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Sarah Lesedi
Lead Editor
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Patrick Kenyatte
East African analyst, Cameraman
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Central African analyst
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Darek Liam
Been covering defense and national security issues for more than a decade. Sometimes you see me in the Sahara desert horse riding.
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Turkish-based security analyst
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Security professional with intrest in governance, law and human rights
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Mohammed Sammy
Arabic Creative Content Director
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Oscar Nkala
Defense, military and civil aviation researcher working across Africa for global news leaders and research organizations. Specialized investigations in Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT), cross-border poaching and wildlife products trafficking
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Adesogan Ayodeji
Deji Adesogan is an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Expert and Security Analyst. Writes from Kaduna, can be reached on his Twitter handle @DejiAdesogan or adesoganayodeji@gmail.com
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Scott Morgan
Contributor
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Ompha Tshikhudo Malima
Early Career Scholar: African Intelligence Studies Collective. Military Africa contributor. Security issues on Africa are my research area of interest.