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Strategies to Combat African Terror Attacks Are Under Scrutiny

Peacebuilding is always hard, and even more difficult when violent conflict is spreading. U.S, French and African policymakers are struggling to balance military responses to terrorism across Africa with diplomatic and development approaches. Indications that the Trump administration might withdraw military resources have raised alarm among African and European allies as well as in Washington.

Africa: U.S. Military in Africa Under Spotlight

allAfrica, 27 January 2020

Amid rising attacks by Islamic supremacists, the American military presence in Africa has come under scrutiny in U.S. policy circles, as well as among African analysts. Read more »
Africa: Punching Back against Al-Shabaab

allAfrica, 27 January 2020

An attack this month on a Kenyan military base, which killed one American service member and two U.S. Department of Defense contractors, before being repelled by Kenyan and… Read more »

Photo: Staff Sgt. Alex Echols / 435th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) Genie Unit members search for improvised explosive devices during an IED Awareness Course in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019.

Africa: Don't Retreat, Expand U.S. Engagement in Africa

CFA, 10 February 2020

Militant Islamist groups were involved in roughly 3,500 violent events in Africa in 2019. This represents a record level of terrorist activity on the continent and a doubling since… Read more »

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UN Weighs Greater Role As Terrorist Attacks Rise in West Africa

The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel has updated the Security Council, describing an "unprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region. "The region has ... Read more »
- Africa: 'Unprecedented Terrorist Violence' in West Africa, Sahel Region
- West Africa: Amid Unprecedented Violence & Escalation of Terrorist Attacks, Calls to Increase UN Role - Mohamed Ibn Chambas

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Popular Resistance or Militias?

Centre 4s, 26 January 2020

Formerly considered one of the most stable post-multiparty West African states, Burkina Faso has, in recent years, entered an era of unprecedented security convulsions. The country… Read more »

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Kenya's Security Dilemma In Face of Al-Shabaab Attacks

Kenya has borne the brunt of Al-Shabaab attacks outside Somalia. Over the past decade, the group has attacked Kenya at least 30 times, leaving over 600 citizens and scores of ... Read more »
- East Africa: Somalia, Terrorism and Kenya's Security Dilemma
- Somalia: Senior Al-Shabaab Foreign Fighter Defects
U.S. Anti-Terror Aid to Kenya Hits U.S.$400 Million in a Decade

The U.S. Department of Defence has provided almost half a billion dollars in counterterrorism aid to Kenya, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service, a public policy ... Read more »
- Kenya: US Anti-Terror Aid to Kenya Hits U.S.$400 Million in Ten Years
- Kenya: Govt Eyes Up to U.S.$350 Million Aid From U.S. to Finance Projects
Outrage as Boko Haram Beheads Kidnapped Christian Leader

Pastor Lawani Andimi was kidnapped in Adamawa State and held for ransom by Boko Haram on January 3, 2020. His killing has been described by President Muhammadu Buhari as "cruel, ... Read more »
- Nigeria: We Killed Abducted Pastor - Islamic State West African Province
- Nigeria: Andimi - Fury, As Boko Haram Beheads CAN Chair in Adamawa
Burkina Faso to Arm Citizens After Deadly Attack on Two Villages

Burkina Faso's Parliament has voted to provide local volunteers with "light weapons" after a terrorist attack on two villages left 32 civilians dead. No one has claimed ... Read more »
- Burkina Faso: Govt to 'Lightly' Arm Citizens After Deadly Attack
- Burkina Faso: Civilians Killed in 'Terror Attack', Government Reports
France to Send More Troops to Combat Escalating Attacks in Sahel

President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to supplement French forces in the Sahel to strengthen the fight against the escalating insurgency in the region. He met Monday with leaders ... Read more »
- West Africa: France aims to Legitimise Sahel Anti-Jihad Fight at Pau Summit
- West Africa: France and G5 Sahel Recommit Themselves as U.S. Mulls Drawdown
More Fatalities as Al-Shabaab Strikes Again in Kenya

Four civilians and two suspected Al-Shabaab militants have been killed after attackers attempted to invade a police post in Dadaab, Garissa County. This comes two days after ... Read more »
- Kenya: Four Children Killed in Botched Invasion of Dadaab Police Post
- Kenya: Two Shabaab, Four Civilians Dead in Dadaab Attack
Head of U.S. Africa Command Visits Somalia

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said he would "assess the progress" of the U.S. military campaign to keep pressure on the Islamic State ... Read more »
- Somalia: Head of U.S. Africa Command Visits Somalia
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab's Linkman to Al Qaeda Killed in Air Strike

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