Sub-Saharan Africa
Our research in this region explores the conflict, security and peace operations across Sub-Saharan Africa, with specific focus on countering terrorism and violent extremism, combatting illegal wildlife trade, environmental crime and climate security.
Countries and groups covered in this region
Our experts
Cathy Haenlein
Director, Organised Crime and Policing
Organised Crime and Policing
Christopher Hockey
Research Fellow
RUSI Nairobi
Michael Jones
Research Fellow
Terrorism and Conflict
Tom Keatinge
Director, CFCS
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Timothy Kimaiyo
Project Assistant
RUSI Nairobi
Rose Chelangat
Violence Monitoring Consultant
Simon Rynn
Senior Research Fellow, African Security
International Security
Dr Jessica White
Senior Research Fellow
Terrorism and Conflict
Mark Williams
Senior Project Officer
Organised Crime and Policing
Fellows
Dr Fola Aina
Associate Fellow; International security analyst and researcher
Matt Freear
Associate Fellow
Justyna Gudzowska
Associate Fellow
Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Mike Hart CBE
Senior Associate Fellow
Ahmed Hassen
Associate Fellow - Specialist in security of East Africa and the Horn
Vice Admiral Sir Clive Johnstone KBE CB
Distinguished Fellow
Ewan Lawson
Associate Fellow
Dr Greg Mills
Senior Associate Fellow and Advisory Board Member
Luniya Msuku
Associate Fellow
Dr Michael Nwankpa
Associate Fellow; Founding Director/Director of Research at the Centre for African Conflict and Development, London
Elizabeth Pearson
Associate Fellow
Alexandria Reid
Associate Fellow; Senior Global Policy Adviser at Global Witness
Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie
Associate Fellow; Senior Research Fellow at the Training for Peace Programme
Martine Zeuthen
Associate Fellow - Quality Assurance
