On this day in 1998, US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed in by Al Qaeda in a massive attack that killed more than 200 and wounded thousands.
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In this episode, Phil looks at terrorism in Africa: who is who, what they have been up to and what the future prospects are.
Gunmen associated with the Muslim Seleka in Central African Republic massacred at least 11 people who were taking shelter in a church from street fighting.
On this day in 1983, a violent group tied to the African National Congress detonated a car bomb outside the Pretoria South African Air Force HQ killing 16.
On this day in 2018, a rare terrorist attack occurred when three men killed one person and wounded two in a bomb/knife assault against a Shia mosque.
This event by CIC National Capital Branch’s Africa Study Group (ASG)’s will feature Phil Gurski, formerly of CSIS and previously the CSE, and now CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting.
On this day in 1988 a powerful bomb ripped through a crowded South African bank in Oshakati, killing 27 and wounding 70.
Recent reports that deaths from terrorism are significantly down do not seem to apply to Africa.
Shortly after I joined CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) in January 2001 I attended a presentation by a friend who was working at the Canadian embassy in Kenya in the late 1990s. He related that he was at home on August 7, 1998 when a massive blast took him and a colleague off their feet […]
Why does everyone shy away from condemning jihadis when it comes to sexual violence? After all, they have a long track record of these crimes.