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Operation Linda Nchi

ISS Today: A female al-Shabaab ex-commander who escaped speaks out

Africa

ISS Today: A female al-Shabaab ex-commander who escaped speaks out

By ISS Today

ISS Today: Kenya grapples with domestic and foreign security threats

Africa

ISS Today: Kenya grapples with domestic and foreign security threats

By ISS Today

Analysis: With one attack, al-Shabaab targets three elections

Africa

Analysis: With one attack, al-Shabaab targets three elections

By Simon Allison

The Great Wall of Kenya: ‘A weird solution to a much bigger problem’

Africa

The Great Wall of Kenya: ‘A weird solution to a much bigger problem’

By Njeri Kimani

Newsdeck

12 killed in Shabaab bomb attack in Kenya

By AFP

Life after Al Shabbab's attack on El-Adde: How will Kenya respond?

Africa

Life after Al Shabbab's attack on El-Adde: How will Kenya respond?

By Greg Mills & Dickie Davis

Brace yourselves, Somalia: America’s back

South Africa

Brace yourselves, Somalia: America’s back

By Simon Allison

East Africa: The roots of radicalism should inform government’s response to terror

Africa

East Africa: The roots of radicalism should inform government’s response to terror

By Anneli Botha

How not to counter terrorism: the Kenyan edition

Africa

How not to counter terrorism: the Kenyan edition

By Simon Allison

Another month, another devastating attack in Kenya: can al-Shabaab be stopped?

Africa

Another month, another devastating attack in Kenya: can al-Shabaab be stopped?

By Simon Allison

Nairobi attack: Why Kenya and why now?

Africa

Nairobi attack: Why Kenya and why now?

By Simon Allison

The war against Al-Shabaab: Round two begins now

Africa

The war against Al-Shabaab: Round two begins now

By Simon Allison

Somalia may be Kenya's Afghanistan, but its army doesn't get it

Africa

Somalia may be Kenya's Afghanistan, but its army doesn't get it

By Simon Allison

Al Shabaab vs Kenya: The Twitter war

Africa

Al Shabaab vs Kenya: The Twitter war

By Simon Allison

AU's grown-up support for Kenya's war on "tentacles of terrorism"

Africa

AU's grown-up support for Kenya's war on "tentacles of terrorism"

By Simon Allison

Kenya gets regional support for its Somali incursion

Africa

Kenya gets regional support for its Somali incursion

By Simon Allison

Kenya's dangerous alliance with Israel

Africa

Kenya's dangerous alliance with Israel

By Simon Allison

Kenya's mud-mired trudge into Somalia

Africa

Kenya's mud-mired trudge into Somalia

By Simon Allison

Kenya's Somali raid threatens to explode into regional conflict

Africa

Kenya's Somali raid threatens to explode into regional conflict

By Simon Allison

Kenya faces up to the realities of war with terrorists

Africa

Kenya faces up to the realities of war with terrorists

By Simon Allison

Somali problems make Kenya dangerous for tourists

Africa

Somali problems make Kenya dangerous for tourists

By Simon Allison