Counterterrorism
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:29
The United States is sending up to 300 troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster a West African effort to counter Nigeria's Boko Haram armed group.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 04:40
The conditions on the continent are just right for ISIS's expansion plans--including marginalised youth and growing frustration.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 07:11
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Islam Karimov and Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Thursday expressed their readiness to contribute to peace and stability both at the regional and international level during the meeting in Tashkent, reports Interfax.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 06:32
The United Kingdom has offered to further assist Nigeria in its fight to end activities of the terrorist sect Boko Haram by December.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 06:26
Kenya and foreign donors are pouring substantial funds into the country’s counter-terrorism campaigns, but these efforts can only succeed if funds are managed effectively.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 06:22
The Department of Defense has awarded several contracts for the sale of military equipment to countries involved in the fight against Al-Shabaab Islamists.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 07:06
Rethinking the fight against Boko Haram will require taking in new information and forming a nuanced understanding of this group. There is no doubt that Boko Haram is home-grown, but like an octopus, it has spread its tentacles beyond the precincts of the country.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 06:57
Tunisia and France signed a protocol relating to a financial aid accord worth 20 million Euros to be destined to the support of special military forces and cooperation between the two countries in the realms of intelligence and the fight against terrorism.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 06:57
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday passed a ground breaking resolution in the global war against terror, but can eastern Africa benefit from it?
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 06:33
Somalia's inability to pay and even feed its soldiers threatens to undermine years of hard-won military gains against Islamist al Shabaab rebels, with corruption sapping morale and weakening the army in the war against the militants.