A Thousand Kenyan Police are Headed to Haiti Where “Gangs Rule”
SUBSCRIBER+REPORTING — After a long wait and amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation, Haiti may soon be getting an international security force. Officials in Kenya, […] More
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Al-Shabaab is Resurging in Somalia
Bottom Line Up Front Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Somalia, is resurging again and demonstrating the ability to launch attacks with impunity. Since […] More
Hotel Attack in Nairobi Demonstrates Regional Threat Posed by Al-Shabab
Bottom Line Up Front On January 15, Somali terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel frequented by Western civilians in […] More
Kenya to Vote Again after Court Rules Election Invalid
Kenya will hold another presidential election after the country’s high court on Friday nullified the results of a contentious early August poll. That election brought […] More
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Al Shabaab: A Persistent Threat
With al Shabaab orchestrating deadly attacks on a near-weekly basis, the terrorist group continues to pose a significant threat to regional stability in the Horn […] More
Limited Options
The Cipher brief spoke with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, CEO of Valens Global and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about the growing […] More
Flexing Some Muscle
Having carried out several attacks in the last couple of months, al Shabaab remains a “very high” threat to security in Somalia and surrounding countries, […] More
Al-Shabaab Building in Advance of Somali Elections
The run-up to Somali elections, slated to begin in less than a month, has Somalia watchers concerned that the terrorist group al-Shabaab will seize the […] More
Kenya: Private Sector and Government Coordinate on National Security
Terrorist groups like al-Shabaab, ethnic violence, petty criminals, and corruption threaten Kenya’s security. The East African country has relied heavily on an unregulated and partially […] More
A Positive Step in the Right Direction
Kenya’s new Private Security Regulation Act will regulate the private security industry and allow more cooperation between the private sector and the government on national […] More
Securing a Nation
On May 18, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta approved the Private Security Regulation Bill, an act which is heralding in a new dawn for the private […] More
The Role of Private Security
Terrorism has emerged as a global threat to security. We might not be able to fully grasp the complexity of the matter until we look […] More
Little to Gloat About
April 2 marked one year since the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked the Garissa University in Kenya and killed 148 people, galvanizing Kenya to intensify […] More
Kenya’s Battle with al-Shabaab
One year after the April 2015 attack that left 148 people dead at a university in Garissa, Kenya, a combination of forces is strengthening the […] More
Combatting the Al Shabaab Threat
The lack of good governance and the spread of terrorism seem to go hand in hand. That is quite apparent in East Africa. Just last […] More
A War We Can’t Win
Long before 9/11, Washington regarded East Africa as a fertile playing ground for terrorists. Osama bin Laden spent half a decade in the Sudan during […] More
Defeating Al-Qaeda’s Nodes
Al Qaeda and the Islamic State thrive in lawless and ungoverned spaces where there is no rule of law to keep them in check. Al […] More
In Kenya, Obama Focused on Counterterrorism
President Obama departed this week for his first trip to Kenya since taking office. He will meet with the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and attend […] More