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Violent extremism

Are Rwandan troops becoming the main security provider in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado?

Op-eds

Are Rwandan troops becoming the main security provider in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado?

By Borges Nhamirre

Boko Haram factional violence rattles Islamic State as power struggles mount

Africa

Boko Haram factional violence rattles Islamic State as power struggles mount

By Malik Samuel for ISS TODAY

Expanding urbanisation enabling deadly mix of rampant arms trafficking, violent crime in West Africa

Africa

Expanding urbanisation enabling deadly mix of rampant arms trafficking, violent crime in West Africa

By Oluwole Ojewale

Somalia’s new Tubsan Center strives to secure alliances to counter al-Shabaab violent extremism

Africa

Somalia’s new Tubsan Center strives to secure alliances to counter al-Shabaab violent extremism

By Isel Ras

JNIM among violent extremist groups using Sahel kidnappings as favoured weapon of war

South Africa

JNIM among violent extremist groups using Sahel kidnappings as favoured weapon of war

By Flore Berger

Benin needs to focus on combatting nation’s criminal activities that fuel violent extremism

Africa

Benin needs to focus on combatting nation’s criminal activities that fuel violent extremism

By Jeannine Ella Abatan

Niger — another African coup and crisis-hit nation stemming from weak crisis-response capacity

Africa

Niger — another African coup and crisis-hit nation stemming from weak crisis-response capacity

By Paul Simon Handy and Felicite Djilo

Critical African Union security implementations gridlocked by decision-making, accountability issues

Africa

Critical African Union security implementations gridlocked by decision-making, accountability issues

By Hubert Kinkoh

Lake Chad success in turning citizens from terror groups provides critical lessons for African nations

Africa

Lake Chad success in turning citizens from terror groups provides critical lessons for African nations

By Malik Samuel for ISS TODAY

Côte d’Ivoire makes vital gains in countering, diminishing violent extremism

Africa

Côte d’Ivoire makes vital gains in countering, diminishing violent extremism

By William Assanvo for ISS TODAY

Brutal attack on students show's Uganda’s inability to quell violent extremism

Africa

Brutal attack on students show's Uganda’s inability to quell violent extremism

By Isel Ras

Supportive family systems pivotal to preventing African youth recruitment into violent extremism

Africa

Supportive family systems pivotal to preventing African youth recruitment into violent extremism

By Isel Ras