For the period of 1 through 31 January 2017 there were 12 critical incidents in Kenya, resulting in 35 deaths, 53 wounded, and 7 arrests. Most of the deaths (71%) were road traffic-related fatalities. On the security front, we note the US warning against travel to...
As the month of Ramadan draws to an end, East Africa saw an increase in terror activities, making it one of the bloodiest seasons, with a much more lethal Al- Shabaab. Yet, Al Shabaab seems to fall victim of its own uncoordinated and poorly executive offensives and...
2016 will go down on record as annus holibilis for the Somalia based–al-Qaeda affiliated militant group, al-Shabaab. The first quarter of 2016 and particularly the month of March, was the bloodiest for al-Shabaab in a long time. It lost ten commanders, and hundreds of...
East Africa is a large portion of the continent. It is strategically located between key regions, and is in itself a growing internal market. MEA Risk defines East Africa region to include 13 countries on the Eastern Coast of Africa. These are Ethiopia, Sudan, South...
Compared to many Nigerian States, in particular their peer regions in the northeast, south, and the southeast, Kano State boasts relatively low-level security issues. Over a period of three months starting December 1, 2015 and ending February 29, 2016, our Analysts...
For the period of February 22, 2016 to February 28, 2016, there were 46 critical incidents in Nigeria, resulting in 362 deaths, 291 wounded, and 7 arrests. The vast majority of the deaths comes from one incident and that is the killing of 300 villagers in Benue by...
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