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Terrorism and Africa: on the danger of further attacks in Sub-Saharan Africa
Terrorismus und Afrika: zur Gefahr weiterer Anschläge in Afrika südlich der Sahara
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Abstract "The attacks in Mombasa of November 2002 have drawn attention to a region of the world that had been considered a minor stage in the fight against terrorism following September 11, namely sub-Saharan Africa. The alliance against terrorism previously limited its efforts in this area to preventing al-... view more
"The attacks in Mombasa of November 2002 have drawn attention to a region of the world that had been considered a minor stage in the fight against terrorism following September 11, namely sub-Saharan Africa. The alliance against terrorism previously limited its efforts in this area to preventing al-Qaida fighters from finding refuge in the Horn of Africa. What seemed to have been forgotten was that the first monstrous attacks by al-Qaida took place in East Africa. In 1998, the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were bombed, killing 291 and 10 people respectively. The recent actions of al-Qaida in the region raise two questions: Does Africa threaten to become a hotspot of international terrorism? And, how can terrorist attacks in Africa be prevented in the future?" (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Africa South of the Sahara; terrorism; attempted assassination; Islam; fight against terrorism
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2003
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 01/2003
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications