Al Qaeda

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