Illegal immigration has become one of the worst scourges afflicting Africa in recent years. It is also one of the most lucrative criminal activities engaged by criminal gangs and by honest fishermen who see their livelihood from fishing shrink as a result of poor...
By Musyoa Wa Kyendo: Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan, regions are major flashpoints affecting the country’s stability. Although the politics in the capital Khartoum magnify the country’s own state of instability, these two regions are homes for some of the most...
Over the past days Al-Qaeda affiliated militant group in East Africa Al- Shabaab continued to face pressure. 60 militants, including two top commanders were killed in operation in Jungal area of Gedo region. A US drone killed four, among them two commanders while...
In a security assessment released April 17, 2015, MEA Risk Analysts warned of a difficult summer to come for Tunisia and other countries. Read here: http://bit.ly/1BT0Chi . The warning came true as we report about today’s attacks against foreign tourists and...
The month of May 2015 witnessed the continuation of the erosion of the Somalia based and Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab insurgents. The organization are now confined to the Juba Valley in Somalia, where the infamous “White Widow,” Samantha Lewthwaite, the most wanted...
Nairobi, MEA Risk East Africa Office | Analyst: Musyoka wa Kyendo | May 26th, 2015 | Inter-tribal terrorism has now become the largest cause of instability in East Africa. Inter-tribal terrorism is often camouflaged as cattle rustling because it involves pastoral...
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