
Somalia’s Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab and America's Wobbly Strategy
In this episode of The Horn, Alan talks to Omar Mahmood, Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Eastern Africa, and Sarah Harrison, Crisis Group’s Senior U.S. Analyst, about Somalia’s offensive against Al-...
6 Nov 202338min

After Six Months of War, Sudan is Disintegrating
In this episode of The Horn, Alan talks to Dr Suliman Baldo, Executive Director of the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker, about the dire state of Sudan six months into the war between Sudan’s arme...
13 Okt 202342min

Coups, Conflicts, and a New Era in Africa
In this episode of The Horn, Alan hosts a roundtable discussion with Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso, founder of Amani Africa, Paul-Simon Handy of the Institute for Security Studies, and Crisis Group expert L...
22 Sep 202349min

Discussing Sudan and Regional Diplomacy with the EU’s Annette Weber
In this first episode of The Horn’s new season, Alan Boswell talks with Annette Weber, EU special representative for the Horn of Africa, to discuss diplomacy and peacemaking in the region. They talk a...
7 Sep 202344min

Special Episode: BRICS, at a Crossroads, Converges in Africa
From 22-24 August, leaders of the BRICS countries, the economic grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will meet in Johannesburg for their annual summit. The meeting is highly anti...
16 Aug 202339min

The Future of Sudan’s Resistance Committees
Sudan’s famed resistance committees arose in their present form during Sudan's 2019 revolution and then spearheaded the country's resistance to military rule over the subsequent years. With the outbre...
26 Jul 202336min

Fearing the Worst in Darfur, Again
Since the outbreak of the war in Sudan, the West Darfur region has seen a dramatic resurgence in violence. While the RSF and the Sudanese army have focused their war effort on the capital Khartoum, fi...
6 Jul 202336min

What Egypt Wants in Sudan
The conflict in Sudan between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been a major source of concern for its northern neighbour Egypt. Cairo, a backer of Sudan's...
22 Jun 202344min



















