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Shaping the future landscape of governance
We design and implement risk-based development strategies for the stability and growth of the African continent.
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Shaping the future landscape of governance
We design and implement risk-based development strategies for the stability and growth of the African continent.
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Axle provides strategic and operational advisory services to support governments, businesses and NGOs to identify socio-political challenges, build internal management capabilities and create risk-informed strategies across the African continent.

By analysing all actors influencing human security, we capture the nuances between real and perceived risks, help align policies to human progress and wellbeing and provide context-specific solutions.
Re-defining risk for the development of the African continent
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Axle works with a curated pool of international experts who provide us with rich and diverse insights on security and development across the African continent. We are supported by an advisory board, comprising former diplomats, advisors and decision-makers, which assists in defining and delivering project engagements. We combine expertise in international relations, crisis, strategy and operations to look beyond macroeconomic factors, assess drivers and create real change.
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COVID-19 Africa Crisis Response Index
March 2020
On Sunday 22 March, our CEO Benazir was featured in Denise Epoté's latest podcast "Les têtes d'affiche" on RFI. Denise Epote discussed Axle's latest initiative, COVID-19 Africa Crisis Response Index, which maps the propagation of the virus, the response of governments and health officials and information on best practices for policy-makers, practitioners and members of the public.
Listen to the podcast in French
Publication of the book
"Religion in War and Peace in Africa"
March 2020
We are pleased to announce the publication of  "Religion in War and Peace in Africa" by Routledge. The book features a chapter written by Axle on the correlation between religion, ethnicity, violent extremism and terrorism in Mali.
Visit to the Kenya School of Government
February 2020
Axle was pleased to meet with Director General Professor Ludeki Chweya and Director of Linkages, Partnership and Collaborations Prisca Oluoch at the Kenya School of Government. It is always a pleasure to discuss exciting new leadership and training initiatives for the current and future public service.
Visit to the Union of Comoros
February 2020
Axle was pleased to meet officials and key actors in charge of maritime affairs in the Comoros Islands. Our directors, Nathaniel Jowitt and Benazir Hilali, were grateful to have the opportunity during their visit to facilitate a workshop to understand better the national and regional efforts and present Axle's risk-based methodologies.
The 2nd International Young Women
Mediation Forum, Nairobi, Kenya
January 2020
Our Chief Executive Officer, Benazir Hilali, was selected as one of 30 female mediators to take part in the 2nd International Young Mediation Forum co-hosted by IPHRD Africa and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The Forum was held in Nairobi from 27 to 30 January 2020.
Meeting with HE Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros
Meeting with HE Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Conference of Partners for the Development
of the Comoros
December 2019
Axle was honoured to be invited to the Conference of Partners for the Development of the Comoros held in Paris on December 2 and 3, 2019. Nathaniel Jowitt and Benazir Hilali met with H.E President Azali Assoumani to congratulate him for the success of the event and expressed their support to concretise the Comoros' National Emergent Plan.
Conference on racialisation and publicness
in Africa and the African Diaspora
at the University of Oxford
June 2019
Our CEO, Benazir Hilali, was pleased to participate in a panel to share her last research paper on the racialised narrative of the African migration towards Europe at the University of Oxford. The African Studies Centre and St Antony's College were hosting the Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and African Diaspora Conference from 27 to the 28 June 2019.
Artificial Intelligence with a Heart the Benefits of AI for Good
July 2020
On 1st July, our Chief Operating Officer, Nathaniel Jowitt, published his latest opinion piece on Artificial Intelligence for good in the Startup, Medium. He looks at the societal benefits that technological revolution can bring in Africa and across the world.
Religion in africa: cultural, social, political transformation
April 2020
On 8 April, our CEO, Benazir Hilali, was honoured to be invited by Professor Jean-Pierre Karegeye and discuss African identities and Muslim women at Dickinson College.
African youth front on coronavirus
May 2020
Axle was pleased to meet officials and key actors in charge of maritime affairs in the Comoros Islands. Our directors, Nathaniel Jowitt and Benazir Hilali, were grateful to have the opportunity during their visit to facilitate a workshop to understand better the national and regional efforts and present Axle's risk-based methodologies.
COVID-19 Africa Crisis Response Index
March 2020
On Sunday 22 March, our CEO Benazir was featured in Denise Epoté's latest podcast "Les têtes d'affiche" on RFI. Denise Epote discussed Axle's latest initiative, COVID-19 Africa Crisis Response Index, which maps the propagation of the virus, the response of governments and health officials and information on best practices for policy-makers, practitioners and members of the public.
Listen to the podcast in French
Publication of the book
"Religion in War and Peace in Africa"
March 2020
We are pleased to announce the publication of  "Religion in War and Peace in Africa" by Routledge. The book features a chapter written by Axle on the correlation between religion, ethnicity, violent extremism and terrorism in Mali.
The 2nd International Young Women
Mediation Forum
January 2020
Axle is proud to announce that our Chief Executive Officer, Benazir Hilali, has been selected as one of 30 female mediators to take part in the 2nd International Young Mediation Forum co-hosted by IPHRD Africa and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The Forum will be held in Nairobi from 27 to 30 January 2020.
Meeting with HE Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros
Meeting with HE Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Conference of Partners for the Development
of the Comoros
December 2019
Axle was honoured to be invited to the Conference of Partners for the Development of the Comoros held in Paris on December 2 and 3, 2019. Nathaniel Jowitt and Benazir Hilali met with H.E President Azali Assoumani to congratulate him for the success of the event and expressed their support to concretise the Comoros' National Emergent Plan.
Conference on racialisation and publicness
in Africa and the African Diaspora
at the University of Oxford
June 2019
Our CEO, Benazir Hilali, was pleased to participate in a panel to share her last research paper on the racialised narrative of the African migration towards Europe at the University of Oxford. The African Studies Centre and St Antony's College were hosting the Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and African Diaspora Conference from 27 to the 28 June 2019.
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