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Operation Linda Nchi

ISS Today: A female al-Shabaab ex-commander who escaped speaks out

Africa

ISS Today: A female al-Shabaab ex-commander who escaped speaks out

By ISS Today

ISS Today: Kenya grapples with domestic and foreign security threats

Africa

ISS Today: Kenya grapples with domestic and foreign security threats

By ISS Today

Analysis: With one attack, al-Shabaab targets three elections

Africa

Analysis: With one attack, al-Shabaab targets three elections

By Simon Allison

The Great Wall of Kenya: ‘A weird solution to a much bigger problem’

Africa

The Great Wall of Kenya: ‘A weird solution to a much bigger problem’

By Njeri Kimani

Newsdeck

12 killed in Shabaab bomb attack in Kenya

By AFP

Life after Al Shabbab's attack on El-Adde: How will Kenya respond?

Africa

Life after Al Shabbab's attack on El-Adde: How will Kenya respond?

By Greg Mills & Dickie Davis

Brace yourselves, Somalia: America’s back

South Africa

Brace yourselves, Somalia: America’s back

By Simon Allison

East Africa: The roots of radicalism should inform government’s response to terror

Africa

East Africa: The roots of radicalism should inform government’s response to terror

By Anneli Botha

How not to counter terrorism: the Kenyan edition

Africa

How not to counter terrorism: the Kenyan edition

By Simon Allison

Another month, another devastating attack in Kenya: can al-Shabaab be stopped?

Africa

Another month, another devastating attack in Kenya: can al-Shabaab be stopped?

By Simon Allison

Nairobi attack: Why Kenya and why now?

Africa

Nairobi attack: Why Kenya and why now?

By Simon Allison

The war against Al-Shabaab: Round two begins now

Africa

The war against Al-Shabaab: Round two begins now

By Simon Allison