Abstract Post-independence Africa has often depicted Southern Africa as a formidable region spared by the calamities of Islamic insurgencies and terrorism. However, unfolding events in the last five years have
The ongoing crises of mass abductions of children in Nigeria challenges a reevaluation of responses by the government.
State-sponsored defence militias in Burkina Faso have the potential to exacerbate distrust and insecurity between communities, and undermine efforts to combat violence.
Infrastructures for peace are strengthened through community platforms for resilience, conflict early warning and dialogue.
Eastern Africa has two primary terrorism hotspots. The first is Somalia. It has experienced continuous instability since 1991, due to clan-based warlords and the lack of a functioning central government. Secondly, similar to Somalia, the eastern part of the DRC has been a hotspot since its own civil war from 1997 to 2003.
In March 2020, yet another book on Boko Haram appeared in print. Under the title Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria, this work was posthumously
On 27 November 2019, the EU Delegations to Mozambique and South Africa, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
On 27 November 2019, the EU Delegations to Mozambique and South Africa, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
Highlighting the growing possibility of violent insurgent activities in Southern Africa, with a case study focused on Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado.
Four of the articles in this issue, and the book review, are about countering terrorism in seven countries spread over a wide part of our continent, just north of the