
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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Southern Africa: Economic Opportunities, Extremism, and Political Turbulence
Commentary by Ryan Cummings — December 8, 2022

What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 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

Under the Radar: Summer 2021 Edition
Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — July 29, 2021

Under the Radar: Winter Edition
Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — December 18, 2020

Under the Radar: Summer Edition
Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — August 11, 2020

Under the Radar: Spring Edition
Commentary by Ryan Cummings and Judd Devermont — May 6, 2020
