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Politics in the Sulu archipelago could be an unforeseen stumbling block for a negotiated peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the southern Philippines.

On 12 April soldiers deposed the government in Guinea-Bissau, marking another coup in a country in which no leader since independence has completed a full term. Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior, widely expected to win the presidential run-off election scheduled for 29 April, and interim President Raimundo Pereira were detained by the military junta for two weeks, before their release to Côte d’Ivoire. The coup was swiftly condemned by the international community, with ECOWAS imposing sanctions and threatening force to restore civilian rule.

Middle East Report N°120

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Brussels, 19 April 2012: Sudan and South Sudan are teetering on the brink of all-out war from which neither would benefit. Increasingly angry rhetoric, support for each other’s rebels, poor command and control, and brinkmanship, risk escalating limited and contained conflict into a full-scale confrontation between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Army (SPLA).

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From the President

As we reflect on a year that has seen the creation of a new country, repressive regimes toppled, and the hope of rights reclaimed, it is clear that the work of the International Crisis Group in preventing and resolving deadly conflict remains as relevant as ever. Throughout 2011, Crisis Group provided timely analysis of such developments among many others, highlighting the costs of both action and inaction, and advocating political initiatives likely to lead to a peaceful, lasting resolution of acute crises.

by Thierry Vircoulon

The mutiny in DR Congo led by General Bosco Ntaganda, a.k.a “Terminator”, who has been wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges since 2006, is not only a rule of law issue; it is symptomatic of deeper, long-term and unaddressed political problems.

12 April 2012: The 2008 war between Russia and Georgia drove thousands of ethnic Georgians from their homes in South Ossetia. Lawrence Sheets, South Caucasus Project Director for the International Crisis Group, and Medea Turashvili, Caucasus Analyst, analyze the challenges faced by Georgia's internally displaced and the prospects of a political reconciliation permitting their return.

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Jakarta/Brussels, 11 April 2012: With Myanmar embarked on a remarkable top-down transition from five decades of authoritarian rule and extensive reforms already in place, it is time for the international community to help it address the remaining complex and numerous challenges by ending sanctions and looking to cooperation rather than coercion to promote further change.

In Mali military officers overthrew President Amadou Toumani Touré in a coup on 22 March. The takeover followed a mutiny demanding better weapons to fight the Tuareg rebellion advancing across the north. Throughout the month Tuareg rebels defeated government troops and pro-government militias in several northern towns, extending their reach to the key garrison town of Gao and reportedly Timbuktu.

by Vincent Foucher

Entre l’inquiétude suscitée par les évènements du Mali, le soulagement consécutif à la nouvelle alternance pacifique au Sénégal et l’interminable controverse sur l’organisation des élections législatives dans l’autre Guinée (Conakry), la situation en Guinée-Bissau, leur petit voisin ouest-africain (1,6 millions d’habitants), passe inaperçue. Depuis le premier tour de l’élection présidentielle anticipée du 18 mars dernier, consécutive à la mort du président Malam Bacai Sanha début janvier, le pays est pourtant dans un entre-deux dangereux.

Asia Report N°222 – 29 March 2012

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Le coup d’Etat militaire qui a renversé le président Amadou Toumani Touré (ATT) le 21 mars alors qu’une nouvelle rébellion touareg avait replongé le Nord du pays dans un conflit armé depuis le 17 janvier dernier est une catastrophe pour le Mali et pour toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Le putsch mené par le capitaine Amadou Haya Sanogo est une régression spectaculaire pour un des pays les plus avancés dans la région en matière de consolidation de la démocratie électorale et de la résolution des conflits par le dialogue.

Asia Report N°221 – 26 March 2012

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Dakar/Bruxelles | 26 mars 2012

Les dirigeants régionaux et la communauté internationale doivent prendre des mesures immédiates pour favoriser le retour à l’ordre constitutionnel au Mali.

Dakar/Brussels, 26 March 2012: Regional leaders and the wider international community must act quickly to help put Mali back on the path of constitutional order.