Was listening to the TT Podcast the other day and James Hillier confirmed that he was doing the Dakar in January.

He's confirmed on the entry list

https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/80

Other information a bit thin on the ground as far as my limited googling has found.  Hopefully he has a decent run.  I love the Dakar and have followed it for years but as far as I can tell finishing is a bit of a lottery.