Human Security Research Centre Ghana (HSRCGh)
Sub-Saharan Africa emerges as global epicentre of terrorism Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for nearly half of total global deaths from terrorism, according to a new report by the Institute for Economics and Peace, which reveals that despite an increase in attacks around the world, the impact of global terrorism continues to decline.
Half the deaths from terrorism were in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for almost half of global terrorism deaths in 2021, while the Sahel region is home to the world’s fastest-growing and most deadly terrorist groups, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index report, released on Tuesday.
Going for gold leaves Senegal’s artisanal mining communities poorer Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is vital to the economy of the Kédougou region, where 98% of Senegal’s gold mining sites are located. In 2018, these mines produced about 4.2 tonnes of gold, worth 86.6 billion CFA francs and employed almost 32 500 people. Income generated …
Jihadism and coups in West Africa’s Sahel region: a complex relationship The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political power by their military in recent times. Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups.
Africa’s Crime-Terror Nexus: Transnational Organised Crime, Illicit Economic Networks and Violent Extremism in the Sahel Africa’s Sahel region lies at the epicentre of a sprawling jihadist insurgency straddling the ‘ungoverned spaces’ south of the Sahara. As U.S, French and African forces struggle to contain the violence spreading like wildfire across the Sahelian scrublands, one key …
Piracy on decline as NIMASA seeks collaboration on sustainability Director General Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said the agency is committed to continuously collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure Nigeria attains the status of not only the hub of maritime activities in the West and Central Africa region but also …
President Tebboune: Terrorism can only be defeated through fight against extremist groups, prevention In his capacity as coordinator of the African Union on prevention and the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, President Tebboune, in his report presented by the minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ramtane Lamamra, at the AU Summit in …
Attack on DR Congo camp leaves 59 dead At least 59 people are dead and another 40 injured following an attack on a camp for homeless people in the eastern Ituri province of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Political instability in Africa’s Sahel region is tied to rising extremism Another international story we’re following is the coup in Burkina Faso. A mutiny of soldiers in the West African nation ousted the democratically elected president and said that the Constitution has been suspended. It’s the fifth country in Africa’s Sahel region, which stretches along …
Pirates attack ship in Gulf of Guinea A bunker tanker has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off the Ivory Coast, maritime security firm Dryad Global has confirmed.