Terrorism, Violent Extremism & Radicalisation

On 25 April 2026, jihadist armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) launched coordinated attacks

What began as a joint US-Israel military strike on Iran has rapidly evolved into a conflict whose shockwaves are reverberating well beyond the Middle East. As the Strait of Hormuz; …

The United States and Israel are conducting military strikes under Operation Epic Fury on Iran since February 28, 2026. Iran's response has been immediate, wide-ranging and instructive, firing ballistic and …

For believers in the existence of God, the harmony in which the world and its ecosystems operate reflects a seamless architecture orchestrated by divine power. The delicate balance in the …

Deaths in the Shakahola forest, dubbed the “Shakahola Forest Massacre” or “Shakahola Mass Suicide,” ushered in a new era of interrogating cultism and religious extremism amidst the constitutional provisions – …

It is ten months since Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok resigned from his post as Prime Minister on January 3, 2022, amid the transition from military rule to civilian rule. This transition …

The last thing that a region riddled with protracted conflicts and political uncertainty, and struggling with post-COVID-19 recovery; rising energy and food prices; and unfavorable climatic conditions needs is increased …

In many respects, Somalia might be qualified as the Afghanistan of the Horn of Africa based on its troubled political history at least 1991 and possibility of falling back to …

The Ethiopian government’s May 6, 2021 designation of Tigray’s People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as a ‘terrorist’ group for targeting civilians and public infrastructure – to protect and secure civilians – …

The recent, escalating, and strategic al Shabab activities in Somalia and Kenya not only indicate the challenges of uprooting an ‘integrated’ enemy from within these two States, but also highlight …

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