Download or read book Bandits of the Sahel written by Ademolawa Adedipe and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bandits of the Sahel is a historical fiction written by Ademolawa Michael Adedipe to portray the atrocities of terrorist groups in the Sahel region of West Africa. A widespread euphemism permeates many of the gory events perpetrated by the Boko Haram terrorist group. The Boko Haram story is a narration of terrorism, subjugation, and an area on the brink of collapse. Also, in this historical fiction, centrifugal forces ravage a region where patriotism, hopelessness, and gory events are intertwined. The patriotism of a Nigerian surgeon is put to the test when he loses what he cherishes the most to a notorious terrorist group. Endless calamities, greed, and an insatiable quest for power predestine the protagonist to a fatal end. He does not just lose his family; he loses himself. He must stay out or get locked in. He risks it all, and now, he needs to confront the bigots from the Sahel.
Download or read book Bandits of the Sahel written by A. M. Adedipe and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bandits of the Sahel is a historical fiction written by Ademolawa Michael Adedipe to portray the atrocities of terrorist groups in the Sahel region of West Africa. A widespread euphemism permeates many of the gory events perpetrated by the Boko Haram terrorist group. The Boko Haram story is a narration of terrorism, subjugation, and an area on the brink of collapse. Also, in this historical fiction, centrifugal forces ravage a region where patriotism, hopelessness, and gory events are intertwined. The patriotism of a Nigerian surgeon is put to the test when he loses what he cherishes the most to a notorious terrorist group. Endless calamities, greed, and an insatiable quest for power predestine the protagonist to a fatal end. He does not just lose his family; he loses himself. He must stay out or get locked in. He risks it all, and now, he needs to confront the bigots from the Sahel.
Download or read book Banditry and Security Crisis in Nigeria written by Al Chukwuma Okoli and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the growing phenomenon of armed banditry in Nigeria and its implication for national security. Nigeria’s banditry crisis and deepening security challenges are fuelled by the existence of vast un(der)governed hinterland and trans-border spaces where various non-state armed groups operate unhindered and outside of the law, engaging in various forms of transnational crime. This book explores the activities of these groups to assess the nature and significance of banditry as a complex threat to security. It does so against the backdrop of reports of increased bandit attacks on farms, markets, mining sites, villages and rural communities, and the rising tide of violent crimes in Nigeria, especially the northern region. This book analyses the factors that are responsible for the emergence of banditry as a recent national and transnational security threat and outlines the contemporary dynamics of Nigeria’s banditry crisis and how it can be mitigated. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in the field of African Studies, International Relations, Security and Strategic Studies, Political Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in complex security threats and their implications in Nigeria and beyond.
Download or read book Transatlantic Security from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa written by Riccardo Alcaro and published by Edizioni Nuova Cultura. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the so-called Arab Spring has slid into political uncertainty, lingering insecurity and civil conflict, European and American initial enthusiasm for anti-authoritarian protests has given way to growing concerns that revolutionary turmoil in North Africa may in fact have exposed the West to new risks. Critical in cementing this conviction has been the realisation that developments originated from Arab Mediterranean countries and spread to the Sahel have now such a potential to affect Western security and interests as to warrant even military intervention, as France’s operation in Mali attests. EU and US involvement in fighting piracy off the Horn of Africa had already laid bare the nexus between their security interests and protracted crises in sub-Saharan Africa. But the new centrality acquired by the Sahel after the Arab uprisings – particularly after Libya’s civil war – has elevated this nexus to a new, larger dimension. The centre of gravity of Europe’s security may be swinging to Africa, encompassing a wide portion of the continental landmass extending south of Mediterranean coastal states. The recrudescence of the terrorist threat from Mali to Algeria might pave the way to an American pivot to Africa, thus requiring fresh thinking on how the European Union and the United States can better collaborate with each other and with relevant regional actors.
Download or read book The Dark Road from Romarong written by Wilfred Kanu Jr. and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the region of West Africa called Romarong become what we know as Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone? Romarong was a hotbed. The Mali Empire collapsed, and the Songhai came into prominence. There were the Arab and European slave trades. This story concludes when the British colonized the region. Exploring this anecdote from the natives' perspective fits Freddy Will's impression that Sierra Leone was part of the ancient Koya Empire. It also sheds light on the specific impacts of her numerous ethnic groups. It's a bold outing that showcases the heritage and correlates how the unique traditional and religious culture hitches the ethnic groups. It encompasses the history and culture of the ancient West African coastal and hinterland dwellers who emigrated and intermarried as the Trans-Saharan and Trans-Atlantic slave trades proceeded. The reader follows the journey of Mende, Temne, Susu, Malinke, Kisi, Loko, and Fulani people. The author gives this account, connecting the West African perspective with the liberated Blacks who arrived there. Romarong means "a place of wailers" or "land of tears." Horrid weather conditions, pandemics, tribal wars, human trafficking, the assimilation of Islam and Christianity, and colonization. Learn about the repatriation of freed Blacks from England, the United States, Canada, and the West Indies and how the colonization of Freetown and her surroundings shaped what we now know as Sierra Leone. The legendary Bai Burreh's epic hut tax war against the British and the brave Sengbe Pieh's rebellion aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad Krio is a broken language from English, French, Portuguese, German (European cultural impacts), Mende, Limba, and Temne, among other African languages. Freed-melanated people returning from the United States, Canada, England, and the Caribbean islands developed the tongue. This book also includes the English translations of the Krio lyrics from the accompanying hip-hop album "Dark Horse from Romarong ...a City of Kings" by hip-hop recording artist Freddy Will. He recorded the music in the Krio language of Sierra Leone
Download or read book Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel written by Alexander Thurston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers unique insights into the inner workings of jihadist organisations over the past three decades in North Africa and the Sahel.
