Boko Haram: Framing an Islamist Insurgency
The Nigerian government has been engaged in a narrative struggle with Boko Haram in order to win popular support and end the insurgency....
An Oasis of Stability in a Sea of Turbulence: Has Senegal anything but Stability to look Forward to?
Senegal, a country of 13.5 million people, is considered one of Africa’s strongest democracies. It has successfully transitioned from one...
Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Is the Fragile Peace Holding?
Recent events in Nigeria suggest that the potential for major resurgence of violence in the delta is extremely high. The central dynamic...
Boko Haram: Anatomy of an Islamist Rebellion
The seeming intractibility of the Boko Haram insurgency has continued to vex local, national and international audiences worried about...
The Development Response to Drug Trafficking in Africa
Drug trafficking poses a growing problem in Africa. Increasing flows of illicit drugs threaten good governance, peace and security,...
The new ECOWAS Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its implications for West Africa
West African leaders have vowed to leave no stone unturned in their fight against terrorism. On 27 and 28 February 2013 this vow was...
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...
