01Focused assessment
Single Risk Briefing
£495–£950
Single-issue risk analysis or country threat assessment for a specific transit lane, port entry, or market deployment.
Independent. Africa-wide. Evidence-led.
Intelligence & Risk Analysis for Africa
Independent geopolitical, maritime, corporate security and market-entry intelligence for organisations operating across Africa and its adjacent sea lanes.
Africa-wide country researchPorts & maritime corridorsNamed sources · Evidence limits
Updates
FX Reference RatesUpdated Every 30 Min
01Country risk assessments02Port and corridor exposure03Shipping disruption04Conflict and political risk
Africa Operations Map
671 sourced records · How we process these · select a country to inspect
671 Published Records · Grouped by Country74 Major Ports Shown · Zoom 100%
North AfricaWest AfricaSahelCentral AfricaEast AfricaHorn of AfricaGreat LakesSouthern AfricaIndian Ocean
Information → Verification
Intelligence → Risk
Early Warning → Understanding
Priority country watchlist
Critical countries and standing priorities, assessed from named public sources.
Coverage
What we assess
Country & Regional Risk
Political instability, conflict, political violence and security conditions.
Maritime Security
Ports, shipping corridors, piracy, armed attacks and maritime disruption.
Corporate Security
Personnel, facilities, travel and operational exposure.
Political & Conflict Risk
Conflict dynamics, political developments and emerging security threats.
Infrastructure & Logistics
Ports, transport corridors, borders and critical operating environments.
Early Warning
Indicators, emerging developments and near-term risk outlooks.
What you receive
What you get in every assessment
| Mazin Intel | Common practice | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | Every finding names its public source and links to it | Sources often summarised or withheld |
| Uncertainty | Gaps and limits of the evidence stated plainly in each assessment | Certainty often implied |
| Coverage | All 54 African countries plus Red Sea and Gulf of Aden corridors | Often limited to a few priority markets |
| Evidence status | Confirmed, Reported, Assessed and Scenario kept separate | Facts and opinion frequently mixed |
| Independence | No ties to insurers, brokers or governments | Varies by provider |
| Gaps | Unrated areas stay unrated rather than guessed | Gaps rarely disclosed |
"Common practice" describes general patterns in the risk market, not any named provider.
Ways to engage
Three ways to work with Mazin Intel
02Ongoing access
Portal Subscription
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Continuous dashboard access, live intelligence feeds, map tracking, and early-warning indicators for operational teams.
03Scoped engagement
Strategic Advisory
Bespoke quotation
Bespoke market entry strategy, deep-dive corporate due diligence, and dedicated analyst project mapping.
Contact Lead AnalystIndicative fees; final fees depend on scope and are confirmed in a written proposal.
Readership
Who we support
Corporate Security
Security and risk teams assessing personnel and operational exposure.
Maritime & Shipping
Operators assessing port, route and maritime security conditions.
Marine Insurance
Insurers and brokers assessing security conditions relevant to marine exposure.
International Organisations
Organisations operating in complex and changing security environments.
Founder-led intelligence practice.
Africa Intelligence Centre
Latest intelligence
Recent public-source records showing date, location, category, source, evidence status, assessment and known limitations.
Africa Security Watchlist
Priority research questions
These research topics and proposed trajectories were reviewed by the founder on 23 October 2026. They are not current country ratings or verified alerts. Countries without a proposed trajectory are marked "Baseline Monitoring": collection continues, but no rating or trajectory has been assessed.
58 locations
| Location | Proposed trajectory | Research topics | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | Deteriorating | Attack method, force posture and corridor access | Reviewed |
| Ethiopia | Unresolved | Regional armed activity, access restrictions and communications | Reviewed |
| Eritrea | Under review | Border posture, mobilisation signals and third-country reporting | Reviewed |
| Sudan | Deteriorating | Front-line movement, civilian access and infrastructure continuity | Reviewed |
| South Sudan | Developing | Political implementation, subnational violence and corridor access | Reviewed |
| Kenya | Unresolved | Civil unrest, north-eastern spillover and corridor disruption | Reviewed |
| Djibouti | Stable | Port continuity, regional basing and border conditions | Reviewed |
| Red Sea | Developing | Maritime incident reports, naval posture and shipping decisions | Reviewed |
| Gulf of Aden | Developing | Approach reports, piracy indicators and route choices | Reviewed |
| East Africa & Horn | Under review | Cross-border displacement, political friction and access constraints | Reviewed |
| Algeria | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Angola | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Benin | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Botswana | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Burkina Faso | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Burundi | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Cabo Verde | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Cameroon | Deteriorating | Armed groups, kidnapping and political violence (10 reports) | Reviewed |
| Central African Republic | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Chad | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Comoros | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Congo | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| DR Congo | Developing | Displacement, humanitarian security and early-warning reporting (11 reports) | Reviewed |
| Egypt | Developing | Political violence, maritime and humanitarian security (11 reports) | Reviewed |
| Equatorial Guinea | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Eswatini | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Gabon | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Gambia | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Ghana | Developing | Organised crime, border security and civil unrest; reporting rising (71 reports) | Reviewed |
| Guinea | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Guinea-Bissau | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Lesotho | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Liberia | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Libya | Under review | Political violence and armed groups; reporting has fallen (18 reports) | Reviewed |
| Madagascar | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Malawi | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Mali | Unresolved | Political violence, kidnapping and regional security (8 reports) | Reviewed |
| Mauritania | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Mauritius | Developing | Organised crime, maritime and civil unrest reporting (12 reports) | Reviewed |
| Morocco | Developing | Critical infrastructure, cyber and civil unrest reporting (8 reports) | Reviewed |
| Mozambique | Developing | Armed groups, humanitarian access and civil unrest (12 reports) | Reviewed |
| Namibia | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Niger | Under review | Armed groups, kidnapping and military activity; reporting has fallen (107 reports) | Reviewed |
| Nigeria | Deteriorating | Kidnapping, armed groups and civil unrest (447 sourced reports, 90 days) | Reviewed |
| Rwanda | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Senegal | Deteriorating | Civil unrest and kidnapping reporting (8 reports) | Reviewed |
| Seychelles | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Sierra Leone | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| South Africa | Developing | Crime, kidnapping and civil unrest; reporting rising (53 reports) | Reviewed |
| Tanzania | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Togo | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Tunisia | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Uganda | Developing | Civil unrest, corridor security and armed groups; reporting rising (28 reports) | Reviewed |
| Western Sahara | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Zambia | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
| Zimbabwe | Baseline Monitoring | Continuous public-source monitoring. | Reviewed |
Linked workspaces contain public-source records. Review of these research topics and proposed trajectories does not establish a current country rating, verify every linked record or imply a low-risk condition.
Geographic coverage
Africa-wide coverage: all 54 countries
Horn of Africa
Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan — security, political and operational dynamics.
View coverageEast Africa
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and wider regional security developments.
View coverageRed Sea & Gulf of Aden
Maritime security, shipping risks, geopolitical competition and regional instability.
View coverageSudan & Neighbouring States
Conflict dynamics, displacement, border risks and regional spillover.
View coverageWider Africa
Selected country-risk and security developments across the continent.
View coverageThe Mazin Intel Method
Identify what matters, verify it, explain why it matters
Independent commercial intelligence across all 54 African countries and adjacent maritime corridors, built on dated reporting, named sources and explicit evidence limits. Assessments distinguish between reported information, verified information and analytical judgement. Evidence limitations are recorded, and certainty is never implied where evidence is limited.
Read the methodologyConfirmed
Supported by authoritative or multiple independent sources.
Reported
Credible reporting exists but independent confirmation is limited.
Assessed
An analytical judgement based on available evidence.
Scenario
A plausible future development rather than a confirmed event.
Free to use
Selected public resources and analytical tools
Sample deliverable · free to download
An example of how exposure is assessed in this research
Download a redacted sample country threat assessment — logistics and movement security at the Port of Berbera and along the Berbera corridor. It shows the structure, sourcing discipline and decision framework behind every Mazin Intel deliverable: what changed, where the exposure sits, what to watch and what to do about it.
- Six-part decision framework, boardroom format
- UK threat-level terminology throughout
- Exposure mapped to movement, cargo and personnel
- Client-attributable detail and thresholds redacted
Free to download
Berbera sample threat assessment
Open to everyone, no sign-up needed. Client-attributable detail and thresholds are redacted.
Read it online Trust & Standards
How we work, and how you can check it
Our standards are written down rather than asserted: methodology, sourcing and analyst accountability are all open to inspection before you commission work.
- Open-source methodology published
Collection layers, source reliability ratings and confidence scoring are documented on the Methodology page.
- Source attribution on every record
Each item carries publisher, original link, collection layer and a data-as-of timestamp.
- Client confidentiality
Assessment inputs are scored in your browser; readiness reports are generated locally.
- Analyst accountability
Assessments are attributable to a named analyst, with judgement separated from reporting.
- Africa and adjacent maritime corridors
Records outside African countries and their adjacent maritime corridors are filtered out of the intelligence pipeline.
- Correction on request
Any record can be contested; corrections and retractions are logged against the original entry.
Corporate due diligence — company registration, professional memberships, information security posture, insurance cover — is provided directly to prospective clients and procurement teams on request as part of the contracting pack.