Aviation Security Threats: Component-level MANPADS Proliferation and Insurgent Adaptation in the Sahel Region A cache of weapons, including MANPADS, in Sudan; Source: The Washington Post. About the Editor: Itumeleng Selialia is the Head of Fulcrum Intel Digest and a Senior Intelligence Analyst specializing in African politics, international security, and cross-border relations. She is an academic researcher with expertise in risk and crisis management, and has served as a policy advisor and rapporteur for institutions like the Pan-African Parliament. Her work focuses on geopolitical security, regional integration, and developmental diplomacy, bridging the gap between scholarship and actionable intelligence. She is fluent in multiple African languages. About the Author: Bill Christopher Arputharaj is a research scholar specialising in strategic technologies and national security, with particular expertise in hypersonic weapon systems and their application within modern w...