Naz Modirzadeh and Rob Malley host Hold Your Fire! Podcast / Africa 05 February 2021 1 minute Africa in 2021 This week on Hold Your Fire!, Naz Modirzadeh and Richard Atwood look at trends on the African continent in 2021 with Crisis Group’s Africa Program Director and interim Vice President Comfort Ero, from the rising violent jihadist threat to political transitions and the impact of COVID-19. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print This week on Hold Your Fire!, Naz Modirzadeh and Richard Atwood bid farewell to Rob Malley, who has left Crisis Group to join the Biden administration, and discuss trends on the African continent in 2021 with Crisis Group’s Africa Program Director and interim Vice President Comfort Ero. Comfort points out the rising violent jihadist threat in the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, Somalia and Mozambique, the risky political transitions and tense elections in Uganda and Ethiopia, and the role of African powers in the continent’s crises. Click here to listen on iTunes or Spotify. Related Tags Sahel Horn of Africa More for you Briefing / African Union & Regional Bodies Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2021 Also available in Also available in Français Podcast / Africa Peace and Conflict in Africa, Then and Now