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Lake Chad Basin Islamist insurgents raise the stakes with weaponised drones

Op-eds

Lake Chad Basin Islamist insurgents raise the stakes with weaponised drones

By Taiwo Adebayo

Boko Haram's cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin

Op-eds

Boko Haram's cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin

By Oluwole Ojewale and Raoul Sumo Tayo

Benin and Togo — Civilian-and state security cooperation often a deadly double-edged sword

Africa

Benin and Togo — Civilian-and state security cooperation often a deadly double-edged sword

By Jeannine Ella Abatan

SADC and Rwandan troops disperse Mozambique insurgents — but displace more civilians.

Africa

SADC and Rwandan troops disperse Mozambique insurgents — but displace more civilians.

By Peter Fabricius

The sky’s the limit for drones in the hands of insurgents — Africa must prepare for burgeoning threat

Africa

The sky’s the limit for drones in the hands of insurgents — Africa must prepare for burgeoning threat

By Karen Allen

AU asked to step up on Cabo Delgado insurgency as Mozambique rests on a knife-edge

Africa

AU asked to step up on Cabo Delgado insurgency as Mozambique rests on a knife-edge

By Liesl Louw-Vaudran

Insurgents change tactics as Mozambique seeks help

Africa

Insurgents change tactics as Mozambique seeks help

By Martin Ewi and Liesl Louw-Vaudran for ISS Today

Boko Haram exposes the cracks in Nigeria’s military strategy

South Africa

Boko Haram exposes the cracks in Nigeria’s military strategy

By ISS Today