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.
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Is Mozambique sleepwalking into a terrorist nightmare?
An insurgency that has claimed 3,000 lives and is threatening to upend the state seems to be of little concern to the country’s neighbours or even the AU. Mushtak Parker reports.
Al-Shabaab renews focus on north-eastern Kenya
Al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based organisation terrorising Kenya and Somalia is getting bolder while the forces opposing it are pulling in different directions
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
Coronavirus: harsh lessons from an awful reality
As the latest New African goes to print, and the world goes into an unprecedented lockdown, Anver Versi considers some of the possible consequences of the coronavirus pandemic
Operation Barkhane
Terrorism is on the increase in the Sahel. Security expert Al Venter describes the French-led operation aimed at bringing security to Mail, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad