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.




Projects

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Africa in Perspective Programme

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Furthering Global Britain? Reviewing the Foreign Policy Effect of UK Engagemen...

Organised Crime, Terror and Insecurity in Africa (OCTA)

Reducing Insecurity and Violent Extremism in Northern and Coastal Regions o...

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Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Kenyan Universities: Phase II

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Kwa Pamoja Tuzuie Balaa: Preventing Radicalisation and Terrorist Recruitmen...

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Networks and Social Norms in Kenya's VE and CVE Landscape

Combatting the Illegal Wildlife Trade in West and Central Africa: Phase II

Combatting Wildlife Crime in Uganda

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Review of CT and P/CVE Activity Effectiveness

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Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE) Horn of Africa

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Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE) II Kenya

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Combatting the Illegal Wildlife Trade in West and Central Africa: Phase I

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Follow the Money II: Capacity-Building to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade in Eas...

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Follow the Money: Disrupting Wildlife-Linked Illicit Financial Flows in Kenya...

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Cathy Haenlein

Director, Organised Crime and Policing

Organised Crime and Policing

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Christopher Hockey

Research Fellow

RUSI Nairobi

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Michael Jones

Research Fellow

Terrorism and Conflict

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Tom Keatinge

Director, CFCS

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies

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Timothy Kimaiyo

Project Assistant

RUSI Nairobi

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Rose Chelangat

Violence Monitoring Consultant

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Simon Rynn

Senior Research Fellow, African Security

International Security

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Dr Jessica White

Senior Research Fellow

Terrorism and Conflict

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Mark Williams

Programme Manager | SHOC Network Member - Researcher

Organised Crime and Policing

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Fellows


Dr Fola Aina

Associate Fellow; International security analyst and researcher

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Matt Freear

Associate Fellow

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Justyna Gudzowska

Associate Fellow

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Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Mike Hart CBE

Senior Associate Fellow

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Ahmed Hassen

Associate Fellow - Specialist in security of East Africa and the Horn

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Vice Admiral Sir Clive Johnstone KBE CB

Distinguished Fellow

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Ewan Lawson

Associate Fellow

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Dr Greg Mills

Senior Associate Fellow and Advisory Board Member

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Luniya Msuku

Associate Fellow

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Dr Michael Nwankpa

Associate Fellow; Founding Director/Director of Research at the Centre for African Conflict and Development, London

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Elizabeth Pearson

Associate Fellow

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Alexandria Reid

Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher

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Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie

Associate Fellow; Senior Research Fellow at the Training for Peace Programme

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Martine Zeuthen

Associate Fellow - Quality Assurance

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