Thierry Vircoulon Former Senior Consultant, Central Africa Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Latest Updates Op-Ed / Africa 07 September 2017 The Burundian Army’s Dangerous Over-Reliance on Peacekeeping Commentary / Africa 11 July 2017 Au cœur de la crise burundaise IV : la rente du maintien de la paix en question Interview / Africa 17 April 2017 Burundi: les problèmes qui minent l'institution militaire Op-Ed / Africa 14 June 2016 Burundi turns to WhatsApp as political turmoil brings media blackout Op-Ed / Africa 10 June 2016 Burundi : anatomie du troisième mandat de Nkurunziza Commentary / Africa 13 May 2016 A l’intérieur de la crise burundaise (II) – quand WhatsApp remplace la radio U.S. Congressional Testimony / Africa 09 December 2015 The Political and Security Crisis in Burundi Op-Ed / Africa 24 November 2015 Burundi: How to Deconstruct Peace Commentary / Africa 19 October 2015 Central African Republic: Avoiding an Electoral Flare-up Also available in Français Commentary / Africa 02 October 2015 Insights from the Burundian Crisis (I): An Army Divided and Losing its Way Also available in Français Op-Ed / Africa 22 September 2015 Élections en 2015 : un piège pour la Centrafrique Op-Ed / Africa 28 August 2015 Hotel Burundi Op-Ed / Africa 24 August 2015 Crise au Burundi : un risque régional Op-Ed / Africa 04 June 2015 Les élections seront-elles l’étincelle qui mettra le feu au Burundi ? Op-Ed / Africa 01 June 2015 Cameroon: Africa's Pivot Commentary / Africa 15 May 2015 Burundi’s Crisis Not over Yet Also available in Français Op-Ed / Africa 13 May 2015 Burundi: Godefroid Niyombaré avait mis en garde Nkurunziza Commentary / Africa 13 May 2015 Burundi’s Coup from Within Also available in Français Commentary / Africa 04 November 2014 CAR: The time for hard questions Interview / Africa 29 September 2014 Reconciliation in Central African Republic ‘a distant prospect’ Commentary / Africa 04 September 2014 Gulf of Guinea: A Regional Solution to Piracy? Also available in Français Op-Ed / Africa 17 June 2014 The CAR Crisis: Thinking Beyond Traditional Peacekeeping Op-Ed / Africa 19 May 2014 Central African Republic: the flawed international response Op-Ed / Africa 05 May 2014 Gesucht: Neue Ideen für alte Probleme Load more