Episode
African Cold War Chaos - The Ogaden War
- Podcast
- Forgotten Wars
- Published
- Jun 28, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3146
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forgotten-wars-7064088/episodes/african-cold-war-chaos-the-ogaden-war/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/african-cold-war-chaos-the-ogaden-war.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
The Cold War led to many crazy decisions and bizarre alliances, but the Ogaden War is up there with the best of them. As Ethiopia plunged into bloody red revolution, neighbouring Somalia spotted an opportunity to conquer the disputed Ogaden region. As the fighting raged, America and the Soviet Union swapped sides mid war, while Castro’s Cuba even got involved. It would all end with a destabilised East Africa, helping to set in motion events such as the collapse of the Somali state, the Black Hawk Down incident, and the piracy crisis in the Horn of Africa. #coldwar #history #militaryhistory #historynerd #america #eastafrica Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.