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Should South Africa's military get involved, it would be venturing into a highly violent and complex landscape, requiring a counter-terrorism type of operations.
When people are hungry or not sure where their next meal is coming from, they get angry at their governments. This gives terrorist groups opportunities to recruit new members.
Some Boko Haram victims suffer double jeopardy when they return home to their kith and kin.
Interventions seen to originate in the West frequently spark suspicion in northern Nigeria.
The re-integration of defectors from terror groups into society is a conundrum governments in conflict situations have to deal with across the world.
It's been a decade since Boko Haram morphed into a violent, radicalised, Jihadist sect after the death of its founder. Since then it has caused untold harm in Nigeria.
At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia's newly established relations.
It is time to reconsider the predominant strategy in play on the continent for dealing with terrorism.
It will take a global effort to slow the rise in
atrocities against religious groups.
Private military and security companies are increasingly being contracted in Africa. But there are big gaps in understanding their impact.
Organizations try to hide mistakes and evade responsibility, studies show. But two scholars analyzing militant and terrorist groups say they are willing to acknowledge their mistakes – sometimes.
Displaced by the terrorist insurgency in Northeast Nigeria, refugees aren't wallowing in self-pity. They're mobilising whatever resources they can to rebuild livelihoods.
Boko Haram has the highest number of women fighters in the history of terror
Kidnapping in Nigeria has blossomed into a burgeoning criminal enterprise.
Links between groups within the Kivu province and the Islamic state are not new.
The US needs to review whether a security agenda based on US priorities will solve problems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Only by prosecuting extremists will the world be able to marginalize those who carry out violent acts and those who give credence to their ideas.
Northern Nigeria's cattle rustling problem is aggravated by the regions ungoverned forests.
Research shows that unrest, even terrorism, can erupt in poor countries with a surplus of young people and not enough jobs. Can Niger, a once-peaceful sub-Saharan African nation, handle its baby boom?
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer in Journalism, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer and Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Researcher in conflict, peace and security, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Francophone Studies (Africa, Caribbean), Faculty Affiliate with Africana Studies, World Literature Program and Human Rights Pracice, University of Arizona
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Researcher in criminology, victimology, electronic frauds and cybercrime, University of Ibadan
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer in Visual Anthropology
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
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Professor of International Law, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
