“The risks are very high that this spirals into widespread ethnic violence, and that would tip South Sudan into another civil war.” Horn of Africa Director Alan Boswell explains escalating tensions in South Sudan and unpacks why civil war could potentially reignite on Al Jazeera English. | International Crisis Group

#Sudan’s war rages on in El Fasher, home to the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in North Darfur, now besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. We at the International Crisis Group urge all actors with influence over the warring parties to push them to a truce and spare civilians further misery. Read the full briefing online: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/sudan/b198-halting-catastrophic-battle-sudans-el-fasher?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social | International Crisis

📹 LIVE NOW | Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2026 A tumultuous start to 2026: Venezuela in crisis, protests in Iran, Donald Trump eyeing Greenland, and global norms fraying. 2025 was a bloody year. The year ahead promises little better. Our President, Comfort Ero, and Chatham House’s Director of International Security Programme, Marion Messmer, discuss the world’s most pressing crises and conflicts, and what may come next. | International Crisis Group

In unsettled times, U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House looks set to shake things up further. As the pace of change picks up, the world seems primed for a paradigm shift. The question is whether it will happen at the negotiating table or on the battlefield. Here are International Crisis Group’s Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2025. 📌 For more information, read the written publication: https://www.crisisgroup.org/global/10-conflicts-watch-2025?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

🎬 In the coming week, CrisisGroup publishes a new Ten Conflicts to Watch list for 2021, in partnership with Foreign Policy. In this sneak peek, Robert Malley explains the need for our annual list, how the selection of conflicts is done and what surprised him this year. | International Crisis Group