Avery Warfield

Avery Warfield is an analyst at a risk intelligence firm focused on sub-Saharan Africa. Avery has extensive international experience, having lived and worked in the United States, France, Mauritania, Uganda, Kenya, and Senegal. He holds a BA in Politics & International Affairs from Wake Forest University and is an MSc candidate in Conflict, Security, and Development at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science.

Drone Warfare Over Sudan: The “Siege from the Air”

Opinion - Oct 14, 2025

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Drone warfare continues to evolve in Sudan in ways that blur culpability and maximize civilian suffering, ultimately putting an end to the civil war further out-of-sight.

Al-Shabaab Remains Active in Southern Somalia

Situation Reports - Jul 23, 2024

cc AMISOM Public Information, modified, AMISOM Public Information AMISOM & Somali National Army operation to capture Afgoye Corridor Day #5 03 Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are seen on the the back of military trucks 25 May 2012 in the town of Afgoye to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu as they prepare to deploy south of the town on the road to Merka. An joint-AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) offensive has driven the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab from the strategically important area of the Afgoye corridor, which the group used as a base to launch attacks inside Mogadishu and is also home to hundreds of thousands of refugees. With the extremists gone, the area is now secure for humantarian aid to reach the internally displaced peoples camps and opens the road between the agriculturally productive area of Afgoye and the Somali capital, allowing freedom of movement of goods, produce and people alike. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

A recent attack in Jubaland state reflects how the long-running conflict between Mogadishu and Al-Shabaab continues to evolve.

Teke-Yaka Tensions See Violence Spread to Western DRC

Situation Reports - Jul 18, 2024

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A longstanding sectarian conflict, fueled by disputes over land rights and customary taxes, is fomenting violence in the once peaceful regions of western DRC.