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Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
With dry timber stacking up throughout the Horn, there’s an increasingly urgent need for broad-based preventive diplomacy. @alanboswell @CrisisGroup outlines elements to achieve this, including top priority: preventing a return to full-scale war in Tigray.
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Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
Control of Sudan is now divided between its army, which holds Khartoum and the east, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the west.
The risks of long-term partition and spillover are continuing to grow: crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/s…
ALT 🗺️ : Sudan’s war has split the country roughly in two, with the Rapid Support Forces in the west (yellow) and the Sudanese army in the east (green). Sources: Critical Threats Project at the @AEI as of 26 March 2026 and Crisis Group as of 10 April 2026; Natural Earth. @CrisisGroup
Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
Here, reflections from @EroComfort and I from the #Sudan conference in Berlin.
A marked contrast: While Sudanese meeting in Berlin took a courageous step forward, the international meeting showed that outside peace efforts are backsliding.
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Though diplomacy to end Sudan’s civil war made strides in 2025, it appears stalled amid a row between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – and now the Middle East war. Our latest briefing unpacks how to what should be done to end the conflict. crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/s…
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The title alone from @Mo_IbrahimFdn chairman should tell you what’s at stake.
“Sudan’s war risks destabilising an entire region, triggering proxy wars elsewhere in the Horn of Africa and beyond.”
giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic… What happens in Sudan will not stay in Sudan
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Shewit Woldemichael @wmshewit analysis: #Sudan devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen - ow.ly/jSCp50YsIU1
Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
"Even as the [US-Israeli] war with Iran intensifies and consumes global attention, it is vital not to forget that Sudan’s conflict is also primed to spread unless more is done to stop it."
— writes @wmshewit for #AJOpinion ⤵️ aje.news/pf63dr
Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
“Even as the war with Iran intensifies and consumes global attention, it is vital not to forget that Sudan’s conflict is also primed to spread unless more is done to stop it.” @wmshewit @CrisisGroup aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/…
Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
UN Fact-Finding Mission on #Sudan:
“The scale, coordination & public endorsement of the operation by senior #RSF leadership demonstrate that the crimes committed in & around El-Fasher were not random excesses of war. The operation bears the defining characteristics of genocide.”
Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
🌍As Africa’s leaders meet in Addis Ababa for their annual summit, the challenges are almost too many to list. Swathes of the continent are engulfed in conflict. In 2025, tens of thousands died in wars in the east, west and centre. Millions were displaced.
First, the intro lays out why @CrisisGroup is broadening its focus beyond just AU (as in previous yrs). Worth a read about the changing nature of wars / peace in Africa.
Then, there are entries on #Sudan, #Ethiopia-#Eritrea, #Somalia, and #SouthSudan. (Also all worth a read!)
Shewit Woldemichael retweeted
Sometimes, a map says it all. This year, more than half of @CrisisGroup's annual list of priority hotspots in Africa are in the Horn.
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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/ @jongethon, @wmshewit, @OmarSMahmood, and @Lieslvaudran and Pauline Bax.
Registration ⬇️
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Sudan is highlighted as a key peace and security priority in Africa for @CrisisGroup’s latest special briefing.
Short thread on key developments and hopes for peace:
crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b…
9/ The immediate goal: for the U.S. to work to convince the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to push respective sides in Sudan to accept a humanitarian truce proposal before the war enters another devastating escalation., and involve many more external actors such as Turkey.
10/ Check out our briefing for more information.
crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b…