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 focus on peace keeping and economic diplomacy by the nation. The change is indicative of the strategic will of Beijing to ensure that its overseas investments are safeguarded in the framework of the Belt and […]
Strengthening West Africa’s justice systems: UNODC and EU’s counterterrorism approach
In West Africa, terrorist activities are increasing in the coastal countries of West Africa in 2025 with violent extremist groups spreading south of the Sahel. Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo are some of the countries that have been subjected to coordinated attacks that jeopardize national and regional stability. The combination of terrorism, illegal […]
Religion, Politics, and Terror in Africa: Pentecostalism vs. Islamism in Fragile States
Nigeria has still been one of the most religiously divided countries in Africa, as its population is nearly divided by half, between Christians and Muslims. This two-facetedness has become the characteristic of the sociopolitical reality of Nigeria, which is the basis of both communal identity and conflict. In Nigeria, religion is not just a matter […]
Counter-Terrorism Narratives vs. Ground Realities in Nigeria’s North-East
The North-East insurgency in Nigeria is still pushing the boundaries of counter-terrorist resilience of this country. The asymmetric warfare has been redesigned by the two main actors: Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) with the development of sophisticated tactics, mobility, and different types of propaganda. The continued existence of the crisis […]
Ecological Terrorism: How Environmental Degradation Fuels Recruitment in the Sahel?
The Sahel, which is a large semi-arid transitional zone located between Senegal and Eritrea is one of the most environmentally delicate parts of the world. During the last 50 years, it has undergone a fast process of desertification due to changes in climate, overgrazing, deforestation, and unsustainable agricultural activities. These forces have turned fertile lands […]
Chinese Security Footprint in Africa: From Peacekeepers to Private Security Companies
The growing level of security presence of China in Africa represents a larger engagement of achieving economical interests, political cooperation, and consolidating its position as a world power. This is a strategy that is a combination of military collaboration, non-governmental security activities, and diplomacy networks that focus on stability. China has emerged as the largest […]
Kenya’s Gen Z Uprising: From Grassroots Protest to Terrorism Charges
The generation Z led by Kenya entered a critical junction in 2025 after the entire movement took a year of protest. The protests started as spontaneous mobilizations of the young people in response to increasing living expenses, rising levels of inequality, and endemic levels of corruption, and since then, they have come to become one […]
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 90 percent of its surface area. By 2025, satellite images show that seasonal changes range between 1,350 and 1,500 square kilometers, the lowest in decades. This is a very worrying decrease that is caused by […]
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 embeddedness of the strong terrorist movements in 2025. The chronically unstable situations in such countries as Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger have weakened the legitimacy of the states and allowed the non-state actors to […]
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 fuel insecurity. The failure to enforce peace deals, address ethnic tensions, and build strong institutions has enabled jihadist networks to expand across borders, threatening both regional stability and international security. The Global Terrorism Index 2025 […]