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Tanzanite bridge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on March 24, 2022. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

Tanzania and the Political Containment of Terror

Peter Bofin

Research Consultant

Peter Bofin

Jan 24, 2022

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Catholics pray during Sunday mass at Holy Family Minor Basilica in Nairobi, Kenya on March 22, 2020. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

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African Christians Face Deadly Violence in 2022

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Jan 14, 2022

Commentary

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Bandits in Birnin Magaji, Zamfara state. (James Barnett)

Commentary

The Bandit Warlords of Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Dec 1, 2021

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a speech on U.S. Africa Policy at the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Shocking Reversal: The US Officially Turns a Blind Eye to Nigeria’s Endangered Christians

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Nov 23, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Members of the Yansakai vigilante group lay their weapons on the floor in Gusau, on December 3, 2019. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP via Getty Images)

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The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Nov 16, 2021

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Reports

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 29

Hillel Fradkin

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

James Barnett

Research Fellow

Hillel Fradkin, Husain Haqqani, Eric B. Brown & James Barnett

Reports

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Libyan protesters gather outside the offices of Muslim Brotherhood-backed Party of Justice and Construction, in the Libyan capital Tripoli on July 27, 2013 (MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Libya’s Islamists: A Fragmented Landscape

Alison Pargeter

Senior Visiting Associate, Institute for Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London

Alison Pargeter

Oct 27, 2021

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Nigerian soldiers patrol on October 12, 2019, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group raided the village of Tungushe, killing a soldier and three residents. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Into Darkness? Scrutinizing Economic Explanations for African Jihad

Stig Jarle Hansen

Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Stig Jarle Hansen

Oct 27, 2021

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December 11, 2019 Nigerian refugee women at the growing Awaridi refugee settlement now home to 9,000 plus mostly northern Nigerians who fled Boko Haram violence over the past few years. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)

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The North-South Divide: Nigerian Discourses on Boko Haram, the Fulani, and Islamization

Michael Nwankpa

Director, Centre for African Conflict and Development

Michael Nwankpa

Oct 26, 2021

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Muslims perform Eid al-Adha morning prayers at Sultan Hassan Mosque (Photo by Omar Zoheiry/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Salafis, Sufis, and the Contest for the Future of African Islam

Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Joshua Meservey

Oct 25, 2021

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Women rest inside an indoor sports stadium in Pemba on May 22, 2021 (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Counterterrorism Conundrum: Exploring the Evolution of South Africa’s Extremist Networks

Brenda Githing'u

Independent Research Consultant and Counter-Terrorism Analyst

Brenda Githing'u

Oct 23, 2021

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3 Min Read

Pro-Iranian Hezbollah militants hold flags and shout slogans during the funeral procession of five men who were killed in clashes with Turkish army in the Syrian province of Idlib. (Marwan Naamani via Getty Images)

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The Iranian Revolutionary Apparatus and Hezbollah in West Africa