Introduction: Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa

Outside Sources of Terrorist Threats in West Africa

“…Notably, women were perceived as easy and effective prey which reminds of the Zamfara kidnapping on February 26, 2021 when 317 girls were abducted, all released the following March 2, as well as the the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping in 2014, when Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a school in Borno state in North-Eastern Nigeria. Many are still considered missing today (Busher, 2014). In general, the insecurity in most coastal countries was linked to unsolved internal ethnic conflicts, religious and cultural differences, power-sharing disputes, corruption and injustice, undemocratic and weak institutions and border disputes.…”