Sitemap - 2022 - Ujasusi Blog

“Belgian spies were investigating widespread foreign interference in EU decision-making when they uncovered the corruption and bribery scandal that has engulfed the European Parliament."

Swedish intelligence service Säpo has “intensified” its cooperation with the Turkish spy agency MIT as details emerge of Sweden's concession to Turkey re: NATO membership

Ujasusi Blog is moving to a new home from (self-hosted)Ghost to Substack

Britain’s foreign intelligence agency MI6 chief Richard Moore visits Armenia

'The US will invade West Africa in 2023...'

'Norway starts to see Russian spies everywhere'

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (December 8-14, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy documentary to watch

While commissioning a road in front of the nation, South Sudan's president urinates on himself live on television

What to expect from US-Africa summit

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: December 3-9, 2022

Proposed 'East African Federation': prospects for future cooperation

Mozambique: TWO former spy chiefs, ex-President son among 11 jailed for roles in $2.2 billion debt scandal

Kerri Hartland will become the first female director-general of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in February

Tanzania's president hints at a government shakeup ahead of 2025 elections

Terrorists vs terrorists in Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 33 ISIS fighters’ wives as rivalry escalates

Germany: 25 arrested on suspicion of planning armed coup

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 26-December 2, 2022

Domestic terrorism? Power grid in US damaged by gunfire, plunging tens of 1000s of homes into darkness and shutting down government services and schools.

DRC estimates 300 villagers killed in massacre by rebels

Museveni's son, Gen Muhoozi, complicates DR Congo mediator Uhuru's role with fresh demands

The EU has a spy problem — here's why it's so difficult to catch them

How ISIS made Africa its second home

DR Congo: M23 rebels accused of murdering nearly 100 civilians

Mapping anti-Taliban insurgents in Afganistan

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (November 24-30, 2022)

ISIS announces death of its leader, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, and mentions Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi as his replacement

Russian sleeper agents have infiltrated UK, warns ex-MI6 operative

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 19-25, 2022

Terrorists vs terrorists: ISIS claim to have killed over 80 Al-Qaeda militants on Mali- Burkina Faso border

Following on 'Profile of a Spymaster' comes 'Profile of a Spy Agency', new series on Ujasusi Blog. Kicks off with MOIS, Iran's primary intelligence service

Israel spy chief: Iran protests beginning to resemble popular uprising, but "no real danger" to the survival of the regime at this time

Pakistan: ex-spy chief Asim Munir named as army head

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (November 17-23, 2022)

M23 rebels 'not really concerned' by Rwanda-DR Congo ceasefire deal

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

The Muslim World League launches first phase of its international programs to train imams and preachers in Africa on the Makkah Document.

Ceasefire in eastern DRC to begin from Friday

Ghana's President warns rampant Islamist insurgency in West Africa's Sahel is threatening to engulf entire region.

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 12-18, 2022

DR Congo: heaviest fighting in a decade breaks out as rivals seek control of minerals

'Unexplained high earthquake activity in the last 24 hours around the globe.'

Chinese Intelligence Official Sentenced to 20 Years in US Prison

Honey traps: the use of romantic relationship or sex for espionage is one of the oldest tactics used to elicit sensitive information

GRU 26165: The Russian cyber unit that hacks targets on-site

Mozambique: Islamic State affiliate insurgents post details of a November 15 ambush on Tanzania People's Defence Forces military convoy near Mungano, Nangade district

Full speech: MI5 chief Ken McCallum gives annual public update on the threats the UK is facing, and what the spy agency, with its partners, is doing about them.

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Iran: businesses shut down as Iran protests enter third month

Head of UK spy agency MI5, Ken McCallum said Iran has made at least 10 threats this year to kidnap or kill people in the UK deemed as "enemies of the regime"

US intelligence report claims UAE 'meddled in American politics'

As 8th billion person was born yesterday, India will overtake China as country with highest population, Tanzania among in projected increase in global population in 2050.

