Pauline Bax Deputy Program Director, Africa Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Pauline Bax joined Crisis Group as Senior Editor and Policy Advisor before taking the position of Africa Program Deputy Director. She assists in shaping the analysis and reporting across the program, helps deliver publications and contributes to research. Professional Background Pauline spent almost ten years as West Africa correspondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC/Handelsblad and contributed radio, TV and print reports to various international media, including the BBC, RFI and The Guardian. She subsequently moved from Ivory Coast to Ghana to report for Bloomberg News. In recent years, she served as Africa government editor for Bloomberg, steering coverage for the agency’s network of local correspondents across sub-Saharan Africa. Areas of expertise West African Politics Southern Africa Political Economy Conflict & War Natural Resources Languages English French Dutch German Afrikaans In The News 31 May 2022 It’s a power play by Russia. Through Wagner, it wants to see to what extent it can spread its influence in Africa. I think the results have surprised a lot of people. The New York Times Pauline Bax Deputy Program Director, Africa 22 Mar 2022 The West has seen Russia’s strategy as very informal and opportunistic, with the deployment of mercenaries [in Africa] that operate off the books. VOA Pauline Bax Deputy Program Director, Africa 25 Feb 2022 A lot of diplomatic efforts will have to be put in the Ukraine crisis now and has already been put in – to the detriment of other crises here in Africa. Africanews Pauline Bax Deputy Program Director, Africa Latest Updates Event Recording / Africa 23 February 2023 The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections (Online event, 23 February 2023) Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 29 November 2022 Making Sense of Russia’s Changing Role in Africa Podcast / Africa 10 December 2021 Russia in Africa Commentary / Africa 03 December 2021 Russia’s Influence in the Central African Republic Q&A / Africa 23 July 2021 Riots Reveal South Africa’s Enduring Rifts