As most people now acknowledge, the errors of the post-9/11 Western “war on terror” led to increases in the number of terrorist incidents.
While one reader sees Islam as an ‘aggressive religion’, another blames the West for the damage caused by colonialism – and scapegoating Muslims.
Islamic State terrorists applaud when ignorant, bigoted Westerners turn their anger on Muslims.
The hostage situation at a hotel in the Malian capital Bamako comes after months of sporadic violence.
Last year 32 658 people were victims of terrorism but crime is 13 times higher.
A Ugandan judge has called on all African nations to unite to effectively counter terrorism.
No justification can redeem acts such as the Garissa massacre. Such clarity is a boon when it can be hard to sort freedom fighters from terrorists.
Thousands of people marched in Cameroon’s capital to protest against Boko Haram’s insurgency and support the Cameroon army’s fight on the ground.
Virtual communities need to realise that the tweet can be more powerful than the bullet in this world of cyberterrorist realities.
Four African armies, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger are currently on the ground directly engaged in the fight against Boko Haram.
Lawlessness, government corruption and a range of financing methods make SA ideal for terrorism financing networks, and likely protect it from attack.
Chad has deployed 2 500 troops as part of a regional effort to take on the militant group, and the army says it has killed more than 200 insurgents.
Recordings on the AirAsia flight QZ8501’s black box don’t show any evidence of terrorist involvement in the crash that killed 162 people last month.
The world is accused of "double-mindedness" when it comes to the crisis in the northeast.
The continent’s leaders have not shown enough commitment to combating the scourge.
Boko Haram’s brutal attacks must spur the continent to action.
We saw that African lives were less important than those of Europeans. Yet what have we done as Africans for the world to see that we value our own?
There have been calls for the world to support those affected by Boko Haram in Nigeria, as they supported France after the attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’.
As we continue to reel from the horrific massacre in Paris, let us all be Charlie – a new byword for global solidarity against the tyranny of fear.
This is the first hostage taken from the US-led coalition battling Isis, but the group is divided over whether or not the plane was shot down by Isis.
African leaders reprimand the West, particularly France, for its intervention in Libya, which they say has left Africa rife with terrorism.
a law that promotes censorship and allows authorities to crack down on suspected terrorists, impeding on human rights, set to be passed in Kenya.
Fifty four Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death after refusing to report for duty in an operation against Boko Haram.
Five people fled a central Sydney cafe where a gunman is holding terrified hostages after displaying an Islamic flag at the window.
The "war on terror" has failed to eliminate or reduce terrorism despite trillions being spent on wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and operations elsewhere.
Militants are using the power of the net to create a militant network with near global reach, and GCHQ says it needs greater access to combat this.
Guerrilla group "White Shroud" is hunting down Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant fighters in eastern Syria.
There appears to be no stopping what is now the world’s best-armed and fastest-growing terror group as it imposes its rule.
Muslims and Christians in the volatile Nigerian city have closed ranks in the wake of deadly attacks intended to inflame religious tensions.
An attempt to target illegal immigrants and criminals in Kenya has left many Somali residents there feeling harassed.
Kenya’s crackdown on Muslim militants may only worsen the problem, with the use of alleged extra-judicial measures only fueling the fire.
A Sanral employee has been arrested for acts of terrorism relating to the white powder scare at its offices, says the Hawks.