Experts Warn of Civil War in Cameroon

Beyond aca­d­e­m­ic and diplo­mat­ic cir­cles, many have not heard of the Inter­na­tion­al Cri­sis Group or Cri­sis Group. The Brus­sels-based non-gov­­ern­­men­­tal orga­ni­za­tion, tracks and warns of the poten­tial of con­flict in nations around the world. The group is high­ly respect­ed and often quot­ed in news reports due to their thor­ough research. Just before the Arab Spring…

In Case You Missed It 9/1/15 – 9/6/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week we look at the threat posed by reli­gious rad­i­cals in a Cen­tral African nation, the effects of tech­no­log­i­cal inno­va­tion in many African coun­tries, and a sport­ing extrav­a­gan­za begins in Braz­zav­ille. 1. Reli­gious rad­i­cals risk…