Sedane Ag Hita, also known as Abou Abdelhakim al-Kidali[1][note 1], is a Malian jihadist who is currently serving as the second-in-command of Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin since March 11, 2019.

Hita was born in Kidal, Mali and joined the Malian National Guard where he received the rank of sergeant-major.

[2][3] Hita deserted the Malian army in 2006 at the onset of the 2006 Tuareg rebellion, and joined Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the early 2010s.

Hita attempted to contact the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and testified about the death of AQIM emir Abdelhamid Abou Zeid.

[9] Hita's first rise to public prominence in JNIM was when he masterminded the 2019 Aguelhok attack that killed 10 MINUSMA peacekeepers.