Murithi Mutiga Program Director, Africa Nairobi, Kenya Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Murithi Mutiga is Program Director for Africa. He is based in Nairobi. Background He previously covered East Africa for The Guardian (UK) and before that served as a Contributing Op-Ed Writer to the International New York Times. Murithi was also an editor and columnist with the Sunday Nation. He holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. In The News 18 Apr 2023 You need a cease-fire [in Sudan] quickly or you are staring at civil war. Bloomberg Murithi Mutiga Program Director, Africa 26 Jan 2023 In [African] countries where militias have proliferated, they have filled a vacuum of governance, often left by elites in capital cities who are not accountable to the ru... The Guardian Murithi Mutiga Program Director, Africa 12 Dec 2022 The U.S. has traditionally seen Africa as a problem to be solved, but its competitors see Africa as a place of opportunity, which is why they are pulling ahead. New York Times Murithi Mutiga Program Director, Africa Latest Updates Podcast / Africa 28 April 2023 What Can Stop Sudan’s Devastating War Event Recording / Africa 23 February 2023 The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections (Online event, 23 February 2023) Op-Ed / Africa 20 September 2022 Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict: Children should be able to return to school Podcast / Africa 18 August 2022 What Next After Ruto is Declared Winner of Kenya’s Nail-biter Election? Podcast / Africa 17 June 2022 Rollercoaster Politics Ahead of Kenya’s August Elections Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 04 March 2022 The Ukraine War: A Global Crisis? Also available in Español Load more