Tag: terrorism
Keeping terrorism at bay in Mauritania
Mauritania’s security reforms, including training, enhanced mobility, Special Forces, prudent procurement, and community engagement have strengthened its capability to confront violent extremist groups.
Violent extremism...
ISS: Breaking terrorism supply chains in West Africa
Last month Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire jointly conducted Operation Comoé along their borders. They captured 38 suspected terrorists, killed eight, and dismantled training camps. The...
ISS: Can SADC come to Mozambique’s rescue?
Mozambique is under attack from violent extremists, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) doesn’t seem to have a clear plan on how to...
Suspected Islamist militia kills at least 17 in northeastern Congo
Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 17 people in an early morning raid on a village in northeastern Congo on 25 May, a local...
ISS: Kenya’s counter-terrorism trade-off
Kenya’s security services have a long history of questionable conduct, and despite a period of apparent reform, it seems old habits die hard. As...
ISS: Is counter-terrorism history repeating itself in Lake Chad Basin?
On 23 March, Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunnah Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) attacked an army position in Boma, a Chadian peninsula on the Lake Chad Basin. Ninety-eight Chadian...
Covid-19 could fuel spread of terrorism in Africa
As the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic affects the majority of countries in Africa, militant terrorist groups on the continent have continued to launch major attacks,...
ISS: Sahel militaries need better governance to face the terror threat
Terror attacks on soldiers in Sahel states are raising questions about these armies’ ability to withstand extremist threats and protect their populations. A total...
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...
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Coronavirus shows why the SANDF needs to be adequately funded
The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help fight the COVID-19 novel coronavirus yet again demonstrates the need for a...
