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by International Crisis Group

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About the show

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 Alan Boswell and produced by Maeve Frances Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • Bonus Episode | How Close Are Ethiopia and Eritrea to All-out War?

    October 9, 2026 · 39 min

    Today on The Horn, we are bringing you a bonus episode on the rising risk of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Alan Boswell, Crisis…

  • Inside Sudan’s War

    October 1, 2026 · 58 min

    In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Yousra Elbagir, Sky News’s Africa correspondent and winner of the RTS Network Television Journalist of the Year award 2026, to discuss her reporting from inside Sudan’s war and its various…

  • Bonus Episode | Back to War in Ethiopia?

    September 30, 2026 · 38 min

    Today on The Horn, we are bringing you a bonus episode on Ethiopia from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. In this episode, Richard Atwood speaks with Crisis Group’s Africa director Murithi Mutiga about renewed fighting in…

  • Bonus Episode | Two Shores, One Sea: The Horn of Africa and West Asia in a Contested Red Sea

    September 25, 2026 · 43 min

    Today we're sharing a bonus episode from the WASSAP podcast, where Alan joins hosts Désirée Custers and Hubert Kinkoh to explore the growing interconnectedness of the Horn of Africa, the Gulf, and the wider Red Sea region. The conversation…

  • The Houthis, the Saudis and the New Red Sea Politics

    September 18, 2026 · 47 min

    In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group’s Arabian Peninsula director Yasmine Farouk and senior Yemen analyst Ahmed Nagi to explore why Yemen’s truce is unravelling and what renewed fighting means for the Red Sea and the…

  • Somalia’s End-of-year Cliffhanger

    September 3, 2026 · 32 min

    This week on The Horn, Alan talks with Samira Gaid, founder and senior analyst at the Mogadishu-based think tank Balqiis, about the possible end of UNSOS, the UN logistics operation supporting African Union troops and Somali government…

  • Sudan’s Separation Fifteen Years Ago and Today’s Disaster

    August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Alex de Waal and Abdul Mohammed, former senior officials for the African Union’s mediation team, on how the split between Sudan and South Sudan fifteen years ago led to two failed states, the…

  • Is Ethiopia Sliding Toward a New Tigray War?

    July 10, 2026 · 41 min

    In this episode of The Horn, Alan speaks with Payton Knopf about the rising risk of renewed war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.