Tanzania’s Counterterrorism Laws: A Mask for Political Repression
The government of Tanzania has become progressively employing counterterrorism legislation as an excuse to smother political opposition and deter all contravention. These laws, under national security pretexts have been used to arrest, undertake enforced disappearances, torture, and to censor the media, and specifically as the October 2025 general elections approach. This crackdown has elicited a […]
Building Africa’s Military Backbone: The Critical Role of NCO Development in 2025
Africa‘s military development landscape is changing in 2025 due to an emphasis on training Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs), who are the foundation of any successful armed forces. The 7th annual African Senior Enlisted Leader Conference (ASELC), hosted in Rabat, Morocco, and the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS), hosted in Accra, Ghana, have presented the role of […]
The Rising Tide of Violence: What Niger’s Deadly Banibangou Attack Reveals About Sahel Security
On June 19, 2025, a violent armed attack near Banibangou, in western Niger and near the tri-border with Mali and Burkina Faso, resulted in the deaths of 34 Nigerian soldiers and another 14 wounded. The coordinated attack carried by hundreds of armed individuals in eight vehicles and more than 200 motorcycles became too much for […]
US increases airstrikes against terror groups in Somalia
US General Michael Langley confirmed at a press briefing as the African Chiefs of Defence Forces Conference came to an end in Nairobi on Friday that AFRICOM has doubled the number of airstrikes it has carried out against terror groups in Somalia this year and will continue to assist the nation in its fight against […]
Algerian forces arrests 12 terrorist supports, seizes heavy weapons
Twelve terrorist sympathizers were apprehended and an amount of weapons was confiscated in independent raids around the country by detachments of the People’s National Army (PNA) from April 17 to 22, the PNA stated in a communique. “In order to continue counterterrorism activities against the complex organised crime, detachments and units of the People’s National […]
AFRICOM expands operations as ISIS-Somalia doubles in size
U.S. Africa Command, also known as AFRICOM, conducted airstrikes on February 1 against a local branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the remote Golis Mountains in northern Somalia. Later, AFRICOM announced that the airstrikes succeeded in killing their main target: Ahmed Maeleninine, an ISIS recruiter, financier, and leader responsible for […]
ECOWAS defence chiefs reaffirm commitment to regional security
The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have restated their dedication to regional security. They vowed to improve peacekeeping and counter-terrorism measures across the subregion. The latest pledge came at the conclusion of the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS in Abuja. It has been reported that the […]
UN Security Council renews sanctions on Al-Shabaab
The UN Security Council has renewed sanctions on the Somali militant outfit Al-Shabaab, imposing restrictions on the group’s access to weapons and financing. The 15 members of the Security Council agreed that “all States shall, for the purpose of preventing Al-Shabaab and other forces intent on destabilizing peace and security in Somalia and the region […]
Nigerian authorities overhaul counterterrorism plan to address threats
Nigerian authorities have launched a review of the national anti-terrorism strategy to handle the arising threats, in response to a warning from Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC). The center warns that terrorist outfits are getting more sophisticated — utilizing new technologies and manipulating political and economic grievances to develop their operations. In 2014, the […]
Nigerian forces kill 82 terrorists, during anti-terror operations
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that its security forces have killed 82 terrorists and arrested 198 criminals within the past week. The raids are part of anti-terror operations across the country. In a statement released, the Nigerian Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, announced that troops also rescued 93 kidnapped victims and […]