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Publication Title

South African Journal of International Affairs

Abstract

In the past decade, terrorist attacks in Africa have increased in frequency and lethality. Cutting off funding to terrorist groups is one important way to reduce these attacks. This research focuses on Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. A historical overview of terrorist financing and a current outlook of the methods used by both groups are followed by a review of the literature on countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). This provides a lens through which specific government responses to financing terrorism in Nigeria and Somalia are examined. The research found that although Nigeria has made strides toward targeting terrorist funding, it is still far from cutting Boko Haram’s revenue streams. In Somalia, a ‘failed state’, until an effective government can be put in place it seems that al-Shabaab will operate relatively unaffected. The study concludes with recommendations to improve current CFT measures in Nigeria and Somalia.

First Page

167

Last Page

186

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2021.1924253

Publication Date

5-10-2021

Comments

This is an original manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal of International Affairs on 10 May 2021, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2021.1924253.

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