Brant Philip
Brant Philip is an independent analyst and expert on African jihadism especially West Africa, and a contributor to the Counter Extremism Project. He regularly monitors the situation on his X page https://x.com/BrantPhilip_
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- Since May 2026
Latest by Brant
Analysis· 13 min readFree· 28 Sept 2026West Africa's Jihadist Groups Are at War. Here's Why.
Analysis· 13 min readInsider· 26 Aug 2026The Hostage Economy: How Kidnapping Funds the Sahel's Wars
Analysis· 10 min readFree· 6 Jul 2026Drones are Transforming the Sahel Conflict. Here's How
Analysis· 16 min readFree· 25 May 2026How to Understand the Conflict in Mali