Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of 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 Project Director for the Horn of 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 13 Sep 2021 Unfortunately, while in much of the world 9/11 is viewed as in the past, in Africa, the legacy of those attacks lives on. The World Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of Africa 1 May 2021 The [economic] impact [of the pandemic in Africa] has been immense. These are countries with very limited social safety nets, and … very little resources to respond to a crisis of this magnitude. The Guardian Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of Africa 18 Feb 2020 The Chinese, at least for the last two decades, have been much more strategic in their engagement with [Africa] and you get the sense that America is essentially playing catch up. Voice of America Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of Africa 5 Jun 2019 What is striking is that the protest movement’s support [in Sudan] is unprecedented, both very broad and very deep. Financial Times Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of Africa 15 Apr 2019 What is clear is that there has not been a clear break from the old [Sudanese] regime. And what we know is that what the military says and what the military does can be quite different. NPR Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of Africa 7 Apr 2019 The scale of protests on Saturday [in Sudan] illustrate that Bashir's gamble that he can save his regime through repression is proving to be a losing bet. AFP Murithi Mutiga Project Director, Horn of Africa Latest Updates Commentary / Africa 10 September 2021 Africa: Escaping 9/11’s Long Shadow In many African countries, jihadists are making gains. As part of our series The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”, Comfort Ero and Murithi Mutiga say options for stemming the tide should include opening lines of communication to those militants pursuing local goals. Podcast / Africa 8 September 2021 Eastern Africa’s Jihadis: The “War on Terror” In the final episode of a mini-series of The Horn exploring jihadism in East Africa, Alan Boswell speaks with Murithi Mutiga, Mary Harper and Michael Woldemariam about how the post-9/11 global “war on terror” changed the Horn of Africa, and what comes next. Podcast / Africa 25 March 2021 Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis and Horn of Africa Politics This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood and guest host Comfort Ero talk with Crisis Group’s Horn of Africa director, Murithi Mutiga, about the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and mounting tension between Ethiopia and its neighbours Eritrea and Sudan. Q&A / Africa 19 January 2021 Uganda’s Museveni Clings to Power – But Trouble Lies Ahead Official results indicate that President Yoweri Museveni will extend his 35-year rule in Uganda. But the contested election, marred by fraud claims, illustrated many citizens’ frustration with his administration. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Murithi Mutiga explains why the path ahead will be rocky. Podcast / Africa 12 January 2021 2021 in the Horn of Africa This week, Alan Boswell is joined by Crisis Group’s Project Director for the Horn of Africa Murithi Mutiga to discuss what he’s watching for across the region in 2021. Load more