Africa
A Jihadist in the Sand: The Rise of Abdelmalek Droukdel, al-Qaeda’s Amir in Algeria
March 1, 2010
Abdelmalek Droukdel (a.k.a. Abu Musab al-Wadoud), the current amir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), should be considered the real power behind the shift in focus of the Algerian jihad. Droukdel was an early volunteer to...
A Profile of Radical Jamaican-born Cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal al-Jamaikee
March 1, 2010
Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal al-Jamaikee (The Jamaican), the radical Jamaican-born cleric, made international headlines when he was arrested in Mombassa, Kenya on New Year’s Eve 2009. Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unity (ATPU)...
Deepening Chinese Stakes in West Africa: The Case of Ghana
February 18, 2010
In the first nine months of 2009, Chinese companies launched 14 projects in Ghana and topped the list of foreign firms registered in terms of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the country [1]. This trend follows in line with...
A Close-up Look at Darfur's Paramount Rebel Leader: Dr. Khalil Ibrahim
January 29, 2010
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Muhammad Achar Foudeil Taha is the chairman of Darfur’s Justice and Equality Movement (Harakat al-Adl wa’l-Muswaa – JEM), the most powerful and determined of the many armed movements in Darfur challenging the...
A Close-up Look at Darfur’s Paramount Rebel Leader: Dr. Khalil Ibrahim
January 29, 2010
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Muhammad Achar Foudeil Taha is the chairman of Darfur’s Justice and Equality Movement (Harakat al-Adl wa’l-Muswaa – JEM), the most powerful and determined of the many armed movements in Darfur challenging the...
AQIM Funds Terrorist Operations with Thriving Sahel-Based Kidnapping Industry
January 28, 2010
Three Spanish aid workers of the Catalan NGO Barcelona Acció Solidària, Albert Vilalta, Alicia Gámez and Roque Pascual, were kidnapped somewhere between Nouadibou and Nouakchott in Mauritania on November 29 (El Paìs, November 30,...
East African Terrorism Comes to Scandinavia
January 14, 2010
In a scene right out of the cinema, a young Somali man armed with an axe and a knife came crashing through the door of Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard’s Aarhus house late on January 1. Hitting a panic button specially...
Opposition Group Promises Attacks Following Sanctions on Eritrea for Support of Terrorism
January 7, 2010
Tensions continue to rise in the volatile Horn of Africa as Eritrean insurgent groups promise a new wave of political violence following the imposition of UN sanctions against Eritrea for its alleged support of terrorism in the...
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Pakistan's Troubled Frontier
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First demarcated in 1893 by British diplomat Sir Mortimer Durand, the northwest frontier was created when the “Durand Line” imposed an artificial border between the tribal Pashtun communities of moder...