Boko Haram’s Pledge to ISIS and the Politicization of Intelligence Analysis
It is no surprise that the result of the Boko Haram Shura council meeting resulted in a pledge of allegiance...
Nicholas Hanlon
WP Post Author
Propaganda: Can you tell the difference between al Shabaab and al Jazeera?
Imagine a university undergraduate student asking a professor how to know which sources to trust for his or her research...
Delayed Election Creates Key Moment to Strike Boko Haram
There are several forces at play that make the new timeline for Nigerian elections a one time chance for a...
Eichmann in Washington: Genocide Architect Welcomed by State Department, Congress, and the National Prayer Breakfast
Hannah Arendt is known for her book, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. She fled Germany...
Diplomatic Meddling Can Push Nigeria Over the Brink
Did Secretary Kerry accept verbal assurances from General Buhari that he wouldn't rule like a military dictator if he becomes...
Boko Haram Style Violence is an Import
It is important to understand that the carnage in Borno state is not a status quo African phenomenon. It is...
Iran in Africa: A Tutorial Overview
Iran’s activity in Africa is a model of their strategic conduct that allows them an asymmetric advantage over the United...
Paris Attack Inspires Praise and Action from Terrorist Leaders in Africa
The jihadist attacks in Paris by Cherif and Said Kaouchi have drawn praise and a call to arms from Africa's...
Charlie Hebdo Began a Month Ago for Kenya
In terms of body counts, Africans suffer the most in the jihad against the West. In this third day of...
Boko Haram is ISIS in Africa
Like the U.S. non-response to the Syrian civil war which gave rise to ISIS, Boko Haram has been allowed to...
Fighting the Hydra: Decapitation and al Shabaab
by Phillip Kittock Abdishakur “Tahliil” is the Latest in a Series of Recent Losses for al-Shabaab Leadership An American aircraft...
Cameroon uses airstrikes to take base back from Boko Haram
Over the weekend an estimated 1000 Boko Haram fighters took over a Cameroonian military base in the northern border town...
Russia Rescues Genocidal Regime
The publication African Armed Forces reported today that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met last week with top officials in...
China Wins the Influence Game in South Sudan
The 2005 creation of South Sudan as the newest nation began as one of the great U.S. diplomatic successes during...
Black Lives Matter in Kenya
While Ferguson Missouri dominates the headlines in the U.S., another tragic slaughter of Kenyan civilians by Al Shabaab took place...
Kenya’s Fourth Generation War with Al Shabaab
The war between Al Shabaab Islamists and the conventional militaries of Kenya, Somalia, and the African Union is a fourth...