Podcast
The Horn
Episodes — page 6
- Bonus Episode: Back to War in Ethiopia
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Ethiopia from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. Just a few months back, a humanitarian truce in Ethiopia offered a glimmer…
- Africa in a World between Orders
The African continent is facing a multitude of challenges ranging from food and commodity insecurity worsened by the war in Ukraine, to the climate crisis, strong economic headwind…
- Special Episode: What Next After Ruto is Declared Winner of Kenya’s Nail-biter Election?
Kenyans went to the polls last week in what turned out to be a closely fought but so far strikingly peaceful election. After six tense days of vote counting, Deputy President Ruto…
- End of Season Special: Ethiopia, Kenya-DRC and the Drought
To mark the end of Season Three of The Horn, Alan discusses a few major developments in the region with Crisis Group experts. First up, he speaks to William Davison, Senior Analyst…
- Bonus Episode: Rollercoaster Politics Ahead of Kenya's August Elections
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Kenya from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!. Kenya’s presidential race has been turned upside down. After a high-profile…
- A Strategy for Exploring Talks with Al-Shabaab in Somalia
Somalia has been fighting the Al-Shabaab jihadist insurgency for well over a decade. After reclaiming control of Mogadishu and other cities in the early 2010s, government forces –…
- How Somalia’s Election Reshapes the Region
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected on the slogan: “Somalia at peace with itself and at peace with the world”. As Somalia’s former leader returns to power after five years, the count…
- What Africa Really Thinks about the War in Ukraine
Many African countries are suffering from the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: disrupted wheat supplies, soaring prices for industrial goods and raw materials, as well…
- What Now for Russia in Africa?
Russia’s relations with Africa are under even greater scrutiny in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine and amid the mixed reaction of African states toward the new war in Europe. Ov…
- Bonus Episode: Can a “Humanitarian Truce” Help End Ethiopia’s Civil War?
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Ethiopia from Crisis Group's global podcast Hold Your Fire!. After almost seventeen months of devastating civil war in Ethiopia, the f…
- A Vicious Cycle: Climate and Conflict in the Horn of Africa
Extreme weather events in Africa are becoming increasingly common, often striking in areas already prone to insecurity and scarcity. While the relationship between climate and secu…
- The Ukraine War: A View from Africa
Africa’s response to the Ukraine crisis has been far from united. Emerging rifts were on stark display during the historic UN General Assembly session in early March: only around h…
- Challenges for the African Union at Twenty
The African Union (AU) faces worrying headwinds in the year ahead. As the organisation approaches its twentieth anniversary, the democratic norms enshrined in its peace and securit…
- Sudan’s Political Impasse
Sudan has been at a political impasse since a military coup in October removed the civilian-led government that had been leading the country's transition since the toppling of Omar…
- Special Episode: Putting the Horn of Africa Back Together
The project of forging a more united Horn of Africa has been a clear victim of the myriad crises rippling through East Africa. Regional security infrastructure has collapsed and at…
- Tigrayan Forces Retreat in Ethiopia
Recent weeks have seen yet another major turn of events in Ethiopia’s civil war. Only a month ago, the momentum was firmly on the Tigray side after an advance toward the capital. I…
- The Search for an African Union Exit Strategy from Somalia
The African Union’s mission (AMISOM) has operated in Somalia for close to fifteen years. Initial military successes have led to a stalemate on the battlefield, as the military coal…
- Ethiopia’s Historic Turning Point
Even the most seasoned observers have been stunned by Ethiopia’s recent twists and turns. The first shock came in 2018, when the country saw a peaceful transfer of power to a coali…
- Bonus Episode: Will Tigrayan Rebels Attack Ethiopia’s Capital?
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Somalia from Crisis Group's global podcast Hold Your Fire!. This week, as Ethiopia’s civil war enters its second year, Tigrayan rebels…
- Sudan After the Coup
Sudan’s political order is crumbling. On 25 October, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and other senior officers ousted the country’s civilian government. A week on, it is unclear whe…
