Enhancing Counterterrorism Coordination in Coastal West Africa

Academic Program

January 27–30, 2026

Information Note
Schedule
Read Ahead
Biographies
Africa Center Overview
Executive Summary

Session 1 | January 27, 2026

Mapping Terrorist Networks and Movements

Presented by:

  • Mr. Idriss Lallali [slides]
    Acting Director, African Union Counter Terrorism Centre (AUCTC)
  • Mr. Héni Nsaibia [slides]
    West Africa Senior Analyst, Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED)
Session 2 | January 27, 2026

Identifying Border Security Vulnerabilities

Presented by:

  • Dr. Fiacre Vidjingninou [slides]
    Senior Associate Fellow, Egmont Institute
  • Brigadier General Jean Christophe Mouho
    Deputy Land Forces Commander, Côte d’Ivoire
Session 3 | January 28, 2026

Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Border Security

Presented by:

  • Mr. Matt Petit [slides]
    Mission Lead, Vannevar Labs
  • Mr. Chris Sfedu
    Director of International Expansion, Executive Defense International (EDI)
  • Mr. Ousmane Camara Ndiaye [slides]
    Chief Executive Officer, Foreign Asset Trade Company (FATCO)
Session 4 | January 28, 2026

Applying OSINT for Border Counterterrorism

Presented by:

  • Mr. Ismaila Gueye [slides]
    Program Officer, GIS & Mapping, Early Warning Directorate of ECOWAS Commission
  • Dr. Craig Dudley [slides]
    Chief of the Innovation Division, AFRICOM J2
  • Mr. Sean Connolly [slides]
    Managing Director of Programs, Uroborus
  • Mr. John McAndrew [slides]
    Atreides
Session 5 | January 29, 2026

Leveraging GEOINT for Border Monitoring

Presented by:

  • Mr. Dustin Homer [slides]
    Chief Growth Officer, FRAYM
  • Mr. Pete McCollaum [slides]
    President, Global Strategies Global Solutions (GSGS)
Session 6 | January 29, 2026

Interagency Coordination Mechanisms in Counterterrorism

Presented by:

  • Brigadier General Tim Ba-Taa-Banah, PhD [slides]
    Director, National Counter Terrorism Fusion Centre, Ministry of National Security, Ghana
  • Lieutenant Colonel Yves Koffo
    Operations Chief, Counterterrorism Operational Intelligence Center (CROAT), Cote d’Ivoire
Session 7 | January 30, 2026

Cross-Border Coordination Mechanisms for Border Security

Presented by:

  • Lieutenant Colonel Demba Gueye [slides]
    Director of the Joint Operations Center, General Staff of the Senegalese Armed Forces
  • Mr. Yannick Botehousse Legba [slides]
    Assistant to the Cabinet of the Director General, Republican Police of Benin (DGPR), Benin
  • Dr. Lassina Diarra
    Director of the Institute for Strategic Research, International Academy for the Fight Against Terrorism (AILCT), Cote d’Ivoire