Understanding the terrorist threat in Africa and the limitations of the current counter-terrorist paradigm -- Islam in Africa -- Al Shabaab in Somalia : between clan and faith -- Ansar Dine in Mali : between Tuareg nationalism and Islamism -- Nigeria's Boko Haram : contesting ethnic, religious and regional identities -- Responding to terror : an assessment of US counter-terrorism strategies in Africa.

Understanding the terrorist threat in Africa and the limitations of the current counter-terrorist paradigm -- Islam in Africa -- Al Shabaab in Somalia : between clan and faith -- Ansar Dine in Mali : between Tuareg nationalism and Islamism -- Nigeria's Boko Haram : contesting ethnic, religious and regional identities -- Responding to terror : an assessment of US counter-terrorism strategies in Africa.