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Terror Threat in N. Africa: Kidnapping Foreigners

8 February 2010

TIME, 6 Feb 10: In the three years since allying itself with Osama bin Laden, North Africa’s al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militant group has worked hard to align its terror activities and communications with those of its radical parent organization. Topping the list of the techniques AQIM has borrowed from its brothers in the [...]

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In sub-Saharan Africa, radical Islam takes hold

7 January 2010

AFP, 7 Jan 10: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Shebab fighting for the control of Somalia, or Nigeria’s homegrown sects — radical Islam is taking hold in sub-Saharan Africa, albeit in many varied forms. The groups in question all claim to be inspired by the Taliban or al Qaeda, which carried out its [...]

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Does radical Islam have a foothold in Nigeria?

29 December 2009

Reuters, 26 Dec 09:
DOES RADICAL ISLAM HAVE A FOOTHOLD IN WEST AFRICA?
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, roughly equally divided between Christians and Muslims spread across more than 200 ethnic groups who generally live peacefully side by side.
West Africa has a strong tradition of moderate Sufi Islam whose brotherhoods are renowned for their tolerance, particularly [...]

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Arrests in Africa link al-Qaida, drugs

18 December 2009

AP, 18 Dec 09: Three accused al-Qaida associates brought to New York on Friday are charged with plotting to ferry drugs through the Sahara desert to raise money for terror attacks — evidence of what prosecutors say is a dangerous, growing alliance between terror chiefs and drug lords.
The arrests mark the first time U.S. authorities [...]

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Kidnapping is lucrative for Al-Qaeda in N.Africa

1 December 2009

AFP, 1 Dec 09: Kidnapping has become a lucrative business for Al-Qaeda’s north African branch, experts said Tuesday after a French national and three Spaniards were abducted in the Sahel within days of each other.
The kidnapping of Frenchman Pierre Camatte in northern Mali last week and the abduction of the Spanish aid workers on Sunday [...]

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Hearing on Counterterrorism in Africa; State Dept Testimony

18 November 2009

US Department of State, 17 Nov 09:
I welcome the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss our counterterrorism approach in Africa’s Sahel region. I look forward to working with the Congress, and especially with this Committee, to identify appropriate tools to support the efforts of the countries in the region to improve their long-term [...]

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