Claude Biao is a consultant, specializing in conflict and terrorism in the African context, and writer. He is cofounder and Senior Political Analyst at Stake experts, a consulting firm specializing in conflict analysis, early warning, and decision-making support in volatile security contexts across Africa. He directed the first bilingual edition of The African Geopolitical ATLAS in April 2020. Is latest essay, Etats et Terrorismes en Afrique: Un ultime défi de maturité, was published in French by Stake Books. He has published short stories and dramas in French.