The International Crisis Group posted on 9 March 2021 a 25 minute podcast titled "The Horn: What Does Reconciliation among Gulf States Mean for Africa?" with Alan Boswell and Elham Fakhro, the Crisis Group's senior analyst for Gulf States.
The January 2021 al-Ula declaration ends the blockade of Qatar and promises an end to the rift between them. The question is whether it will lead to a de-escalation of their rivalries in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere. Fakhro suggests the agreement does not resolve the underlying disagreements among the Gulf States but will help restore the mechanisms for resolving disputes.
