Taiwo Adebayo | ISS Africa

As Islamic State affiliates extend their reach, states must find ways to share intelligence and cooperate, despite political fractures.

Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria.

The American operation exposes the risks to Africa posed by AFRICOM’s push for relevance under Trump’s second term.

Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group’s rapid transnational expansion.

How has this Sahelian group moved from local self-defence to transnational crime and extremist activity?

The country’s security sector is beset by long-standing challenges that undermine its ability to address violence and insecurity.

The approach of Nigeria’s Borno State shows how to manage more humane, locally grounded reintegration efforts that work.

This policy brief examines the Borno Model and offers seven key lessons for governments, practitioners and international partners

Focusing only on Boko Haram’s ISWAP faction is no longer an option for the region’s security forces.

New evidence shows how JAS’ Shiroro cell adopts a flexible approach that tolerates local bandits and their vices.

Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts.

ISWAP’s enhanced operations and use of drone attacks represent a turning point for counter-terrorism in the region.