Kenya Takes Stand Against Violent Extremism
Kenya is experiencing a growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism due to a number of factors. One: We share a border of approximately 700 kilometers with Somalia, where al-Shabaab bases are located. The al-Shabaab are luring…
Reforming a Radical
Programs to Deradicalize Extremists Are Necessary and Imperfect
The idealized version of deradicalization is that it happens in an instant. A dedicated jihadist sees the light and chooses to walk away. In this version, he becomes horrified…
Pilgrims Cast Prayers to Skies from Algerian Mountain Peak
In the heart of Algeria’s northern Kabylie region, Azro Nethor — the zenith prayer rock — towers 1,884 meters above sea level, at the end of a steep path in the Atlas Mountains.
On the rock’s summit sits El-Jammaa Oufella, which means…
Nigerian President Appoints Anti-Corruption Advisors
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system. The seven-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption is…
Tunisian Group Wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 for helping to build democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The nation is held up as an example of a peaceful transition in a region otherwise…
ISIS Taps Into Teen Isolation
The extremist group skillfully uses the Internet and social network tools to attract people living on the margins of society.
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It’s happening almost all over the world: Teenagers are lying to their parents, secretly saving up…
Tunisia at a Crossroads
Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring and has long been held up as a model of stability and pluralism in volatile North Africa. But in 2015, a series of attacks sent shockwaves around the world. On March 18, 2015, three gunmen shot…
Veteran Peacemaker Takes on New Challenge
A Conversation with Ambassador Francisco Madeira, head of the African Union Mission in Somalia
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Ambassador Francisco Madeira took over in December 2015 as the African Union’s special representative for Somalia…
Why do they Join?
Understanding Islamist Radicalization and Recruitment in Africa
His name was Seifeddine Rezqui, a 23-year-old engineering student from the rather ordinary town of Gaafour, 50 miles from Tunisia’s capital, Tunis. He had a passion for…
Africa Part of ISIS’ Global Strategy
The Continent Is at the Center of a Three-Pronged Quest for Worldwide Jihad
ISIS is advancing its plans for a worldwide caliphate on three simultaneous fronts. Imagine, says Harleen Gambhir, a counterterrorism analyst at the Institute for…