Download or read book Terror and Insurgency in the Sahara Sahel Region written by Stephen A. Harmon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmon focuses on terrorism and insurgency in the lawless expanse of the Sahara Desert and the adjacent, transitional Sahel zone, plus the broader meta-region that includes countries such as Algeria, Mali, and Nigeria, and to a lesser extent, Niger and Mauritania. Covering such issues as Islamist terrorism, border insecurity, contraband, and human trafficking, this book looks at the interrelated problems of political and social pathologies that affect terrorist movements and security in the region. A valuable publication, it treats a series of related problems on the basis of a broadly defined area, with a special emphasis on the role of Islam as both a moderating and exacerbating factor. The book has a broader appeal than more narrowly focused country studies that derive from the perspective of only one problem such as terrorism or border insecurity.
Download or read book A Fortress In Shadow written by Glen Cook and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a mighty kingdom reigned, but now all is chaos. In the vast reaches of the desert, a young heretic escapes certain death and embarks on a mission of madness and glory. He is El Murid—the Disciple—who vows to bring order, prosperity and righteousness to the desert people of Hammad al Nakir. El Murid incites rebellion against the godless kingdoms and tribes as he plots to execute the justice of the desert. After four long centuries, El Murid is the savior who is destined to build a new empire from the blood his enemies. Or so it seems. El Murid has victory in his grasp, the desert tribes of Hammad al Nakir are rallying around him, and the last remaining thread of the royal lineage wanders the desert with only Heathens to help him. But all is not as it seems, and the sinister forces pulling the strings of empire come into the light. Who and what lies behind El Murid’s vision of a desert empire?
Download or read book Nigeria and the Nation State written by John Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigeria, despite being the African country of greatest strategic importance to the U.S., remains poorly understood. John Campbell explains why Nigeria is so important to understand in a world of jihadi extremism, corruption, oil conflict, and communal violence. The revised edition provides updates through the recent presidential election.
Download or read book The Fire in His Hands written by Glen Cook and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a mighty kingdom reigned, but now all is chaos. In the vast reaches of the desert, a young heretic escapes certain death and embarks on a mission of madness and glory. He is El Murid - the Disciple - who vows to bring order, prosperity, and righteousness to the desert people of Hammad al Nakir. After four long centuries, El Murid is the savior who is destined to build a new empire from the blood his enemies. But all is not as it seems, and the sinister forces pulling the strings of empire come into the light. Who and what lies behind El Murid's vision of a desert empire? The first book in the A Fortress in Shadow book.
Download or read book West African Studies An Atlas of the Sahara Sahel Geography Economics and Security written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the structure and geographical and organisational mobility of criminal and migratory movements in the Sahara and the Sahel with a view to helping establish better development strategies for the region.
Download or read book Summary of World Broadcasts written by British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hog Pilots Blue Water Grunts written by Robert D. Kaplan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts, acclaimed journalist Robert D. Kaplan continues his exploration of the American military's challenging and varied commitments around the world. From protecting sea lanes, to providing disaster relief, to preparing for potential military confrontation with North Korea and Iran, Kaplan describes the astonishing, vital, and often unacknowledged operations regularly performed by American military personnel in the air, at sea, and on the ground. Vivid and illuminating, this book takes us deep into the highly technical and exotic cultures of the armed forces, telling soldiers' stories from the perspective of the troops on the ground.
Download or read book Islam and the Prayer Economy written by Soares Benjamin Soares and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when so-called fundamentalism has become the privileged analytical frame for understanding Muslim societies past and present, this study offers an alternative perspective on Islam. In an innovative combination of anthropology, history, and social theory, Benjamin Soares explores Islam and Muslim practice in an important Islamic religious centre in West Africa from the late nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on ethnography, archival research, and written sources, Soares provides a richly detailed discussion of Sufism, Islamic reform, and other contemporary ways of being Muslim in Mali and offers an original analytical perspective for understanding changes in the practice of Islam more generally.
Download or read book Suspect Community written by Paddy Hillyard and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 1993 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the powers and effects of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) which was introduced in 1974, following the Birmingham pub bombings. Includes factual information about the operation of the Act, plus accounts of personal experiences of the trauma of examination, arrest and detention under this legislation.
Download or read book The Cost of Non Maghreb written by Aldo Liga and published by Ledizioni. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decades, rivalries, bilateral disagreements, and distrust between Maghreb states have taken a toll on common political and security challenges, like the Western Sahara issue, the Libyan conflict, the destabilisation in the Sahel region and transnational clandestine flows. Moreover, the Maghreb is one of the least economically integrated regions in the world, and this leads to the region’s loss in growth, and the disheartening record of missed opportunities for stability and prosperity. This is the cost of the “non-Maghreb”.This Report aims to unpack the political and economic costs of the “non-Maghreb”, understand its historical genesis and geopolitical implications and, more broadly, what the future might hold for individual countries and the Maghreb as a divided, fractious but potentially coherent whole.
Download or read book Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Sahel The Tuareg Insurgency in Mali written by Kalifa Keita and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
