Al Qaeda 2.0 – Boko Haram, Al Shabaab and Extremism in Africa
The kidnapping of more than 300 Nigerian school girls weeks ago – and now word of a new massacre – by Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist...
Islamic Militancy in Africa
The seizure of more than half of Mali’s land area by Islamic militants, the growing violence of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, and years...
Purist Salafism in the Sahel and its position on the Jihadist Map
Countries in the African Sahel region are facing crises that appear to share a common theme, in that they are all manifestations of a...
"Boko Haram's Evolving Threat": J. Peter Pham Report for the National Defense Universi
The reemergence of the Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram is cause for significant concern. Since late 2010, the organization...
Africa's Fragile States: Empowering Extremists, Exporting Terrorism
Twelve of the twenty states deemed by the Failed States Index (FSI) to be at greatest risk of collapse in 2010 are in Africa. These...
