Matthew Chandler de Waal

Matthew de Waal is a freelance analyst on peace and security on the Horn of Africa based in Nairobi. Until recently he was the Deputy Head of Research and Publications at Sahan Research, a think-tank focused on conflict and governance in the region, and ran The Somali Wire, The Ethiopian Cable and The Horn Edition newsletters. Matthew has a particular focus on the geopolitics of the Horn and Al-Shabaab.