Collaborative Defense: Africa Lion’s Role in Combating Terrorism Across the Continent
High-ranking military officers from the U.S. and its top African partners watched intently as dust and flames shot up from elements of the Sahara Desert struck by tank and artillery fire. They looked up as pilots scrambled F-16s into formation. And they heard intently as Moroccan and American personnel described how they would set up […]
Strengthening Regional Security: African Air Chiefs Collaborate in Nigeria
More than 20 chiefs of air staff from across Africa came together in Nigeria to be concerned about innovating and integrating technology to improve regional security against terrorism. Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar observed the 60th anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as he extended the third edition of the African Air Forces Forum […]
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 the alarming rise in illegal mining, illicit funds flow and terrorism funding in the continent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrTGFUotCAgThe High-Level African Counter-Terrorism sitting, with the theme ‘Building to […]
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 first attacks against US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Terrorism has stayed firmly etched in the minds of Governments and residents and evokes much fear and emotion. The emergence of Al Qaeda linked with the […]
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 call to action from participating nations to improve regional cooperation and combat maritime security threats and terror threats. Navies and coastal forces face an array of challenges, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, piracy […]
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 full control of the country when the assignment exits in December 2024. The mission, understood by its acronym ATMIS, backs “police-public partnerships” as a way of creating resilience against Terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism via […]
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. The renegades were from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, also understood as ISWAP. “Various stakeholders in Borno State arranged to accept and forgive the initial 3,900 repentant Boko Haram fighters who […]
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 the country began to change in 2014 when the extremist Boko Haram group began using female suicide bombers and mobilizing more girls and women in its terrorist tactics. With this expanded use of women in […]
Sea Lion 2024: Strengthening Ghana’s Resolve Against Terrorism at Sea
The Ghana Armed Forces in March 2024 participated in Exercise Sea Lion 2024, a timely weeklong maritime security exercise developed to sharpen the nation’s maritime security skills and Counterterrorism vigilance. Ghana’s Chief of the Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Thomas Oppong-Peprah, stated in opening remarks that the exercise seeks to build interoperability for future operations against […]
Security Through Cooperation: Ghana’s NORPREVSEC Program
Ghana may be deemed a country without major crime and criminality issues. But in recent years some radical groups have been caught operating in the Sahel. The terrorist threat in Ghana has led the government to construct the Ministry of National Security and within this ministry a Counter Terrorism Intelligence Centre. The project “Prevention of […]