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Moving Beyond Crisis Mode: Evaluating Nigeria’s New Long-Term Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Moving Beyond Crisis Mode: Evaluating Nigeria’s New Long-Term Counter-Terrorism Strategy

The long-term counter-terrorism plan of Nigeria passed an important stage with the introduction of the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Plan 2025-2030. The framework, proposed by senate President Godswill Akpabio was an attempt…
Moving Beyond Crisis Mode: Evaluating Nigeria’s New Long-Term Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Moving Beyond Crisis Mode: Evaluating Nigeria’s New Long-Term Counter-Terrorism Strategy

The long-term counter-terrorism plan of Nigeria passed an important stage with the introduction of the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Plan 2025-2030. The framework, proposed by senate President Godswill Akpabio was an attempt…
Human cost of terrorism in the context of fragile state governance in Africa
Human cost of terrorism in the context of fragile state governance in Africa
Terrorist exploitation of resource conflicts in the Sahel and Central Africa
Terrorist exploitation of resource conflicts in the Sahel and Central Africa
Tinubu’s Fight Against Terrorism: A Call for Global Responsibility and Action
Tinubu’s Fight Against Terrorism: A Call for Global Responsibility and Action
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?
Human cost of terrorism in the context of fragile state governance in Africa

Human cost of terrorism in the context of fragile state governance in Africa

The cost of terrorism in Africa concerning humanity has never been at the highest level in 2025 when weak states…
Terrorist exploitation of resource conflicts in the Sahel and Central Africa

Terrorist exploitation of resource conflicts in the Sahel and Central Africa

Sahel and Central Africa have remained one of the most volatile regions in the world which has largely been influenced…
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…
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…

Expert Opinions

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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…
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…
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