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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...

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Episodes (175)

How Somalia’s Election Reshapes the Region

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Jun 2, 202233:12pending

What Africa Really Thinks about the War in Ukraine

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May 19, 202233:08pending

What Now for Russia in Africa?

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May 5, 202242:38pending

Bonus Episode: Can a “Humanitarian Truce” Help End Ethiopia’s Civil War?

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Apr 4, 20221:08:33pending

A Vicious Cycle: Climate and Conflict in the Horn of Africa

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Mar 28, 202226:37pending

The Ukraine War: A View from Africa

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Mar 10, 202231:30pending

Challenges for the African Union at Twenty

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Feb 23, 202231:51pending

Sudan’s Political Impasse

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Jan 26, 202234:19pending

Special Episode: Putting the Horn of Africa Back Together

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Dec 23, 202136:55pending

Tigrayan Forces Retreat in Ethiopia

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Dec 16, 202134:26pending

The Search for an African Union Exit Strategy from Somalia

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Dec 2, 202131:21pending

Ethiopia’s Historic Turning Point

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Nov 17, 202148:30pending

Bonus Episode: Will Tigrayan Rebels Attack Ethiopia’s Capital?

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Nov 9, 202137:17pending

Sudan After the Coup

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Nov 3, 202134:20pending

The Battered State of Activism in Africa

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Oct 20, 202126:25pending

Bonus Episode: Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Som...

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Sep 29, 202144:03pending

Eastern Africa’s Jihadis: The “War on Terror”

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Sep 8, 202147:29pending

Eastern Africa’s Jihadis: The Big Picture

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Sep 1, 202140:46pending

Eastern Africa’s Jihadis: Mozambique

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Aug 25, 202128:50pending

Eastern Africa's Jihadis: Somalia

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Aug 18, 202130:59pending

Eastern Africa's Jihadis: The Roots

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Aug 11, 202135:22pending

Behind the Front Lines in Ethiopia’s Tigray

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Jul 29, 202134:35pending

Bonus Episode: Ten Years of South Sudanese Statehood (from the Crisis Group podc...

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Jul 15, 202140:09pending

Does a Better Decade Lie Ahead for South Sudan?

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Jul 13, 202133:33pending

Bonus Episode: A Dramatic Turn in Ethiopia’s Tigray War (from the Crisis Group p...

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Jul 2, 202136:37pending

Somaliland’s Elections and Struggle to Break Free

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Jun 30, 202127:01pending

Ethiopia’s Rocky Transitional Election

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Jun 16, 202134:31pending

Bonus Episode: The Insurrection in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado (from the Crisis Gr...

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Jun 8, 202136:49pending

The Court Ruling That Just Upended Kenyan Politics

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Jun 2, 202134:12pending

What's Driving Sudan and Ethiopia Apart?

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May 18, 202130:13pending

Somalia's Dangerous Impasse

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May 5, 202128:26pending

Inside the Region’s Struggle for Peace in South Sudan

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Apr 21, 202126:01pending

What Eritrea Wants

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Apr 6, 202145:51pending

Bonus Episode : Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis and Horn of Africa Politics (from the C...

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Mar 25, 202137:51pending

Tanzania's Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Politics after Magufuli

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Mar 23, 202130:04pending

What Does Reconciliation among Gulf States Mean for Africa?

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Mar 10, 202125:11pending

Risks of Starvation Rise in Ethiopia's Tigray War

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Feb 23, 202132:04pending

Uganda After its Troubling Elections

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Feb 9, 202126:36pending

Somalia's Election Crisis

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Jan 26, 202128:58pending

2021 in the Horn of Africa

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Jan 12, 202135:35pending

Replay: Comfort Ero

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Dec 29, 202031:05pending

America’s (and Biden’s) South Sudan Problem

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Dec 16, 202037:25pending

As Conflicts Mount, Where Does Ethiopia Go from Here?

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Dec 4, 202028:47pending

Biden and Africa – Same Old, or New Era?

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Nov 17, 202030:14pending

Special Episode: Ethiopia's Slide Toward Civil War

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Nov 6, 202038:48pending

Sudan's U.S. Terror Delisting: Too Little, Too Late?

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Nov 2, 202027:09pending

Strengthening Africa’s Hand in Peace and Security

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Oct 21, 202030:56pending

Eritrea's One-man Rule

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Oct 6, 202032:47pending

Bonus Episode: Ethiopia's Political Crisis (from the Crisis Group podcast Hold Y...

The Horn

Sep 24, 202034:12pending

A Rare Glimpse into Darfur’s Last Rebel Stronghold

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Sep 22, 202026:05pending