#Venezuela : Maduro govt 'not complying' with #BarbadosAgreement , says Spain's foreign minister. 'They are a long way from what was agreed.'

Netanyahu says he’ll fight Leahy designations of IDF units with all his strength. The problem with this is twofold (1) it’s not how the law works—there is no negotiation & (2) such statements undermine the binding agreement in place with the U.S. to implement the law.

I've got an exciting schedule of book events, with more over the summer to be confirmed. I'm looking forward to sharing An African History of Africa with you, whether that be in person, or online.

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Book Review: 'How Sanctions Work' by Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Ali Vaez | Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com/reviews/how-sa…

One of two most wanted crime bosses #Ecuador re-arrested yesterday.

Colón Pico's imprisonment in Jan sparked a violent rampage; his group's ties to killing of presidential candidate last year are under investigation. Issue now is keeping him quiet in jail
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Focus turns to the North London Derby ✊

Sharing here Ken Menkhaus. Great @RVI courses. Would recommend attending. Very rewarding.

On #EarthDay2024 🌳, it's important to remember that those defending the Amazon rainforest, a vital climate regulator and the world's most biodiverse region, are under constant violent attack and require greater protection.

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What potential risk factors could contribute to political violence in the run-up and aftermath of the November elections?

🎙 Rachel Kleinfeld sits down with Crisis Group's Stephen Pomper and Michael Hanna on Ripple Effect:
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#EarthDay2024 is here once again to remind us of the absolutely neglectful we humans are towards the blue marble that sustains us. Here, whimsical shapes in the Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas that I captured last year 📸

Biden’s lack of a clear Middle East strategy besides Saudi-Israel normalization and unconditional support for Israel are major reasons why the U.S. is locked in a downward spiral of escalation and damage control in the region

Our Crisis Group Co-chair Susana Malcorra on how CrisisWatch, 20yrs on, remains an important baseline for how to tackle early warning, look into indicators that provide a good sense of looming crises & crucially to institutionalise early action. youtu.be/5TZ6wYN2agg?fe… YouTube

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Welcome to Issue 158 of The Continent.

The people of Sudan are living through a grim anniversary: it’s been a year since the war broke out on 15 April 2023.

Cutting assistance under the Leahy laws is not a sanction. It’s not discretionary, it’s mandated by US law when there is credible info a unit of a foreign security force committed a gross violation of human rights — the worst kind of crimes. No country in the world is exempt.

Crucial piece by the great Khalid Mustafa Medani, explaining why Sudan's agony is rooted in counter-revolution. #KeepEyesOnSudan (via MERIP) merip.org/2024/04/the-st…

Some of Africa’s best runners are preparing the pay tribute to #KelvinKiptum ahead of Sunday’s #LondonMarathon .

The 24-year-old Kenyan won last year’s race but was killed in a car crash in February.

It’s not a sanction. It’s application of the Leahy Law, which prohibits US aid to units of foreign security forces if there is credible info they committed a gross violation of human rights. This is a first

This statement appears to undermine the international agreement in place between the U.S. and Israel to ensure units prohibited from receiving U.S. assistance under the Leahy laws are actually cut off.

On Hold Your Fire! Richard Atwood talks with Ali Vaez and Mairav Zonszein מרב זונשיין about how the exchange of strikes between #Iran and #Israel is viewed in both countries’ societies. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

#SUDAN : Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ranking Member Risch, alongside leaders of the congressional foreign affairs committees, has written to President Biden urging him to classify RSF & its leader, Hemedti, as violators of internationally recognized human rights under the #GlobalMagnitsky Act.