George Klay Kieh, Jr. is dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and professor of political science at Texas Southern University, and professor of international relations at the African Methodist Episcopal University.Kelechi A. Kalu is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside.

This book is a must-read, as it interrogates the dynamics between insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa and beyond, critically examining their relations and the consequences of their actions through interdisciplinary and multi-theoretical perspectives and offering in-depth case studies’ analysis and insight towards a deeper, comprehensive understanding of the nature of their goals, their structures, and their functionality. It lays the strong ground on policy issues to resolve conflicts by the state and non-state actors and their supporters in a competitive, complex web of interests and intrigue of powers. World politics requires firm and democratic resolutions to combat insurgency and terrorism at the national, regional, international, and global levels rooted in the respect of national laws, promotion of human dignity, and sustained economic welfarism.Within a theoretical framework that challenges the conceptual chaos that characterizes the studies of insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa and globally, this book is based on detailed research with strong scholarship, steering us to the crisis within the apparatuses of security, the state, and African politics. Theoretically pluralistic, and critically balanced with analytically sound tools and data, this book adds new intellectual vibrancy to the literature ofinsurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa. Considering the sharp and rich qualitative methodological contributions, which can be appreciated by both scholars and policymakers, it is a highly recommended piece in one’s own research desk and library, and/or as a teaching syllabus material.

• List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: BACKGROUNDChapter 1: Introduction: The African Landscape, Insurgency, and TerrorismGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. and Kelechi A. KaluChapter 2: Explaining Insurgency and TerrorismKelechi A. KaluPART II: CASE STUDIESChapter 3: Al Shabab’s Insurgency in SomaliaMohamed IngiriisChapter 4: Boko Haram’s Insurgency in NigeriaSylvester Akhaine-OdionChapter 5: Al-Qaeda: Scoping and Countering Jihadist Nebula in West AfricaAl Chukwuma OkoliChapter 6: The Rise and Influence of ISIS in Sub-Saharan AfricaAngela Ajodo-AdebanjokoPART III: COUNTER-TERRORISMChapter 7: Assessing the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Counter-terrorism StrategyClayton Hazvinei VhumbunuChapter 8: The U.S. Counter-terrorism Regime in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr.PART IV: LESSONS AND INSIGHTSChapter 9: Toward Addressing the Scourge of Insurgency and Terrorism in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. and Kelechi A. KaluIndexAbout the Editors and Contribut

George Klay Kieh, Jr. is dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and professor of political science at Texas Southern University, and professor of international relations at the African Methodist Episcopal University.Kelechi A. Kalu is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside.

This book is a must-read, as it interrogates the dynamics between insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa and beyond, critically examining their relations and the consequences of their actions through interdisciplinary and multi-theoretical perspectives and offering in-depth case studies’ analysis and insight towards a deeper, comprehensive understanding of the nature of their goals, their structures, and their functionality. It lays the strong ground on policy issues to resolve conflicts by the state and non-state actors and their supporters in a competitive, complex web of interests and intrigue of powers. World politics requires firm and democratic resolutions to combat insurgency and terrorism at the national, regional, international, and global levels rooted in the respect of national laws, promotion of human dignity, and sustained economic welfarism.Within a theoretical framework that challenges the conceptual chaos that characterizes the studies of insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa and globally, this book is based on detailed research with strong scholarship, steering us to the crisis within the apparatuses of security, the state, and African politics. Theoretically pluralistic, and critically balanced with analytically sound tools and data, this book adds new intellectual vibrancy to the literature ofinsurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa. Considering the sharp and rich qualitative methodological contributions, which can be appreciated by both scholars and policymakers, it is a highly recommended piece in one’s own research desk and library, and/or as a teaching syllabus material.

• List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: BACKGROUNDChapter 1: Introduction: The African Landscape, Insurgency, and TerrorismGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. and Kelechi A. KaluChapter 2: Explaining Insurgency and TerrorismKelechi A. KaluPART II: CASE STUDIESChapter 3: Al Shabab’s Insurgency in SomaliaMohamed IngiriisChapter 4: Boko Haram’s Insurgency in NigeriaSylvester Akhaine-OdionChapter 5: Al-Qaeda: Scoping and Countering Jihadist Nebula in West AfricaAl Chukwuma OkoliChapter 6: The Rise and Influence of ISIS in Sub-Saharan AfricaAngela Ajodo-AdebanjokoPART III: COUNTER-TERRORISMChapter 7: Assessing the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Counter-terrorism StrategyClayton Hazvinei VhumbunuChapter 8: The U.S. Counter-terrorism Regime in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr.PART IV: LESSONS AND INSIGHTSChapter 9: Toward Addressing the Scourge of Insurgency and Terrorism in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. and Kelechi A. KaluIndexAbout the Editors and Contribut

George Klay Kieh, Jr. is dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and professor of political science at Texas Southern University, and professor of international relations at the African Methodist Episcopal University.Kelechi A. Kalu is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside.

This book is a must-read, as it interrogates the dynamics between insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa and beyond, critically examining their relations and the consequences of their actions through interdisciplinary and multi-theoretical perspectives and offering in-depth case studies’ analysis and insight towards a deeper, comprehensive understanding of the nature of their goals, their structures, and their functionality. It lays the strong ground on policy issues to resolve conflicts by the state and non-state actors and their supporters in a competitive, complex web of interests and intrigue of powers. World politics requires firm and democratic resolutions to combat insurgency and terrorism at the national, regional, international, and global levels rooted in the respect of national laws, promotion of human dignity, and sustained economic welfarism.Within a theoretical framework that challenges the conceptual chaos that characterizes the studies of insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa and globally, this book is based on detailed research with strong scholarship, steering us to the crisis within the apparatuses of security, the state, and African politics. Theoretically pluralistic, and critically balanced with analytically sound tools and data, this book adds new intellectual vibrancy to the literature ofinsurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa. Considering the sharp and rich qualitative methodological contributions, which can be appreciated by both scholars and policymakers, it is a highly recommended piece in one’s own research desk and library, and/or as a teaching syllabus material.

• List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: BACKGROUNDChapter 1: Introduction: The African Landscape, Insurgency, and TerrorismGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. and Kelechi A. KaluChapter 2: Explaining Insurgency and TerrorismKelechi A. KaluPART II: CASE STUDIESChapter 3: Al Shabab’s Insurgency in SomaliaMohamed IngiriisChapter 4: Boko Haram’s Insurgency in NigeriaSylvester Akhaine-OdionChapter 5: Al-Qaeda: Scoping and Countering Jihadist Nebula in West AfricaAl Chukwuma OkoliChapter 6: The Rise and Influence of ISIS in Sub-Saharan AfricaAngela Ajodo-AdebanjokoPART III: COUNTER-TERRORISMChapter 7: Assessing the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Counter-terrorism StrategyClayton Hazvinei VhumbunuChapter 8: The U.S. Counter-terrorism Regime in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr.PART IV: LESSONS AND INSIGHTSChapter 9: Toward Addressing the Scourge of Insurgency and Terrorism in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr. and Kelechi A. KaluIndexAbout the Editors and Contribut