Africa

The Real Reason al-Shabab Attacked a Mall in Kenya

By Bronwyn Bruton

Kenya has suffered devastating terror attacks in the past, worst among them al-Qaeda’s bombing of the American embassy in Nairobi (and simultaneously in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) in 1998. That attack killed almost two hundred Kenyans, and was followed in 2002 by an attempted missile strike on an Israeli commercial airline and the destruction of […]

Head of NATO Condemns Nairobi Terrorist Attack

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, which killed and injured so many people, including citizens of NATO nations.

Photos from Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi

Terrorists attacked an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, September 21. Since early 2012, experts from the Africa Center have talked about the likelihood of Kenya becoming a target for Somali terrorist groups. We’re aggregating relevant content, including media appearances and publications.Below are photo galleries from the initial attack and from earlier today when […]

Kenya Working Group Meeting with Ministerial Delegation from the Republic of Kenya

The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a meeting of the Kenya Working Group with a ministerial delegation from the Republic of Kenya, including H.E. Amina Mohamed, cabinet secretary of foreign affairs, and H.E. Fred Matiangi, cabinet secretary of information, communication, and technology. The session was moderated by Ambassador William M. Bellamy, Warburg professor of international […]

IntelBrief: Guinea-Bissau: The World’s First Narco-State

By Zachary Feinstein

In the latest in the series of “IntelBriefs” on African security issues being produced by the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center in partnership with the Soufan Group, an international strategic consultancy, Africa Center intern Zachary Feinstein analyzes Guinea-Bissau’s narco-corruption and political instability.Read the IntelBrief 

A Better AGOA for Africa

By Adrienne Chuck

The twelfth African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum opens on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together senior US and African policymakers to discuss the extension of the trade legislation ahead of its September 2015 expiration date.

IntelBrief: Rising Sinophobia in Africa

By Adrienne Chuck

In the latest in the series of “IntelBriefs” on African security issues being produced by the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center in partnership with the Soufan Group, an international strategic consultancy, Africa Center Assistant Director Adrienne Chuck argues that heightened public scrutiny of Chinese business activities by local communities has pushed African leaders to hold Chinese […]