Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa Nairobi Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Crisis Group’s Project Director for the Horn of Africa, Alan oversees the organisation’s work on Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and regional dynamics. He also hosts Crisis Group’s The Horn podcast since its launch in 2019. Professional Background Alan has worked for over a decade in East Africa. Prior to joining Crisis Group as Senior Analyst for South Sudan in 2018, he served as a formal adviser and researcher for a number of organisations, including the United Nations, USAID, U.S. Institute of Peace, European Institute of Peace, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Friedrich Egbert Stiftung and World Peace Foundation. He also published conflict research through the Small Arms Survey and was an associate of the Conflict Research Programme at the London School of Economics. Alan started his career as a journalist based in Juba, where he covered Sudan’s split into two countries. He then reported in countries across the continent as the Nairobi-based Africa correspondent for McClatchy newspapers and as a correspondent for Time magazine. He has also written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. Select Publications “Conflict and Crisis in South Sudan's Equatoria”, United States Institute of Peace, April 2021“Insecure Power and Violence: The Rise and Fall of Paul Malong and the Mathiang Anyoor”, Small Arms Survey, October 2019“Spreading Fallout: The collapse of the ARCSS and new conflict along the Equatorias-DRC border”, Small Arms Survey, May 2017 In The News 9 Jul 2024 The big question many have is if [Ethiopian Prime Minister] Abiy Ahmed could position himself as a mediator between [Sudan's army chief] Burhan and the UAE. Reuters Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa 28 May 2024 You can’t help but watch the level of focus on … Gaza and Ukraine and wonder what just 5 percent of that energy could have done in a context like Sudan. Foreign Policy Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa 9 May 2024 The Sudanese have basically been forgotten, obviously there’s the war in Gaza which has taken a lot of attention. Al Jazeera Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa 16 Apr 2024 A big part of the problem has been the Sudanese army side of the war essentially blocking food relief into areas they don't control. CBS News Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa 24 Jan 2024 Regaining an ally in Sudan, especially along the Red Sea, would be a major win for Iran but will spook other regional and Western powers. Al Arabiya Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa 20 Dec 2023 There hasn't been a major ceasefire push since the first few weeks of the war in Sudan … It's been a giant mess. The Economist Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa Latest Updates Podcast / Africa 12 July 2024 Kenya and the Future of Protests Podcast / Africa 26 June 2024 Sudan is Starving. Now What? Podcast / Africa 12 June 2024 With Oil Exports Disrupted, What Lies Ahead for South Sudan? Podcast / Africa 24 May 2024 War and Dizzying Regional Alliances in Congo’s East Podcast / Africa 10 May 2024 War and Hunger in Gaza and Darfur Podcast / Africa 15 April 2024 New U.S. Envoy on Ending Sudan’s War Podcast / Africa 12 April 2024 What’s Left of Sudan After a Year At War? Podcast / Africa 04 April 2024 Chad’s Young New Ruler Tightens His Grip Podcast / Africa 25 March 2024 Sudan on the Brink of Famine Podcast / Africa 07 March 2024 Kenya and the Chaos in Haiti Podcast / Africa 22 February 2024 As Crises Swirl, Africa’s Leaders Converge Podcast / Africa 07 February 2024 Somalia, Somaliland and the Explosive Port Deal Load more