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What’s Really Going on in the Horn?

glenssen — Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 16:14

This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Moses Chrispus Okello, Senior Researcher at ISS Africa, about what connects the various conflicts in the Horn of Africa together, from deepening internal fragmentation and growing external involvement to a renewed fixation on geography and history.

Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen

eschelhaas — Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 16:57

Yet the Iran crisis may push Gulf rivals to set aside their differences and revive stalled diplomacy on Sudan.

As Tensions Mount, Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of New Hostilities

eschelhaas — Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - 17:42

Crisis Group expert Alan Boswell assesses the fallout following Sudanese army claims that Ethiopia has staged cross-border attacks on Sudanese territory

The Rupture in the Gulf, and Its Fallout

glenssen — Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 17:05

This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk, Omar Mahmood and Shewit Woldemichael about the new public Saudi-UAE rift and its implications for Sudan, Somalia and the wider region.

Bonus Episode: Reflecting on Sudan’s Collapse and Elusive Peace

glenssen — Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 00:00

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 war to an end.

Global Disorder, Horn of Africa Turmoil. Can Europe Keep Up?

hschaub — Monday, December 8, 2025 - 14:34

This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Heiko Nitzschke, Germany’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, to discuss how Berlin and other European capitals approach foreign policy in the region amid conflicts, geopolitical jostling and a rapidly changing world order.

Mediators’ Brave New World

hschaub — Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 16:51

This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Timur Söylemez, former ambassador and former head of the mediation unit at Türkiye’s foreign ministry, about how a shifting global order is reshaping the landscape for mediation and Ankara’s efforts to resolve conflicts in the Horn of Africa.

Dr. Comfort Ero on the Future of Peacemaking

nalberti — Friday, September 12, 2025 - 15:25

This week on The Horn, marking Crisis Group’s 30th anniversary, Alan Boswell speaks with president & CEO Comfort Ero about how the landscape of peacemaking has shifted over the past three decades in Africa and beyond and how these changes have shaped Crisis Group’s work.

Peacekeeping is Dying. Long Live Peacekeeping?

nalberti — Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 14:29

This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by experts Samira Gaid and Fred Bauma for a discussion on the growing fatigue surrounding peacekeeping operations and what this means for their future in Africa.

A Region in Spiral, a World in Tumult

hschaub — Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 16:40

This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Annette Weber, the EU special representative for the Horn of Africa, to discuss diplomacy in the Horn of Africa at a moment of tectonic shifts in both the region and geopolitics.