The three Sahelian countries — Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — which have experienced military coups, have not been able to contain the growing episodes of terrorism they have…
However, the decreased number of attacks does not mean peace has descended upon Cabo Delgado
Aaron White was six years old in New York City when the Towers fell. For the lucky ones, life just moved on
When the next terrorist attacks come, will US presidents be able to channel public demand for revenge by precise targeting, explaining the trap that terrorists set, and focusing…
Counter-insurgency and foreign interference foment extremism and rarely achieve peace
The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk
Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways
A survivor tells of how Islamists carrying AK-47s arrived on motorbikes, forced fleeing children to lie on the ground and beat teachers before setting a building on fire
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
Last year was the deadliest for civilians since the current political crisis began in 2012. And the fighting is also increasing in neighbouring countries
A solution to religious fundamentalist violence is neither a secularist view nor religious in nature; it entails a blend of both.
Kenya said it invaded Somalia to protect its citizens, but the attack in Nairobi this week shows this has failed
Over the past five years, Aleph has indexed 1.4 billion links and 450 million documents across some 140 000 dark websites
Nigeriens have engaged in over six decades of painstaking work to build a strong nation. But Niger is no longer looked upon as a beacon of light
Many of Mali’s soldiers aren’t prepared to risk their lives fighting in the north of the country. One deserter explains why
‘The sight of young women playing football is highly unusual in Somalia, owing to societal pressures as well as fear of al-Shabab’
There are only two sea routes linking Europe with East Africa and much of Asia. Either you sail around the Cape of Good Hope or through the Suez Canal
Trump’s new relaxed rules of engagement are killing civilians and breeding the next generation of anti-US fighters.
Volunteer paramedics braved danger to minimise casualties in the country’s worst-ever terror attack
The president and citizens believe they must urgently stop al-Shabab ‘before they kill all of us’
