Hassan Khannaje - Chaos in the Horn of Africa

Wars without victory, alliances without trust, and peace that profits the few. The Horn of Africa remains one of the most strategic yet unstable regions in the world, and understanding why means following the money.

In this episode of Panel 54, Prof. Hassan Khannaje, Director of the Horn International Institute for Strategic Studies, joins Waweru Njoroge and Ndu Okoh to unpack the business of chaos — how instability has become a system, not a symptom.

The conversation explores how foreign powers, regional elites, and institutional weakness have turned conflict into profit, from Sudan’s gold trade to foreign bases in Djibouti. Prof. Khannaje breaks down how peacebuilding has been reduced to process over progress, and why Africa must reclaim control of its own peace agenda.

From Somalia’s endless donor dependency to the geopolitics of the Red Sea, this episode examines how governance, greed, and global interest intersect to keep the continent in perpetual crisis.

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🎙 Recorded on location in NBI KENYA

🎧 Produced by Commex Africa and E & C Talent