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Italiano The latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, analyses how the still undefined boundary line has hindered implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), fuelled mistrust between its two signatory parties and contributed to heightened anxiety along the border. As the country’s oil resources are concentrated in these areas, the political and economic implications of border demarcation have been amplified, and some border areas remain dangerously militarised.
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 International Crisis Group  17/08/2010The approaching elections could be important steps toward reviving democracy in Chad, but only if President Idriss Déby opens political space for the opposition beforehand. IRIN 02/07/2010HARGEISA – Opposition leader Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud “Siilanyo” of the Peace, Unity and Development Party, has been elected president of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, after he won just under 50 percent of votes cast on 26 June, in the first democratic handover in the Horn of Africa. He will be inaugurated next month. Continue reading New Somaliland president sets sights on corruption IRIN 25/06/2010BUJUMBURA – Having pulled out of presidential elections scheduled for 28 June – leaving President Pierre Nkurunziza as the only candidate – an alliance of opposition parties in Burundi have announced they are also boycotting parliamentary elections to be held on 23 July. IRIN 25/06/2010HARGEISA – Above all else, voters in Somaliland want the outside world to recognize their independence. But the electorate has other demands of its next government. IRIN 25/06/2010HARGEISA – As voters in Somaliland prepared to finally cast their ballots in a tight, oft-delayed presidential election on 26 June, there was one outcome for which almost everybody in the territory, regardless of political or clan affiliation, was rooting. International Crisis Group 22/06/2010Edward Dalby, Crisis Group’s Central Africa Analyst, talks about the obstacles to organising credible elections in Central African Republic this year and the problems that could arise from President Bozizé’s extended mandate. Continue reading The Challenge of Credible Elections in Central African Republic IRIN 11/06/2010BUJUMBURA – Allegations of massive fraud during May’s local elections in Burundi have cast a shadow over the country’s democratic transition, prompting international calls for compromise rather than confrontation. IRIN 04/06/2010BUJUMBURA – Eight opposition parties in Burundi have demanded a repeat of communal elections, held on 24 May, claiming the ruling party – which won a landslide victory – was involved in massive fraud and poll-rigging. International Crisis Group 26/05/2010The latest background report from the International Crisis Group, examines Cameroon’s history, its contemporary politics and the relations between its main social groups. The report uncovers points of potential instability and suggests how to tackle them. The country’s history shows a pattern of apparent stability followed by violent crisis. For long periods, problems have been masked but not dealt with, and consequent frustrations have led to explosions of violence. Today, the nation-building project has become frayed, as the economy has stagnated, and unemployment and inequality have risen. While potential organising forces are weak and dissipated, popular anger is high. |
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