Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Attacks Church
The suicide attack against Harvest Field Pentecostal Church in the northern Nigerian on Sunday serves as another reminder of Boko Haram’s enduring violence. As many… Read More
Articles by Morgan Lorraine Roach
Al-Shabaab Targets Kenya
Last Monday, a shopping center in downtown Nairobi erupted into chaos when a bomb exploded, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. While the… Read More
A Dangerous Marriage in Northern Mali
Just as we thought the situation in Mali couldn’t get worse, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), a Tuareg group that historically… Read More
Boko Haram: FTO Designation in Sight?
Yesterday, the House Rules Committee posted an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the State Department to determine whether the Nigerian… Read More
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Africa’s Sahel Region Spirals into an Extremist Hell
Last year, the fall of the Qadhafi regime spurred a domino-like effect across Africa’s Sahel region. When approximately 2,000 well-armed Tuareg rebels loyal to the… Read More
Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Newspaper Offices and University
The past week has been a bloody one for Nigeria. Attacks in the capital city of Abuja and across the north have strongly implicated the… Read More
A Year after Osama bin Laden’s Death: Al-Qaeda Alive and Kicking
Nearly a year ago, America did the world a favor and killed Osama bin Laden. Now the Obama Administration is taking credit for al-Qaeda’s defeat…. Read More
A Return to War for Sudan and South Sudan?
Not even a year after South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, the world’s newest country is already on the brink of war with its longtime foe…. Read More
Bahrain and Formula One: The Race Must Go On
This weekend, Formula One’s Grand Prix will be held in Bahrain. Despite the escalation in protests by Bahrain’s Shia opposition, F1 head Bernie Ecclestone has… Read More
Enlargement: No Longer a NATO Priority?
Next month NATO leaders will meet in Chicago for the heads of state and government summit. The agenda will primarily focus on Afghanistan but also… Read More
