Mathias Muindi
Mathias is a Kenya-based communication analyst of African media, politics and conflicts. Mathias has conducted extensive research in Africa on government messaging, and the role of media in shaping public opinions, including in conflict. He has also advised clients with investments in Africa. Mathias has extensive inside knowledge in Africa media, including on ownership, editorial orientation, and influence. A communication graduate of Kenya’s Daystar University, Mathias has worked for international broadcasters, including the BBC, as a journalist, analyst, editor and media manager. He also has experience with global consultancies as a political risk analyst for East Africa.
Counter-Terrorism After 9/11 is a podcast series exploring how counter-terrorism has changed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. In our second episode, we speak to Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism. This interview explores critical […]
On 20 February 2020, a remarkable article by Sirajuddin Haqqani appeared in The New York Times. Coming just days before the signing by the United States and the Taliban movement of a bilateral ‘Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan’, the essay was full of beautiful thoughts: ‘Everyone has lost somebody they loved. Everyone is tired […]
Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks in the US, the impact of jihadist organisations abroad continues to loom in Southeast Asia. The Islamic State energised a resurgence of militant activity in Indonesia and the Philippines from the mid-2010s, and the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan appears to have sent a psychological boost during a period of […]