Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy Brussels Please submit all media inquiries to ejobson@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Chief of Advocacy, Elissa Jobson provides strategic direction and oversight for Crisis Group’s advocacy and is responsible for developing strategies to maximise the organisation’s policy impact. Professional Background Elissa previously served as Director of Africa Regional Advocacy and was the organisation’s main liaison with the African Union. Prior to joining Crisis Group, she was a media relations specialist with UNICEF in New York, where she helped co-ordinate public advocacy around the Sustainable Development Goals. Between 2012 and 2014, she was a freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa working for The Guardian, Africa Confidential, The Africa Report and Business Day. In The News 27 Feb 2020 While it's good to see that African Union leaders are showing real concern about the conflict in the Sahel, the deployment of troops isn't necessarily the right answer. AFP Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 10 Feb 2020 The [African Union] is trying to be more self-sufficient, less reliant on donors. Reuters Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 12 Oct 2018 Seeking the leadership of the Francophonie is clearly part of Rwanda's goal for a greater continental and global role. France 24 Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 15 Mar 2018 At the moment, 60% of the [African Union] budget comes from the five biggest economies. So that means that even if you’ve got the other 50 countries on board, you still h... The Africa Report Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 14 Mar 2017 Building coalitions at the regional level and ... at the international level will be how [the head of the AU] can make an impact on many of the crises that the continent ... RFI Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 31 Jan 2017 If there is one thing that will in the longer term lead to a more peaceful Africa it will be an Africa trading more freely with itself. The Washington Post Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 24 January 2023 Kazakhstan One Year After "Bloody January" Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 10 January 2023 Catherine Ashton on Diplomacy, Ukraine, and Her New Book Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 21 December 2022 Understanding the Latest Escalation in Türkiye’s PKK Conflict Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 29 November 2022 Making Sense of Russia’s Changing Role in Africa Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 15 November 2022 A Closer Look at Ukraine’s Donbas after Russia’s Occupation Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 03 November 2022 The Still-Perilous Path Toward Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Load more