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Political Risk Intelligence

Standing intelligence on African political risk, for institutions.

Overview

Country and governance risk intelligence for NGOs, investors, policy teams, foundations, think tanks and development organisations — opened with a tailored briefing, then carried month to month with dated, linked sources and a stated confidence on every judgement.

What we provide
  • Country political risk assessment
  • Governance & institutional monitoring
  • Election-timing & transition risk
  • Policy & regulatory monitoring
  • Actor and stakeholder mapping
  • Monthly monitoring reports
  • Decision-maker briefings
  • Evidence files with linked sources
Why It Matters

Technology that moves at the speed of a campaign.

Every finding carries its source

Findings arrive with dated, linked references and a count of how many independent sources stand behind them, so a board, donor or investment committee can check the work rather than take it on trust.

Confidence stated, not implied

Each judgement carries a confidence rating argued from the evidence base, with the indicators to watch and what would change our reading — the difference between analysis and opinion.

Coverage across African markets

Nigeria as the home market, with standing coverage of political and governance developments across West, East, Central, Southern and North Africa.

Written for decision-makers

Briefings are written to be read in minutes by people who have to decide: what changed, what it means for you, what to watch, and how much confidence to place in it.

Use Cases

Where this work makes the difference.

An NGO planning programming in a market where the political environment is shifting
An investor or fund assessing political and governance risk before a commitment
A foundation or think tank needing a documented evidence base on a country's trajectory
A development organisation briefing a board or donor on political risk and what to watch
A policy team tracking legislation, regulation and institutional change month to month
An institution needing a fast, sourced briefing before a decision
Deliverables
  • —Opening country or governance briefing
  • —Monthly monitoring report with source-linked findings
  • —Decision-maker brief: risks, confidence and what to watch
  • —Evidence file with dated, linked references for every finding
  • —Scheduled review with the desk
Ethical boundary

This is commissioned analysis for institutions. It does not include voter profiling, targeting or persuasion work, disinformation or operational campaign support — and where we advise a campaign in a market, we will not supply institutional risk intelligence on that same contest.

Questions

Common questions about this service.

How does a pilot engagement work?

It opens with a tailored country or governance briefing built around your decisions, followed by a monthly monitoring report and a short decision-maker brief covering risks, confidence and developments to watch. If the work proves useful, it continues under a standing retainer.

How is this different from your free briefings?

The published briefings stay free and are held to the same sourcing standard. Paid work is bespoke: it answers your specific questions, covers the markets you are exposed to, monitors what you need to watch, and is discussed with the desk.

How do you handle accuracy and corrections?

Every finding is traced to dated, linked sources; judgements carry a confidence rating argued from that evidence base; and anything we could not verify is stated as unverified rather than smoothed over. Where we get something wrong, we correct it and say so.

What does an engagement cost?

Fees are scoped and quoted per institution once we understand the markets, the cadence and the decisions the work has to support. If a smaller piece of work would serve you better, we will say so.

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