Is this the end of Boko Haram?
In recent months, thousands of Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to authorities in Nigeria and Cameroon, but the prospects of lasting peace are limited as long as the underlying causes of disaffection remain
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Africa now eye of global terrorism storm
Africa has become the centre of terrorist activity according to a new report on the global scourge. Neil Ford reviews the report and calls for a solution to this damaging trend.
Applying Covid learnings to Nigeria’s security threats
The security threat from Boko Haram can be controlled if Nigeria acts with the decisiveness it applied to fighting Covid-19, writes Ivor Ichikowitz
The growing threat of ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Africa
From the Sahel to Mozambique, terror attacks by groups affiliated to ISIS and Al-Qaeda have been on the increase in recent years. Al Venter takes a detailed look what is happening in the terror hotspots and how African countries and their allies are responding to the problem
War games in the Sahel
Over the past three years, the Sahel, specifically Niger, has become the venue of a military build-up of foreign troops from the US, France, Germany, …
Life as a Boko Haram hostage
Boko Haram attacked traditional ruler Seini Boukar Lamine’s town, kidnapped him and his family and held them hostage for two and a half months.