Enrica Picco

Lawyer and researcher on conflict, justice and peacebuilding

About me

I am the Central Africa Director at the International Crisis Group, where I help prevent and mitigate conflict in the region by overseeing field research in Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad.

As an international lawyer and researcher, I bring nearly twenty years of field experience to my work, combining management positions with research and teaching.

I started my career with Médecins Sans Frontières, where I conducted conflict analyses and developed advocacy strategies in several sub-Saharan countries. More recently, as an independent consultant, I have worked with a wide range of institutions such as the United Nations (including as a member of the UN Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic), the European Union and international NGOs.

My research focuses on conflict dynamics, peacebuilding and justice issues. I have also contributed to the book Making Sense of the Central African Republic and lectured on refugee law and transitional justice.

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Injustice anywhere
is a threat to justice
everywhere.

Martin Luther King Jr

Publications

Podcast – Afrique 360°

International Crisis Group

Plus que jamais, l’Afrique est au centre de toutes les attentions, que ce soit en raison des rivalités géopolitiques sur le continent, de la recrudescence des coups d’État militaires, ou des conséquences du changement climatique. Une fois par mois, dans Afrique 360°, Enrica Picco et ses invités analysent les événements qui font la une en Afrique, tout en avançant des solutions pour tenter de résoudre les crises.

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Abriendo los Ojos para RCA

Africaye.org

En co-autoría con Albert Caramés. Lejos de quedarse en anecdótico, esta frase refleja el desconocimiento sobre la realidad de la República Centroafricana. Para intentar aliviarlo, Berta Mendiguren (Grupo de Estudios Africanos) y Alfredo Torrescalles (Fascina) nos...

CAR: It’s not all about the money

Africa Arguments

Amidst deepening insecurity, the government is focused on the upcoming Donors Conference. But will more international funding help solve the crisis? Visit the link

Brújula para Orientarse sobre el Rebrote de Violencia en RDC

Africaye.org

Kinshasa arde en una nueva ola de desórdenes y violencia. Todo empieza el lunes 19 septiembre, cuando las fuerzas de la oposición invitan a los congoleses a bajar a la calle para pedir el respeto a la Constitución y a la organización de elecciones. Visit the...

Il cambiamento necessario

Internazionale

Con il nuovo presidente, la Repubblica Centrafricana ha l’occasione di liberarsi di un sistema basato sulla corruzione e sulla dipendenza degli aiuto umanitari Visit the link

How the CAR can start to end its aid dependency

Africa Arguments

As the CAR starts a new chapter under President Touadéra, there are two strategies that can help him break with the mistakes of his predecessors. Visit the link

Centrafrique : pourquoi faut-il encore parler de la Seleka?

Institut Français des Relations Internationales

Le déroulement pacifique des élections et l’instauration du gouvernement Touadera n’ont pas fait disparaître les groupes armés qui occupent le Nord et l’Est de la Centrafrique. Plus de trois ans après le début du conflit, bien que fragmentée, affaiblie et...

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From Being Forgotten to Being Ignored: International Humanitarian Interventions in the Central African Republic

Making Sense of the Central African Republic

Lying at the centre of a tumultuous region, the Central African Republic and its turbulent history have often been overlooked. Democracy, in any kind of a meaningful sense, has eluded the country. Since the mid-1990s, army mutinies and serial rebellion in CAR have resulted in two major successful coups. Over the course of these upheavals, the country has become a laboratory for peacebuilding initiatives, hosting a two-decade-long succession of UN and regional peacekeeping, peacebuilding and special political missions. Drawing together the foremost experts on the Central African Republic, this much-needed volume provides the first in-depth analysis of the country’s recent history of rebellion, instability, and international and regional intervention.

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