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Boko Haram and ISIS: the same coin?
On June 30 2014, the first day of Ramadan, ISIS declared that it was re-establishing the “Caliphate,” long an aspiration of other jihadist groups. In many ways, what the […]
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Understanding Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane is recognition that West African security requires regional thinking. It is as much a reorganisation of forces and command structures, as it is the […]
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Bad Reporting and Boko Haram
Boko Haram has achieved substantial notoriety, particularly as it has engaged in a ferocious campaign of raids on villages in north-eastern Nigeria in recent months. […]
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Commentary on ongoing fighting in Mali
With the war against Tuareg militants in Mali having fallen off the popular news radar, African Defence Review sat down with Conway Waddington, a specialist conflict […]