Countering Al Shabaab Threat In Kenya
by Brigadier David K. Cheshire Al Shabaab is an insurgency using terrorism as a key component within its larger effort
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REGIONAL AFRICA
China’s Strategic Play in Africa
By Luke Bencie and Emily Gmeiner Travelers to Africa over the past decade may have spotted a disconcerting trend. The
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THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. Presentation ceremony of foreign ambassadors’ letters of credentials. Ambassador of the Republic of Mali Brehima Coulibaly presents his letter of credentials to the President of Russia. CC BY 4.0
Mali, New Theatre Of Russian-French Rivalry, Akhbar al-Aan TV, 23 Sep 2021
By Olivier Guitta Russia has made a clear choice to expand its influence in Africa. In the past three years,
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Al-Shabaab: Militancy and Ethnonationalism in Somalia
By Ms. Samira Gaid Somalia (see Figure 1[i]) has been battling the Islamist insurgency Harakat al-Shabaab al Mujahideen or “Movement
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Soldiers from Burkina Faso participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso REUTERS/Luc Gnago
The Sahel Conundrum
By Olivier Guitta Seven African nations are among the 10 riskiest global locations terrorism-wise. Two of them, the neighbors Burkina
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