East Africa
Research focuses on countering terrorism and violent extremism in the region; exploring conflict, security and peace operations, and methods of combatting illegal wildlife crime.
Our experts
Galgallo Abagaro
Law Enforcement Project Manager
RUSI Nairobi
Cathy Haenlein
Director, Organised Crime and Policing (on maternity leave)
Organised Crime and Policing
Christopher Hockey
Research Fellow
RUSI Nairobi
Michael Jones
Research Fellow
Terrorism and Conflict
Timothy Kimaiyo
Project Assistant
RUSI Nairobi
Dr Neil Melvin
Director, International Security
International Security
Luniya Msuku
Associate Fellow
Alexandria Reid
Associate Fellow
Maria Sofia Reiser
Research Analyst
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Simon Rynn
Senior Research Fellow for Africa
International Security
Jonathan van der Valk
Mark Williams
Outreach and Implementation Coordinator
Organised Crime and Policing
Lauren Young
Research Fellow
Organised Crime and Policing