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About Gérard Prunier

Gérard Prunier is research professor at the University of Paris. He is the author of The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide (C Hurst, 1998), Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide (C Hurst, revised edition, 2007), and From Genocide to Continental War: The Congolese Conflict and the Crisis of Contemporary Africa (C Hurst, 2006).

Articles by Gérard Prunier

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Wednesday 25th February

Somalia: beyond the quagmire

Gérard Prunier, 25 February 2009
A new alignment of forces is a moment of opportunity and danger in the shattered country
Tuesday 3rd February

"The Kenya we want"

Gérard Prunier, 3 February 2009
The post-election violence leaves a bitter legacy. But the official inquiry is a resource for justice
Tuesday 18th November

The eastern DR Congo: dynamics of conflict

Gérard Prunier, 18 November 2008
An eruption of war is rooted in the complex recent politics of an unsettled region
Thursday 16th October

Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir: a useful war criminal

Gérard Prunier, 16 October 2008
The argument over whether to indict Sudan's president turns on the character of his regime
Thursday 26th June

Sudan in a fix

Gérard Prunier, 26 June 2008

A rooted conflict and a blocked peace spell stalemate in Sudan and its region

Friday 29th February

Kenya: histories of hidden war

Gérard Prunier, 29 February 2008
The systemic realities of political violence in Kenya underpin the post-election crisis 
Tuesday 19th February

Chad: between Sudan’s blitzkrieg and Darfur’s war

Gérard Prunier, 19 February 2008
The wars provoked by Sudan's revolutionary Islamist regime are failing to deliver the regional control Khartoum seeks
Monday 7th January

Kenya: roots of crisis

Gérard Prunier, 7 January 2008
The post-election violence in Kenya exposes its ethno-political divisions
Wednesday 5th December

Khartoum’s calculated fever

Gérard Prunier, 5 December 2007
The cold logic behind the Sudan regime's zealous rhetoric
Thursday 1st November

Sudan between war and peace

Gérard Prunier, 1 November 2007
All roads in Sudan's nightmare lead to Khartoum
Friday 7th September

Chad's tragedy

Gérard Prunier, 7 September 2007

The implosion of Chad has become part of a wider regional conflict

Tuesday 17th April

Chad, the CAR and Darfur: dynamics of conflict

Gérard Prunier, 17 April 2007
A spreading arc of African conflict is rooted in a toxic mix of colonialism, poverty, oil and political ambition. Gérard Prunier dissects the Chadian crisis.
Wednesday 14th March

The DR Congo's political opportunity

Gérard Prunier, 14 March 2007
The giant of central Africa has surmounted a difficult election and is coping with a painful aftermath. But the political and security challenges remain immense, says Gérard Prunier.
Thursday 14th September

Darfur's Sudan problem

Gérard Prunier, 14 September 2006
A route out of bloodshed requires clear understanding of a complex history, says Gérard Prunier, author of "Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide".
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