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Tinubu’s Fight Against Terrorism: A Call for Global Responsibility and Action

Tinubu’s Fight Against Terrorism: A Call for Global Responsibility and Action

In 2025, Nigeria was at a crucial juncture in its many-years-long fight against terrorism. After decades of counterterrorism, recent indicators portend a disturbing threatened increase in Nigeria in terms of…
Tinubu’s Fight Against Terrorism: A Call for Global Responsibility and Action

Tinubu’s Fight Against Terrorism: A Call for Global Responsibility and Action

In 2025, Nigeria was at a crucial juncture in its many-years-long fight against terrorism. After decades of counterterrorism, recent indicators portend a disturbing threatened increase in Nigeria in terms of…
Rising Terrorism in West Africa: How Mali Became the Epicenter of Global Jihad?
Rising Terrorism in West Africa: How Mali Became the Epicenter of Global Jihad?
Nigeria: Why Military Partnership with the US Matters More than Labels?
Nigeria: Why Military Partnership with the US Matters More than Labels?
Africa’s Forgotten Coastlines: Terrorism Threats in the Indian Ocean Islands
Africa’s Forgotten Coastlines: Terrorism Threats in the Indian Ocean Islands
Digital Jihad in Africa: How Terrorist Groups Exploit Mobile Networks and Mobile Money?
Digital Jihad in Africa: How Terrorist Groups Exploit Mobile Networks and Mobile Money?
Chinese Security Footprint in Africa: From Peacekeepers to Private Security Companies
Chinese Security Footprint in Africa: From Peacekeepers to Private Security Companies
Rising Terrorism in West Africa: How Mali Became the Epicenter of Global Jihad?

Rising Terrorism in West Africa: How Mali Became the Epicenter of Global Jihad?

The increasing terrorism in West Africa is a major redefining of the global jihadist power whereby Mali will be at…
Nigeria: Why Military Partnership with the US Matters More than Labels?

Nigeria: Why Military Partnership with the US Matters More than Labels?

It is predicted that the Nigeria US military partnership will be one of the most consequential defense relationships in Africa…
Africa’s Forgotten Coastlines: Terrorism Threats in the Indian Ocean Islands

Africa’s Forgotten Coastlines: Terrorism Threats in the Indian Ocean Islands

Threats posed by terrorists in the islands of the Indian Ocean are escalating as the militant groups expand their coastline…
Digital Jihad in Africa: How Terrorist Groups Exploit Mobile Networks and Mobile Money?

Digital Jihad in Africa: How Terrorist Groups Exploit Mobile Networks and Mobile Money?

The rapid digitalization of Africa has transformed communication, trade, and financial services. However, it is the very revolution that has…
Chinese Security Footprint in Africa: From Peacekeepers to Private Security Companies

Chinese Security Footprint in Africa: From Peacekeepers to Private Security Companies

The security interaction of China in Africa has taken a new turn in the last ten years, unlike the traditional…

Expert Opinions

Strengthening West Africa’s justice systems: UNODC and EU’s counterterrorism approach

Religion, Politics, and Terror in Africa: Pentecostalism vs. Islamism in Fragile States

Counter-Terrorism Narratives vs. Ground Realities in Nigeria’s North-East

Ecological Terrorism: How Environmental Degradation Fuels Recruitment in the Sahel?

Chinese Security Footprint in Africa: From Peacekeepers to Private Security Companies

Kenya’s Gen Z Uprising: From Grassroots Protest to Terrorism Charges

Climate Change and Terrorism in Africa: The Overlooked Connection

Climate Change and Terrorism in Africa: The Overlooked Connection

Lake Chad which once occupied a total area of over 25,000 square kilometers in the 1960s has since lost over…
Why Weak States in Africa Breed Strong Terrorist Movements?

Why Weak States in Africa Breed Strong Terrorist Movements?

The instances of governance failures throughout the Sahel and Horn of Africa are the primary factors in the distribution and…
The Sahel’s Crisis: How Post-Conflict Instability Fuels Extremism?

The Sahel’s Crisis: How Post-Conflict Instability Fuels Extremism?

In 2025, the Sahel spanning Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger remains deeply unstable. Violent extremism, weak governance, and post-conflict fragility…
Finland’s conviction of Simon Ekpa: A landmark in global anti-terror cooperation

Finland’s conviction of Simon Ekpa: A landmark in global anti-terror cooperation

A significant breakthrough in the international community response to transnational terrorism was the conviction of Nigerian-Biafran separatist leader Simon Ekpa…
Beyond counter-terror raids: Building community resilience in post-ISIS Syria

Beyond counter-terror raids: Building community resilience in post-ISIS Syria

Syria is in a weak, yet changing situation in 2025, after the Assad regime collapsed in late 2024. Despite the…
Are CTED round-table events in West Africa driving genuine change?

Are CTED round-table events in West Africa driving genuine change?

The West African region is still on the center stage as the world worries about the emergence of violent extremism…
Zimbabwe’s gold smuggling crisis: Lost billions and the fight for fiscal sovereignty

Zimbabwe’s gold smuggling crisis: Lost billions and the fight for fiscal sovereignty

Zimbabwe is struggling with a gold smuggling crisis that is still undermining its economy and the revenue base. The International…
Nigeria’s Leadership in ECOWAS: Challenges for a Unified Counterterrorism Strategy

Nigeria’s Leadership in ECOWAS: Challenges for a Unified Counterterrorism Strategy

Nigeria is playing a leading role in the collective security initiatives in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).…
SCO’s Anti-Terror Gains: Are Joint Operations Changing Regional Security?

SCO’s Anti-Terror Gains: Are Joint Operations Changing Regional Security?

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) expanded its regional security role across Eurasia in 2025. Its focus on terrorism, separatism, and…
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