Chris Mensa-Ankrah

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Chris Mensah-Ankrah is a geopolitical risk analyst specializing in counterterrorism, organized crime, OSINT and natural resource, conflict, and electoral risk in West Africa and the Sahel. He holds a Master’s degree in Conflict, Peace, and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre and is a co-founder of AfriSahel Risk, a geopolitical risk and intelligence advisory firm.

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Sahel’s Eternal Yesterday: Chosen Traumas Sustain Jihadist Violence

01.29.2026 Chris Mensa-Ankrah

Executive Summary: On January 13, Nigerien authorities revoked the operating licenses of dozens of fuel transporters and tanker drivers who refused to continue deliveries into...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Burkina Faso

Counterterrorism

Identity, Injustice, and Intimacy: The Making of Sahel Militants

11.07.2025 Chris Mensa-Ankrah

Militant groups in the Sahel exploit widespread youth isolation and social breakdown—offering young men belonging, purpose, and brotherhood that mimic and replace weakened family and...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Africa