The devastating twin attacks on the American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on August 7, 1998 were some of the first indicators that the threat of terrorism would be a driving force in the global political landscape of the 21st century. Still, it is safe to conclude that few Americans believed this threat of terrorism could affect them directly until the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Since the beginning of the war on terror, some African states have been targeted as possible safe havens for terrorist groups, but resources to combat these elements are often diverted to more high-profile missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a fact that to ignore Africa in the war against terrorism is a mistake. Recent reports made public by the Central Intelligence Agency confirm that suspected terrorists operate predominantly in so-called “failed states.” Full Story
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