Profile: Our North Africa team

Our North Africa team is led by Charles Gurdon, who has overseen all the consulting projects on the region for the last 20 years. It also includes the founder of Menas, a world expert on Libya with over 40 years' experience; the world-recognised authority on the Sahara; three of the leading English-speaking Algeria specialists; a Cambridge academic specialising in North African Islamist communities; a Cairo-based Egypt specialist with links to the country's elite; and a seasoned Algerian journalist.