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Frank Charnas

Frank Charnas is a senior intelligence analyst specialising in Sub-Saharan African affairs at a geopolitical risk consultancy based in the Middle East.

Latest Work

$Op-Ed: Central African Republic – a fractured failed state slipping towards the unthinkable$

Africa

31 August 2017

Op-Ed: Central African Republic – a fractured failed state slipping towards the unthinkable

By Frank Charnas

4 min

OPINIONISTA

1 June 2016

Money Talks: The links between poaching and terror and why they matter

By Frank Charnas

3 min

The Rivers’ rerun: A crucial Nigerian local election nobody is watching

Africa

8 February 2016

The Rivers’ rerun: A crucial Nigerian local election nobody is watching

By Frank Charnas

4 min

Crisis in Burundi: From non-interference to non-indifference, invoking the responsibility to protect

Africa

15 December 2015

Crisis in Burundi: From non-interference to non-indifference, invoking the responsibility to protect

By Frank Charnas

4 min

Burundi: A call for action before another 'Never Again'

Africa

3 November 2015

Burundi: A call for action before another 'Never Again'

By Frank Charnas

4 min

DRC: Economic expansion and the delay of democracy in Kinshasa

Africa

13 October 2015

DRC: Economic expansion and the delay of democracy in Kinshasa

By Frank Charnas

3 min

Nigeria: Baba Go-Slow and the cabinet that hasn't been named

Africa

21 September 2015

Nigeria: Baba Go-Slow and the cabinet that hasn't been named

By Frank Charnas

3 min

Sub-Saharan democracy, continued: Tanzania goes to the polls

Africa

27 August 2015

Sub-Saharan democracy, continued: Tanzania goes to the polls

By Frank Charnas

4 min

Op-Ed: The Burundi crisis and avoiding another Rwanda

Africa

12 August 2015

Op-Ed: The Burundi crisis and avoiding another Rwanda

By Frank Charnas

4 min

Africa

20 July 2015

Analysis: Uganda’s ‘Buhari moment’?

By Frank Charnas

3 min

Op-Ed: Political tension in Burkina Faso – the perils of a subtle coup

Africa

15 July 2015

Op-Ed: Political tension in Burkina Faso – the perils of a subtle coup

By Frank Charnas

3 min

Decoupage in the DRC: The art of redecorating political landscapes

Africa

6 July 2015

Decoupage in the DRC: The art of redecorating political landscapes

By Frank Charnas

3 min

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Defend Truth

Latest Work

Op-Ed: Central African Republic – a fractured failed state slipping towards the unthinkable

Money Talks: The links between poaching and terror and why they matter

The Rivers’ rerun: A crucial Nigerian local election nobody is watching

Crisis in Burundi: From non-interference to non-indifference, invoking the responsibility to protect

Burundi: A call for action before another 'Never Again'

DRC: Economic expansion and the delay of democracy in Kinshasa

Nigeria: Baba Go-Slow and the cabinet that hasn't been named

Sub-Saharan democracy, continued: Tanzania goes to the polls

Op-Ed: The Burundi crisis and avoiding another Rwanda

Analysis: Uganda’s ‘Buhari moment’?

Op-Ed: Political tension in Burkina Faso – the perils of a subtle coup

Decoupage in the DRC: The art of redecorating political landscapes