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This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Kenyan diplomat Ambassador Mahboub Maalim to discuss the implications of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations, the threat to multilateral institutions and the limits of virtual diplomacy.

The Horn of Africa faces myriad crises. Beyond the potentially devastating impact of COVID-19 on politics and the economy, the region is grappling with deeply troubled transitions, cross-border jihadism and remains a playground for great power competition. This week on The Horn, Host Alan Boswell and journalist April Zhu discuss the challenges East Africa faces as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Harry Verhoeven, a leading academic expert on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to discuss everything from the politicisation of the dam to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the Nile Basin.

This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Murithi Mutiga, Crisis Group’s Project Director for the region to discuss the conflicts and crises dominating East Africa. 

In this Episode of The Horn, Host Alan Boswell and Judd Devermont, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss everything from the importance of multilateralism to the incoherence of U.S. policy toward the rising competition between Gulf Arab states in this part of Africa.

 In this Episode of The Horn, Host Alan Boswell and Host Alan Boswell and autor Nanjala Nyabola discuss everything from digital colonialism and the exploitation of technology by state powers to the democratising potential of social media.

The Horn of Africa faces myriad crises. Beyond the potentially devastating impact of COVID-19 on politics and the economy, the region is grappling with deeply troubled transitions, cross-border jihadism and remains a playground for great power competition. In this first episode of Crisis Group's new podcast series The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Elizabeth Dickinson, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for the Arabian Peninsula to discuss the risks of Red Sea rivalries and also the opportunities.

In Season 1 of The Horn, host Alan Boswell and guests make sense of events from across the Horn of Africa region, including Sudan’s revolution, Somalia’s fight against Al-Shabaab and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa. Produced by Maeve Frances.
Episodes from other series of The Horn can be found here: Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4.

Gulf states are competing for influence in the Horn of Africa to control the Red Sea, transposing internal rivalries onto a fragile region. Horn governments should increase their bargaining power with their powerful neighbours, who should recognise the risks their policies pose to regional security.

The UAE, together with its ally Saudi Arabia, played a highly visible role in helping make peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia. As its footprint across the Horn of Africa grows, the UAE should avoid having intra-Gulf competition colour its engagement.