About the Author
Paul Melly is a journalist, researcher and consulting fellow with the Africa Programme at Chatham House. He covers development and politics across francophone Africa, with a focus on the Sahel and broader West African issues. He has co-authored research reports on the region for Chatham House, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the World Food Programme and the EU Institute for Security Studies. He contributes to Africa Confidential, MEED, the EIU and Oxford Analytica.