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Africa Unites Against Terrorism: Leaders Demand More Cooperation at Abuja Summit

Africa Unites Against Terrorism: Leaders Demand More Cooperation at Abuja Summit

In April 2024 African leaders called for more regional collaboration in fighting terrorism at a high-level summit in Abuja, with Nigeria’s president blaming the global community for being responsible for…
Africa Unites Against Terrorism: Leaders Demand More Cooperation at Abuja Summit

Africa Unites Against Terrorism: Leaders Demand More Cooperation at Abuja Summit

In April 2024 African leaders called for more regional collaboration in fighting terrorism at a high-level summit in Abuja, with Nigeria’s president blaming the global community for being responsible for…
Combating Terrorism in Eastern Africa: The Role of EAPCCO and INTERPOL
Combating Terrorism in Eastern Africa: The Role of EAPCCO and INTERPOL
Building Maritime Defenses: African Navies Unite Against Emerging Security Challenges
Building Maritime Defenses: African Navies Unite Against Emerging Security Challenges
ATMIS Strengthens Somali Security Through Community Policing Initiatives
ATMIS Strengthens Somali Security Through Community Policing Initiatives
Towards Counterterrorism: Defections as a Tool in the Fight Against Extremism
Towards Counterterrorism: Defections as a Tool in the Fight Against Extremism
Progressive Role of Women in Nigeria’s Peace and Security Transformation
Progressive Role of Women in Nigeria’s Peace and Security Transformation
Combating Terrorism in Eastern Africa: The Role of EAPCCO and INTERPOL

Combating Terrorism in Eastern Africa: The Role of EAPCCO and INTERPOL

Terrorism raises the most serious security threat in Eastern Africa. Ever since the year 1998 when Al Qaeda undertook its…
Building Maritime Defenses: African Navies Unite Against Emerging Security Challenges

Building Maritime Defenses: African Navies Unite Against Emerging Security Challenges

The African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) and Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium(NILS) gathered on Thursday, 2 May 2024, with a deep…
ATMIS Strengthens Somali Security Through Community Policing Initiatives

ATMIS Strengthens Somali Security Through Community Policing Initiatives

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia is strengthening community policing practices as it trains Somali security forces to carry…
Towards Counterterrorism: Defections as a Tool in the Fight Against Extremism

Towards Counterterrorism: Defections as a Tool in the Fight Against Extremism

Adminstration in the Borno state of Nigeria started recording “droves” of defectors from two competing extremist groups in late 2021.…
Progressive Role of Women in Nigeria’s Peace and Security Transformation

Progressive Role of Women in Nigeria’s Peace and Security Transformation

Nigeria, with 224 million people, is Africa’s most populated nation as well as its largest economy. The political environment in…

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Archive articles

Egypt's Response to Insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula

Egypt's Response to Insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula

Egypt has been resisting terrorism and an uprising in the Sinai Peninsula for the past decade. The Egyptian military has…
Unpacking Niger's Counter-Terrorism Tactics: The Role of Dialogue

Unpacking Niger's Counter-Terrorism Tactics: The Role of Dialogue

On 10 February 2022, Niger mourned one of its deadliest attacks when gunmen with presumed links to violent extremist masses…
Chad's Counterterrorism Efforts: Progress, Limitations, and Partnerships

Chad's Counterterrorism Efforts: Progress, Limitations, and Partnerships

Over the years, Chad has experienced continuous terrorist threats in the border areas near the population. Boko Haram persisted in…
The Fight Against Terrorism: Brazil's Role in International Security Efforts

The Fight Against Terrorism: Brazil's Role in International Security Efforts

Brazil and the US maintain strong counterterrorism cooperation. The Brazilian Federal Police (PF), Brazil’s lead Counter-terrorism agency, worked closely with…
Togo's Resilience: Strengthening Security and Stability Against Extremism

Togo's Resilience: Strengthening Security and Stability Against Extremism

The West African nation of Togo and its coastal neighbors are strengthening their measures to bolster security, governance, and economic…
Tackling Terrorism: South Africa's Response to Extremist Dynamics

Tackling Terrorism: South Africa's Response to Extremist Dynamics

ISIS facilitation networks and compartments remained a threat after the South African government first publicly recognized them in 2016. Regional…
Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Counterterrorism in Africa: Challenges and Controversies

Navigating the Complexities of U.S. Counterterrorism in Africa: Challenges and Controversies

Over the past two decades, U.S. counterterrorism measures across Africa might best be defined as “lacklustre at best … harmful…
Somalian Battlefield: The US Counterterrorism Campaign

Somalian Battlefield: The US Counterterrorism Campaign

The U.S. has a long record of military involvement in Somalia, stretching back to the bloody 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.…
Terrorism Challenges in Benin: A Closer Look at Recent Developments and Countermeasures

Terrorism Challenges in Benin: A Closer Look at Recent Developments and Countermeasures

Benin’s surroundings in coastal West Africa and position as an intermediary stop for travelers traveling from Mali into Nigeria make…

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