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The Horn

EN168 episodes

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The Horn of Africa is in turmoil. From revolution in Sudan to civil war in Ethiopia, from Somalia’s political stalemate and the regional spread of jihadism to troubled East African democracies, the region’s pace and scale of change are difficult to keep up with. The Horn, a podcast series from the International Crisis Group, helps make sense of it all. Host Alan Boswell and guests dive deep behind the headlines as they analyse events, debate diplomacy and discuss avenues toward peace. Hosted by...

Notable Guests

MMurithi Mutiga11×OOmar Mahmood8×SShewit Woldemichael7×

Comfort Ero7×WWilliam Davison6×AAlan Boswell6×

Episodes (168)

Somalia’s Election Standoff and New Inflection Point

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Bonus Episode: After Three Years of War in Sudan, What Hope for a Ceasefire?

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How the Iran War is Reshaping the Region

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Notable Guests

Episodes (168)

Somalia’s Election Standoff and New Inflection Point

Bonus Episode: After Three Years of War in Sudan, What Hope for a Ceasefire?

How the Iran War is Reshaping the Region

What’s Really Going on in the Horn?

Behind the Saudi-Emirati Rift

Bonus Episode: Will Ethiopia and Eritrea Start a Regional War?

Israel, Somaliland and the Horn

Uganda after Museveni

The Rupture in the Gulf, and its Fallout

The Ethiopia-Eritrea Standoff

Bonus Episode: Reflecting on Sudan’s Collapse and Elusive Peace

Global Disorder, Horn of Africa Turmoil. Can Europe Keep Up?

The El Fasher Atrocities

Mediators’ Brave New World

Bonus Episode: What Does the RSF’s Seizure of El Fasher Mean for Sudan’s War?

The Trial of South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar

Bonus Episode: Can a U.S.-Arab Roadmap Stop Sudan’s War?

Ethiopia’s Grand and Contested Dam

Dr. Comfort Ero on the Future of Peacemaking

Peacekeeping is Dying. Long Live Peacekeeping?

What Does Sudan’s RSF Want?

Bonus Episode: The DR Congo-Rwanda Deal, Trump’s Mediation and African Politics

Somaliland’s Moment?

As South Sudan Quakes, an Heir Apparent Rises

The New Scramble for Peace (and Minerals) in DR Congo

Any Hope Left for Diplomacy in Sudan?

Sudan’s Two Years of Hell

A Region in Spiral, a World in Tumult

Bonus Episode: South Sudan on the Brink of Another War

Which Way Will Trump Go on Somalia?

Ethiopia and Eritrea, On a Collision Course

The Aid System is Collapsing. Now What?

Bonus Episode: A Decisive Turn in Sudan’s War?

Trump’s Aid Cuts and What Africa Should Expect Next

The Race for AU Chair: Power, Politics, and Influence

What to Expect from the New AU Mission in Somalia

Humanitarian Diplomacy: Negotiating Aid Access in a Turbulent World

Bonus Episode: Trump in Africa

Peacemaking in Africa amid Global Disorder

What’s at Stake for Africa at COP29?

Inside Sudan’s Catastrophic Civil War

Africa’s Debt Burden and the Need for Global Financial Reform

Somalia amid a Swirl of Regional Tensions

Kenya and the Future of Protests

Sudan is Starving. Now What?

With Oil Exports Disrupted, What Lies Ahead for South Sudan?

War and Dizzying Regional Alliances in Congo’s East

Bonus Episode: War and Hunger in Gaza and Darfur

Bonus Episode: What’s Left of Sudan After a Year At War?

New U.S. Envoy on Ending Sudan’s War