How terror came to the Sahel
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, US security mandarins made a deal with the Algerian intelligence services, as they pursued Islamists across the region, …
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Senegal: The danger of ‘yes sir’ politics
President Macky Sall’s decision to allow Guantanamo Bay detainees into Senegal does not portend well for security, so why did he do it?
Belgium’s African diaspora: In the shadow of terror
What is needed is not further alienation and stigmatisation, but a thorough examination of the reasons why young men, born and bred in Belgium, would choose to align themselves with terrorism.
Obasanjo – Terrorism threatens rising Africa
Aside from falling commodity prices, the threat of terrorism is the other factor in Africa’s economic slowdown, says Olusegun Obasanjo.
Why does al-Shabaab still exist?
Almost a decade since the African Union military intervention in Somalia, the antagonists have fought to a standstill. Or maybe not. All things considered, explains Ben Rawlence, it could well be in East Africa’s interest to keep al-Shabaab alive.
Digital radicals on the Swahili coast
Youth radicalisation and recruitment into jihadist groups is on the rise. Little is said about the histories of exclusion and marginalisation fuelling recruitment, argues Paul Goldsmith.