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Research & professional enquiries

Mazin Intel is an independent, non-commercial research and professional development initiative maintained by Mowlid Ali. Messages about the research, its sources or its method are always welcome.

What is welcome

  • Research collaboration on Africa security topics
  • Corrections, missing context or a source that should be considered
  • Questions about the analytical method, confidence levels or evidence classification
  • Professional enquiries about security operations, risk and threat intelligence roles
  • Feedback on the practitioner templates, checklists and training material

What is not offered

  • Commissioned or paid research
  • Consultancy, retainers or proposals
  • Security services, guarding, escorts or movement support
  • Any assurance that depends on privileged access or field teams

Replies are written personally and may take a few days. Nothing published here should be treated as professional advice for a specific operation.

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