New government will have to show robust commitment to implementation of new constitution, in particular to devolution, land reform, the fight against corruption and national reconciliation.

Dili/Jakarta/Brussels | 8 May 2013

Although swelling oil and gas revenues have bought Timor-Leste peace, political empowerment, security reforms and fiscal caution are needed to ensure stability can outlast the boom.

Africa Report N°202
6 May 2013

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Europe Report N°225
30 Apr 2013

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Deux ans après l’arrestation de Laurent Gbagbo avec l’aide des forces françaises, la réconciliation est en panne en Côte d’Ivoire. L’attention portée au Mali voisin et une croissance économique solide masquent une réalité préoccupante.

Les fractures sociales et politiques qui ont conduit à la mort violente de 3 000 personnes entre décembre 2010 et avril 2011 sont toujours présentes. Le président Alassane Ouattara est loin d’y avoir remédié, et la prochaine présidentielle de 2015 est déjà porteuse d’inquiétudes.

15 April 2013 by Marc-Andre Lagrange

The unexpected occupation of Lubumbashi, the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by 440 Mai-Mai fighters last month is another sign of the central government’s lack of capacity to govern, ensure security or pursue reform. The occupation, which resulted in 35 dead and 53 wounded, serves as a reminder that the country’s crisis is not limited to North Kivu, in eastern Congo, or to warlords.

Dakar/Bruxelles | 11 avr. 2013

Le Mali et ses partenaires internationaux doivent saisir l’occasion d’instaurer un dialogue national pour empêcher l’émergence d’une nouvelle crise politique ou sécuritaire.

Yemen’s Military-Security Reform: Seeds of a New Conflict?, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, analyses the corruption, impunity, tribal divisions and vested interests that have plagued Yemen’s security forces and now threaten the transition process in a country that is also engaged in an armed struggle with al-Qaeda-linked Islamist extremists. Restructuring the security forces must be accompanied by a larger effort to produce an inclusive political consensus – without which Yemen’s major security stakeholders are unlikely to accept critical reforms.

Africa Report N°200
28 March 2013

Nairobi/Brussels, 28 March 2013: Change is in the air in Eritrea, a highly authoritarian state, but any political transition will require internal political inclusion and channels for external dialogue if it is to preserve stability and improve Eritrean life.