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THE WISDOM DROUGHT THE HIDDEN IRONY OF MODERN CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE

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  About the Author Jasmine Opperman is a world-renowned intelligence professional specialising in extremism and intelligence within the mining sector. She served for over 20 years in the South African intelligence services, rising to the position of Provincial Head of the Eastern Cape for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). She is currently an advisor and senior intelligence analyst for both Fulcrum Analytics and the Fulcrum Intel Digest service.  We tend to think of intelligence failures as the domain of spies and secret agencies. But when a Fortune 500 company spends millions on market research and still fails to see a disruptive competitor coming, it is suffering from the exact same pathology: a wisdom drought. Executive Summary In an era defined by exponential data generation and complex transnational threats, such as Southern Africa's cross-border illicit mining syndicates, corporate survival demands a continuous, technology-augmented intelligence ecosystem. This pape...
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Social Identity Theory (SIT) and the Construction of the In-and-Out Group Narrative in "The Alienation of Muslims in Al-Andalus"

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Authored by: Rene de Klerk and Cara Rau  Screenshot from  Al-ʿUqāb Magazine Bottom Line Up Front A new Islamic State-supportive media outlet, Al-Iman Media Centre has emerged in online chatrooms. At the time of writing (1 June 2026), the Centre has released the first issue of its magazine and has advertised the second issue in its chatrooms.  The magazine is called "Al-ʿUqāb", which means "The Punishment" and is a staggering 84 pages long. Issue 1 features numerous articles covering various themes such as the Sudan war, the Gaza conflict, and colonisation in Africa.  The magazine features an article titled "The Alienation of Muslims in Al-Andalus", providing what the magazine frames as the perspective of a Muslim in modern-day Spain.  The release of this magazine comes after the media outlet released the below poster apparently urging attacks against the Pope, who represents the wider Christian community, and the upcoming Soccer World Cup. Additionally, it...
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The Quiet Harvest: Corporate Espionage Targeting Foreign Businesses in Africa and the Intelligence Gap That Enables It

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About the author:  Nijat Babazade Threat Intelligence analyst Institution: FH BFI Vienna   . Most foreign businesses operating in Africa carry a mental map of the risks they face. Armed conflict in unstable zones. Regulatory unpredictability. Fraud at the transactional level. What rarely appears on that map is the more deliberate, structured threat: the systematic targeting of their people, their data, and their competitive intelligence by actors with the patience and capability to wait months before taking anything of value. Corporate espionage against foreign firms in Africa is not a marginal phenomenon. It is a growth sector, and the gap between how most corporate security functions are configured and what the actual threat environment demands has never been wider. This article examines who is running these operations, how they work in practice, what the early indicators look like, and what a protective intelligence function needs to do differently. It tries to do so wi...
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Islamic State Video Shows Christian Prisoners in DRC Allegedly Released After Paying Islamic Tax to the Group

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Video screenshot Bottom Line Up Front On 24 April 2026, Islamic State's official Amaq News Agency released a 1-minute 12-second video showing Christian prisoners in an unknown location in Ituri Province of DRC, before their release after paying Jizya (taxes imposed on non-Muslims who live under Muslim control) to the Islamic State (IS). The IS branch in DRC is Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP).  Video content of ISCAP activity is relatively frequent and the group remains one of the biggest Jihadist threats to Africa. It explicitly states that it purposefully targets Christians in attacks and it is known for targeting what the group calls the "economy/economic activity of Christians" in DRC. This means using tactics such as arson to destroy Christian homes, businesses and vehicles. Their strategies and goals are clearly outlined in a video from September 2025.  In Detail The video from 24 April 2026 shows an ISCAP fighter addressing the group of captured Chris...
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