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East Africa in 2020

The Horn
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From Sudan’s fragile transition and Ethiopia's internal tensions to a resilient Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia and beyond, 2020 is set to be an important year in the Horn of Africa.Murithi Mutiga, Crisis Group’s Project Director for the region, joins Alan to discuss the conflicts and crises dominating the headlines and the ones evading them, from the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute to the dramatic deterioration of Tanzania’s political environment. Special thanks to our producer, Maeve Frances. For more information, check out our website: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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