A Rare Glimpse into Darfur’s Last Rebel Stronghold
Sudan’s 31 August peace deal between the government and an alliance of rebel groups from Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile was welcomed with enthusiasm by the international community. But in the J...
22 Sep 202026min
Peace and Conflict in Africa, Then and Now
To mark the first episode of season two of The Horn, Alan talks with Crisis Group’s Africa Program Director Comfort Ero about how the politics of conflict and peacemaking have changed — and not change...
8 Sep 202030min
Replay: Rashid Abdi
In our second re-run of the Summer, Alan is joined by Rashid Abdi to discuss the legal battle Kenya and Somalia are fighting over their shared maritime border.Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi "F...
9 Aug 202031min
Replay: Nanjala Nyabola
During our season break, we will be re-running two early podcasts from our first season that new subscribers might have missed. We will be back in September with some brand new episodes. Digital techn...
20 Jul 202026min
Somali Politics Heat up, Again
Somalia's political crisis has reached a worrying stage. Since his election in 2017, President Farmajo has pushed to strengthen the federal government's control, fuelling infighting between the govern...
6 Jul 202030min
As Rains Begin, Crisis Looms over the Nile Dam
As rains swell the Blue Nile, Ethiopia has made clear its intent to soon start filling the massive dam it is building. However, it has yet to reach an agreement with its two downstream neighbours, Sud...
22 Jun 202035min
Africa and the Emerging US-China Cold War
The "age-old story of the rise and fall of great powers", already in motion, has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.So says Abdul Mohammed, chief of staff and senior political advisor for the A...
8 Jun 202032min
Inside Africa's Coronavirus Response, with Africa CDC's Dr. John Nkengasong
Africa’s priority in fighting COVID-19 is to find the right “balance between saving lives and saving livelihoods”, based on the experience of what happened in Europe, the United States, and China, say...
25 Mai 202023min
