Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive: The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). The militant group emerged in …
Inside an urban terror network: book reveals how police finally cracked Pagad gang violence in Cape Town: A campaign against gangsterism in Cape Town, South Africa led by the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) turned violent in the mid-1990s when a group known as Pagad G-Force began what became known as an urban terrorism …
Nigeria’s terror group Lakurawa is nothing new – it exists because of government’s failure: analysts: The Nigerian army has spoken of attacks on the Niger-Nigeria border in 2024 as being carried out by a new terrorist group. This sect is known as Lakurawa … The Lakurawa are affiliated to terrorists in the Sahel, particularly from …
Terror attacks and kidnappings spread in Nigeria: why Lagos could be a target: Crimes that were previously associated with Nigeria’s northern region – like kidnapping for ransom and terrorism – appear to be spreading to the south-west region, including Lagos. Adewumi Badiora, an urban and community safety researcher, outlines urgent steps that must be taken …
Terror in Uganda: what’s driving the Islamic State-linked rebels: The Islamic State Central Africa Province recently attacked and killed two foreign tourists and a citizen in a Ugandan nature park. Located in the country’s west near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Queen Elizabeth National Park is about 400km from the Ugandan …
Hamas has achieved what it wanted by attacking Israel: terror, escalation, and disruption to the international order: In many ways Hamas’s attack on Israel sums up the essence of terrorism. The group’s mass incursions have seen its operatives storming Israeli towns, killing and kidnapping hundreds. This appears to have been done by the book when …
US-Israel relations the coolest for decades after ‘terror’ attack by settlers kills 19 year-old Palestinian: For most of Israel’s 75-year history, its closest ally has been the United States, prepared to use its UN security council veto and invariably willing to encourage military collaboration as well as providing plenty of direct aid. But that relationship …
Mozambican terror group is strikingly similar to Nigeria’s deadly Boko Haram: Mozambican Armed Defence Forces being inspected in Cabo Delgado Province. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images Terrorism is a global problem affecting many countries. Until 2017, however, southern Africa was largely spared from this phenomenon. The bloody conflict sparked by Ansar al-Sunna in northern Mozambique …
Why some terror campaigns escalate to civil war and others don’t – study reveals surprising new answers: Guerillas from the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) pictured in 1990. Richard Hoffmann/Sygma via Getty Images Most terrorist campaigns – where a group targets civilians to achieve political objectives – are short-lived. But some aren’t. In some cases, terror …
Al-Shabaab: sensational media reports about Kenyan terror attacks keep kids out of school: Pupils in Kenya hold prayers for victims of a 2013 terror attack in Nairobi. Joseph Kanyi/Nation Media/Gallo Images/Getty Images Sensational reporting on terror attacks in Kenya is keeping children out of school, with dire consequences for their education and their futures. That …
Ukraine recap: targeting power supply earns Russia new title of ‘state sponsor of terror’ as winter begins to bite: Temperatures are falling steadily across Ukraine. The UK’s Met Office forecasts light (but pretty cold) rain in Kyiv for the next day or two followed by snow, snow, snow, as the mercury drops steadily into minus …
Sandton terror alert: time for South Africa to improve its intelligence sharing channels with the US: South African foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, right, hosts US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, for the SA-US Strategic Dialogue in Pretoria, in August 2022. Jacoline Schoonees/Dirco The announcement in October 2022 by the US embassy in South Africa of …
Abuja terror alert: Nigerian government should not downplay the threat: Members of security forces during an anti-terrorism simulation exercise in Abuja, Nigeria. Photo by Peter Oba/Xinhua via Getty Images Terrorism is one of the world’s greatest security challenges. Trying to predict it is an important part of the effort to counter terrorism. Intelligence and security …
Nigeria wants to ban motorcycle sales to dent terror attacks. Why it won’t work: Motorbikes riders in Nigeria's capital Lagos. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Insecurity in Nigeria has worsened. In the north-east region, despite gains recorded by the military, the activities of jihadist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and the …
Northern Ireland terror threat downgraded but Brexit tensions and threats of renewed violence remain: The signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 brought an end to decades of extreme political violence in Northern Ireland. But more than 20 years later, the peace process still faces threats and both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups continue to …
Kenya is on edge again: here’s what you should know about terror alerts: Special forces arrive at the scene of a terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2019. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Kenya remains in a state of heightened alert following travel warnings by French, US and European …
Afghanistan: assessing the terror threat in the west as the Taliban returns: There is no other way to put it. The west’s failure in Afghanistan will be remembered as one of epic proportions. Not only has the coalition of nations that entered the country 20 years ago failed to export their values – they have …
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