdow, how it is deepening the legitimacy deficit and what it might mean for political transition

In our @chathamhouse.org expert comment, Hubert Kinkoh and I write that the crackdown on nationwide #protests in #Cameroon not only deepens the country’s legitimacy deficit but risks planting the seeds of a chaotic leadership transition. @africaprog.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/2025/10/supp...

If narrowly enforced, traceability risks culminating in a two-speed system, further disadvantaging artisanal mining while reinforcing their dependence on alternative, illicit chains. ⬇️ Glad to share our contribution to Africa in fact’s edition on mining 🔗link: africainfact.com/responsible-...

Join this discussion with the ICRC, MONUSCO and one analyst ⬇️

"Italian policies show that attempts to subcontract border control to actors in states mired in conflict cannot be solely based upon financial support. These approaches undermine broader political goals and lock countries into transactional relationships that are hard to escape from."

🚨Upcoming conference with Amani Africa | #Africa’s rising influence Register↓ www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r... This conference examines how Africa can assert greater strategic influence across a rapidly evolving global landscape. #CHAfrica #AfricaRising #AfricanAgency #ForeignPolicy

Join us next Tuesday for a discussion on Africa's just energy transitions ahead of COP30 in Belem ⬇️

“If the United States and others are serious about achieving lasting peace in Sudan, they must empower the country’s civilian representatives, not its warlords,” Suliman Baldo and Mai Hassan write.

Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students

NEW REPORT | Rwandan-backed M23 has launched a systematic state-building project to translate its military gains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a de facto autonomous region. 🧵 Read the full report here: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/m23...

📢 JOB ALERT: We are looking for a Managing Editor to join our team! This is an exciting opportunity to lead on our editorial production, and set and deliver our strategic objectives and work with a vibrant team! Apply by 14 September below ⤵️ careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6364630...

⬇️A fascinating issue edited by my brilliant colleagues, and it is open-access!⬇️

📄 Successive Nigerian governments have long faced challenges in uniting a diverse nation formed by colonial borders. @chathamhouse.org’s @leenakhoffmann.bsky.social explains the role of the military and ethnicity influences in the quest for a better democracy: www.chathamhouse.org/2022/06/demo...

🧵 (1/6) In my first co-authored research report for the European Parliaments' Development Committee, Chris Vandome and I dive into the traceability of the critical minerals, emphasizing the African upstream mining context ⛏️:

🚨This new study by @chathamhouse.org’s Chris Vandome and @dideberg.bsky.social serves as a technical and logistical primer on traceability mechanisms, focusing on upstream #mining in Africa – the part of a mineral supply chain from extraction to transformation. europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...

🌍 #Iran and #Israel’s limited economic and diplomatic overall footprint in #Africa so far means the fallout from their conflict “will have primarily indirect geopolitical implications” — @chathamhouse.org’s @dideberg.bsky.social Read more: www.dw.com/en/israel-ir...

Since facing workers' rights lawsuits in Kenya, #Meta moved its moderation operations to a secret new location. We found them, in Ghana, where conditions appear to be even worse. Our joint investigation from @tbij.bsky.social and @theguardian.com out today 👇

📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @ninawilen.bsky.social & Kwesi Aning. Published by KAS. “Countering Extremism in West Africa: What Options are Left?” #WestAfrica 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3bxukawx

Pleased to share my first piece for @ChathamHouse, exploring how West Africa can move beyond regional fragmentation to address shared security challenges, co-authored with @paulmelly.bsky.social

Must-read commentary, covering the governance crisis in the Kivus: "Outside M23-held areas, a growing part of the population is left at the mercy of armed groups that have long operated in the region but whose power and scope have increased in the context of the war against the M23/AFC"

Dressant « le tableau très sombre d’une partie de la République », le Parquet national financier a requis sept ans de prison ferme contre Nicolas Sarkozy au terme de près de trois jours de réquisitions dans l’affaire des financements libyens. www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

My newsletter this week is about the risks of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and reasons to take them seriously: view.e.economist.com?qs=a43554bbc...

Sign up for our brief and calibrated online event on the alarming recent events in the DRC, and ask your questions about the roots of the conflict, the potential for escalation, and the implications for regional stability ⬇️

Avec Erik Kennes, j'ai écrit un article d'opinion pour Le Soir, sur l'importance d'une pression de l'UE sur le Rwanda. t.co/k8YIB4vefz

🧵 The situation in Goma, #DRCongo is deeply worrying with the escalating violence. Hospitals are saturated, with over 2,000 wounded people in health facilities & temporary care points, as of 29 January Hear more from WHO Assistant Director-General Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu who was in Goma last week 1/3

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @judithverweijen.bsky.social and #KoenVlassenroot "Congo crisis extends beyond ‘conflict minerals'" #DRC #Goma 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/yemx79dt

With @judithverweijen.bsky.social I wrote a background piece to the current crisis in DRC. We argue that it cannot be reduced to a quest for resources.

#Interview Le 30 janvier, le journaliste Olivier Dubois, otage d'Al-Qaïda au #Sahel de 2021 à 2023, publie son livre-témoignage. Il nous a accordé une interview exceptionnelle #JNIM #Alqaida #Niger #Mali

I'm writing about the recent demands by #Chad & #Senegal for an end to a French #military presence in their countries in this @egmontinstitute.bsky.social #France #Africa #Defense #Russia #Sudan www.egmontinstitute.be/a-break-with...

📢 Our winter issue is OUT NOW! Articles include: 🌍 Europe’s triple crisis & why Trump is the shock the region needs ✊🏼 Afghan women’s resistance, the big issues of 2025 and conspiracy theorists in the White House 📊 And finally, our end-of-year quiz! Read here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🎙️New #AfricaAware episode | ‘What the #AU’s #G20 membership means for Africa’ In this episode, Prof Carlos Lopes discusses what the #AfricanUnion’s membership means for Africa’s economic and geopolitical influence on the global stage. Listen ↓ soundcloud.com/chathamhouse... #G20Summit #G20Brazil