Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab : Comparable Threats to African Security - : Africa-Wide - Featured Analysis

Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab : Comparable Threats to African Security - : Africa-Wide - Featured Analysis

Author: 
Waddington, Conway
Publisher: 
In On Africa (IOA)
Date published: 
2015
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Journal Title: 
Africa Conflict Monitor
Source: 
Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2015, Issue 1, Jan 2014, p. 12 - 19
Abstract: 

Drawing comparisons between Boko Haram and al-Shabaab can be beneficial for analysis of these groups and their activities, but caution should be given to over-simplifying their respective origins, objectives and relationships with each other and with other international terror groups.

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CITATION: Waddington, Conway. Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab : Comparable Threats to African Security - : Africa-Wide - Featured Analysis . : In On Africa (IOA) , 2015. Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2015, Issue 1, Jan 2014, p. 12 - 19 - Available at: http://library.au.int/boko-haram-and-al-shabaab-comparable-threats-african-security-africa-wide-featured-analysis