Transparency and public participation: The Albanian case of Open Government Partnership
Academicus International Scientific Journal, 2012 Somalia has been one of the UN member countries who lingers from the presence of terrorist groups in its territory, that exert tremendous influence in the daily life of its society and economy. Al Shabaab is well known in the horn of Africa, particularly
Genc Pollo
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Radicalist discourse: a study of the stances of Nigeria's Boko Haram and Somalia's Al Shabaab on Twitter [PDF]
, 2015 This study examines the features of stance in tweets downloaded from the English Twitter accounts of Boko Haram and Al Shabaab, referred to as ‘radicalist discourse’.
Chiluwa, Innocent
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We must stand with Somalis who have been speaking out against the savagery of Al Shabaab [PDF]
, 2013 Last month, the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, killing 61 civilians. Karima Bennoune, who has conducted research in the Somali-American community in Minneapolis, argues that to truly defeat groups like Al Shabaab,
Bennoune, Karima
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Roadblock Geographies: A Typology of Extraction, Circulation, and Authority in Conflict
Area, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.Short Abstract This article develops a typology of roadblock geographies in conflict‐affected borderlands as extractive landscapes. Drawing on transport geography, it identifies how infrastructural variation—footpaths, roads and ports—shapes who extracts rents, how and to what effect.
Peer Schouten
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African Human Mobility Review, 2023 Most scholarship on terrorism in Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) has focused on the nature and causes of the insurgency, who the insurgents are, where the insurgents come from, their underlying needs, and how the current military operations may be successful ...
Joseph Makanda
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Commentary: Between Kant and Al-Shabaab [PDF]
, 2016 This is a commentary on the two previous chapters in the same book. It draws on the author's and colleagues' research in Kenya to comment on the other contributors' arguments about the 'right to democratise'.
Ward, Tony
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The Political Economy of Emergency: Postcolonialism, Crisis Governance and Decolonial Alternatives
Journal of Law and Society, Volume 53, Issue S1, Page S73-S92, April 2026.Abstract The political rhetoric surrounding the Horn of Africa is perpetually framed through narratives of crisis, tragedy and emergency. These labels, rather than simply being used to describe instability, function as tools of governance to normalise dysfunction and entrench cycles of dependency.
HOPE JOHNSON
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Al-Shabaab’s Threat to the Horn of Africa: Türkiye’s Role in Somalia’s Fight Against Terrorists
Güvenlik Stratejileri DergisiThis study explores the threats posed by Al-Shabaab and its affiliated organizations in the Horn of Africa. It also assesses the adverse effects of terrorism on Türkiye’s relations with the region and aims to address how Türkiye’s achievements in ...
Mayada Kamal Eldeen
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KENYA’S PRE - EMPTIVE AND PREVENTIVE INCURSION AGAINST AL - SHABAAB IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW [PDF]
Journal of Defense Resources Management, 2012 Al-Shabaab terrorist group’s series of kidnappings and cross-border incursions into Kenya threatened security and the lucrative tourism industry in East Africa's largest economy.
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LEARNING INSTITUTIONS’ VULNERABILITY TO TERRORISM. AN OVERVIEW OF ISSUE COVERAGE IN NOWADAYS’ MEDIA AND SPECIALISED LITERATURE & A CASE STUDY OF GARISSA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, KENYA [PDF]
Journal of Defense Resources Management, 2015 Terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (ISIL), Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda have the knowledge and the capability to strike anywhere in Kenya and with Kenya Defense Forces’ (KDF) incursion into Somalia in mid-October 2011, the ...
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