Alice Fereday is a senior analyst at the GI-TOC. She researches organized crime dynamics in the Sahel region, and the links between illicit economies, conflict and stability, with a focus on human smuggling and trafficking in Niger and Chad. Alice also has several years’ experience in armed conflict mediation in southern Libya and the broader Sahel region. She holds degrees from City University London, Université Panthéon Sorbonne and Université Paris Dauphine.