Podcast
The Horn
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- Uganda after Museveni
In this episode of The Horn, Alan speaks with Kristof Titeca, professor at the Institute of Development Policy at the University of Antwerp, to talk about Uganda’s post-election la…
- The Rupture in the Gulf, and its Fallout
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk, Omar Mahmood and Shewit Woldemichael. He first speaks with Yasmine about what is behind the new…
- The Ethiopia-Eritrea Standoff
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Michael Woldemariam, associate professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, to unpack the escalating tensions b…
- Bonus Episode: Reflecting on Sudan’s Collapse and Elusive Peace
This week on The Horn, we post a recent discussion between Crisis Group’s CEO and President, Comfort Ero, and leading expert Alex de Waal, about ongoing efforts to bring Sudan’s wa…
- Global Disorder, Horn of Africa Turmoil. Can Europe Keep Up?
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Heiko Nitzschke, Germany’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, to discuss whether and how Europe needs to adapt its approach toward…
- The El Fasher Atrocities
In this episode of The Horn, Alan speaks with Julia Steers, investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, about the large-scale atrocities that took place in Darfur’s El Fasher afte…
- Mediators’ Brave New World
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Timur Söylemez, former ambassador and former head of the mediation unit at Türkiye’s foreign ministry, to discuss the evolving landsc…
- Bonus Episode: What Does the RSF’s Seizure of El Fasher Mean for Sudan’s War?
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on the fall of El Fasher in Sudan from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. In this update episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard s…
- The Trial of South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Edmund Yakani, executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, to discuss the trial of South Sudan’s first…
- Bonus Episode: Can a U.S.-Arab Roadmap Stop Sudan’s War?
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Sudan from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard talks with Crisis Group’s Sudan e…
- Ethiopia’s Grand and Contested Dam
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group’s Africa Program Director, Murithi Mutiga, to discuss the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Af…
- Dr. Comfort Ero on the Future of Peacemaking
In this episode of The Horn, marking Crisis Group’s 30th anniversary, Alan Boswell speaks with president & CEO Comfort Ero about how the landscape of peacemaking has evolved since…
- Peacekeeping is Dying. Long Live Peacekeeping?
This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell sits down with Samira Gaid, founder and senior analyst at the Mogadishu-based think tank Balqiis Insights, and Fred Bauma, human rights advocate…
- What Does Sudan’s RSF Want?
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by analyst and researcher Sarra Majdoub to take a closer look at Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their evolving mili…
- Bonus Episode: The DR Congo-Rwanda Deal, Trump’s Mediation and African Politics
Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode on the DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal and U.S. engagement in Africa from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. In this episode of Ho…
- Somaliland’s Moment?
This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Guleid Ahmed Jama, a Hargeisa-based lawyer and political commentator, to discuss Somaliland’s push for recognition. They revisit Somaliland…
- As South Sudan Quakes, an Heir Apparent Rises
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Daniel Akech, Crisis Group’s senior analyst for South Sudan, about the deepening political crisis in South Sudan and looming questions about…
- The New Scramble for Peace (and Minerals) in DR Congo
In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Richard Moncrieff, Crisis Group’s Great Lakes project director, to discuss the state of the war in the eastern Democratic Rep…
- Any Hope Left for Diplomacy in Sudan?
In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Abdul Mohammed, who has worked on Sudan for many years, including as a senior official in the UN and African Union. They disc…
- Sudan’s Two Years of Hell
In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Sudanese civil society activist and political commentator Dallia Mohamed Abdelmoniem. They discuss her flight from Khartoum w…
