Ryan Cummings is a director of Signal Risk. He is an independent consultant to various international news media outlets including the New York Times, TIME magazine, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, AFP, and Deutsche Welle. He is also a contributor to publications and think tanks, most notably CNN, the Tony Blair Foundation, the International Peace Institute, and Henley and Partners, on issues of terrorism, conflict, migration, and political instability in Africa. Cummings is also co-authoring a book on the Islamic State's expansion into the African continent that will be published by Hurst in 2020.

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What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022

The CSIS Africa Program previews some of the top stories and trends in the region for 2022.

Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , William Mark Bellamy , Hannah Ryder , Laird Treiber , Emilia Columbo , Will Brown , Rafiq Raji , Ryan Cummings , Maria E. Burnett , and Marielle Harris — January 20, 2022

Photo: JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images

Under the Radar: Summer 2021 Edition

The overwhelming focus on hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa diverts attention from other regional developments. In the Summer 2021 edition of Under the Radar, Judd Devermont and Ryan Cummings deliver analysis on six countries that rarely grab headlines.

Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — July 29, 2021

Photo: iLab/CSIS

Under the Radar: Winter Edition

In the third edition of Under the Radar, Judd Devermont and Ryan Cummings spotlight six sub-Saharan African countries that receive limited international media attention: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, The Gambia, Niger, and Seychelles.

Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — December 18, 2020

Under the Radar: Summer Edition

In the second edition of Under the Radar, Judd Devermont and Ryan Cummings explore governance and security shifts in six African countries that rarely grab headlines.

Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — August 11, 2020

Under the Radar: Spring Edition

The overwhelming focus on hotspots and Covid-19 diverts attention from developments unfolding across sub-Saharan Africa. In the first installation of Under the Radar, Judd Devermont and Ryan Cummings deliver analysis on six countries that rarely grab headlines.

Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — May 6, 2020