Tag Archive for: Terrorism
ISIS, Reborn: The Islamic State’s African Revival is a Lethal Blind Spot
Source: National Interest | Jordan Cope
With four burgeoning safe havens, ISIS has revived in Sub-Sahara and could be deadlier than ever.
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Before 9/11, many forget that Osama Bin Laden largely made a name for himself in Sub-Saharan Africa.…
U.S. Military Base Penetrated By Somali Militants
Military Watch | Dash-8 Spy Plane and C-146 Transport Destroyed
The Somali militant group Al Shabab launched a successful attack on a U.S. military base in Kenya, the Manda Bay Airfield, on January 5th. The attack follows longstanding tensions…
05/01/2021 News and Commentary
Ethiopia in Crisis
Ethiopia's total debt reached 51% of its GDP
Ethiopia's total domestic and foreign debt has reached 54.7 billion US Dollar (2.01 trillion birr) (50.8 percent of the country's GDP), according to a recent government debt statement.
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5 killed, 14 injured in suicide bombing in Somalia: officials
Global News – AP | A suicide bombing near the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday killed five people including two Turks, Turkish and Somali officials said.
The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for…
Geopolitical dynamics in the Horn of Africa
An Emboldened Horn of Africa Axis and an Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis Await the Biden Administration
By Guled Ahmed | Middle East Institute
Summary
The Biden Administration is set to face a series of challenges in the Horn of Africa. Given…