Murithi Mutiga Program Director, Africa Nairobi, Kenya Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] 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 22 May 2024 There is a perception [in Kenya] that democracy hasn’t delivered, that elites which had come to power through elections were not delivering. New York Times Murithi Mutiga Program Director, Africa 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 31 May 2024 Ruto in Washington: Kenya’s State Visit and the U.S.’s Africa Policy Podcast / Africa 07 March 2024 Kenya and the Chaos in Haiti Podcast / Africa 03 February 2024 The Red Sea and the Horn Podcast / Africa 21 December 2023 Special Episode: Sudan at War 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 La guerra en Ucrania: ¿una crisis mundial? Also available in English Op-Ed / Africa 02 March 2022 The U.S. Must Raise the Stakes for Sudan’s Coup Leaders Podcast / Africa 29 October 2021 The Military’s Dangerous Power Grab in Sudan Load more