Tag: terrorism
ISS: Where do Sahel terrorists get their heavy weapons?
Terror attacks on military outposts in the Liptako-Gourma area where Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger meet are increasingly ambitious and complex. Their frequency and...
ISS: Has counter-terrorism become a profitable business in Nigeria?
Despite massive expenditure by the Nigerian government over the past decade, counter-terrorism operations by security forces have achieved limited success and the country is...
ISS: Time to rethink the prevention of violent extremism in Africa
The past year has seen an uptick in terrorism and efforts to counter it in Africa. On the last day of 2019, al-Shabaab claimed...
ISS: Warning signs from Tunisia’s localised terrorist insurgency
Tunisia has made significant progress against terrorism over the past four years. Security has been tightened throughout the country’s urban and tourist areas. Along...
“Enemy achieved a degree of success in its attack” – Africom...
In the early hours of 5 January, al-Shabaab attacked a Kenyan Defence Force Military Base (Camp Simba) in Manda Bay, Kenya, killing US Army...
ISS: Somalia, terrorism and Kenya’s security dilemma
Barely two weeks into 2020, al-Shabaab has attacked Kenya five times, leaving scores of Kenyans and foreigners dead. For the first time, one of...
ISS: Is organised crime fuelling terror groups in Liptako-Gourma?
Illicit activities such as weapon, drug, motorcycle and fuel trafficking, cattle rustling, artisanal gold mining and poaching are at the heart of terror groups’...
Global violent deaths on the rise
The year 2017 saw the second highest annual rate of global violent deaths in the period 2004–17, according to new data from the Small...
ISS: How has Mauritania managed to stave off terror attacks?
No terrorist attacks have been recorded on Mauritanian soil since 20 December 2011. On that day, a gendarme, Ely Ould Mokhtar, was kidnapped in...
ISS: Togo ups its ante against terror threats
Until early 2018, violent extremism in West Africa had been largely confined to the Sahel region. Since then fears of a spillover into neighbouring...
SONA doesn’t do defence
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was much in evidence ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
This high visibility did...