Swiss spy agency ready to block Russian spies if need be

CIA chief William Burns meets Russian spy boss Sergey Naryshkin

China pushes to develop 'own GPS', known as 'BeiDou'. However, there are concerns that it could spying on people

Sudan: supporters of ex-spymaster Salah Gosh organised rally as part of initiative for his return to the country

Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict

Iran: Intelligence chief Esmail Khatib issues veiled threat against UK, also warns Saudi

Iran-born brothers charged in Sweden with spying for Russia over a period of 10 years

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Something for your weekend: recommended spy-related video to watch

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 22-28, 2022

Turkish intelligence chief’s frequent Iraq visits raise questions

Norwegian princess quits royal duties to work with ‘shaman’ fiance

Uganda: President Museveni's son, General Muhoozi, back M23 rebels, says they are fighting for rights of Tutsis in DRC

Tanzania: government criticised for response to a plane crash in Lake Victoria that left 19 dead, including the pilots.

Somalia and Ethiopia’s spy agencies agree to boost cooperation against terrorism

Russia hacked ex-British PM Liz Truss's mobile

Cameroon: 89-year-old Paul Biya celebrates 40 years in power

'The Islamic State branch in Somalia working with Al-Shabaab'

MI5, MI6 and GCHQ change nationality rules for new recruits, will no longer seek candidates with at least one British parent.

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (October 27 – November 2, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Conflict in eastern DRC: why has the security crisis worsened?

Burkina Faso fighting for survival against terrorism

Nigeria: A state of uncertainty

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 22-28, 2022

Australia: spy agency ASIO annual report 2021-22

Counter Extremism Project: Somalia - extremism and terrorism

One of the world’s most secretive spy agencies just held their first press conference: the mysterious killing in Kenya of a prominent Pakistani journalist triggered the unprecedented ISI briefing.

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (October 20-26, 2022)

"China’s intelligence agencies are now the world’s largest and dedicate themselves to protecting the Party’s interests while projecting its power abroad."

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 15-21, 2022

South Africa: 'imminent terrorist threat' in Johannesburg

The implications of democratised intelligence analysis, as seen in Ukraine, will shape future conflicts.

How Intelligence Diplomacy Strengthened Israel-Egypt Ties

The extraordinary rise of Rishi Sunak: modern Britain’s youngest, richest and first Hindu PM

Russia: Mercenary group Wagner Group founder Prigozhin 'may come to pose a threat to Putin’s rule'

Israel: former intelligence head Herzi Halevi named as army chief

How many Russian spies work in Germany?

Tasnim News Agency claims Mossad killed 6 own officers for links with Iran

Nigeria: US and UK warn of possible attack in capital Abuja

SADC Mission (SAMIM) and stability in Mozambique: 12-month outlook

Uganda's uncertain leadership succession dynamics

DRC's Tshisekedi prioritising diplomacy to iron out issues with Rwanda over insecurity in Eastern Congo, says war will be his last resort.

Tanzania, Mozambique and the DRC have been grey-listed by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) re: strategic deficiencies to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.

Experts react: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns. What’s next for Britain and its standing in the world?

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (October 7-19, 2022)

Mossad agents arrested in Malaysia after kidnapping Palestinians

Here is an investigation report by Safeguard Defenders which says China has established police station over 20 countries including 3 in Africa - Tanzania, Nigeria and Lesotho; Beijing dismisses it as 'fake news'

Head of Sudanese intelligence agency Gen Mufaddal and Ethiopian spy chief Tarouneh met recently, discussed challenges facing the two countries.

CIA delegation, Taliban meet in Qatar

DR Congo: spy agency ANR's ex-chief Kalev Mutond emerges from the shadow, reports say he would apologise to 'his victims' and ask for forgiveness

Profile of a spymaster: Bruno Kahl, Germany's spy agency BND chief

This is how Hamas' "beauties" hacked into the phones of Israeli officers!

Tanzania: Democracy is on the retreat, digital authoritarianism via surveillance, internet censorship, legislating restriction on the rise - report

Banks face their 'darkest hour' as malware steps up

'Hard target espionage in the information era: new challenges for the second oldest profession'

Denmark: meet a political party led by Artificial Intelligence

British government close to collapse as Chancellor fired after 38 disastrous days in office

DRC: Why President Tshisekedi dropped Army Chief in new military reshuffle

#NyerereDay: "Nyerere in the Eyes of his Critics"

Something for your weekend: #NyerereDay: recommended documentary to watch

CIA's Studies in Intelligence 66, No. 3 (September 2022)

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 1-7, 2022

Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) releases espionage awareness content

Lesotho: Mining magnate Sam Matekane - believed to be the Southern African nation's richest man - wins vote but no majority

How the CIA failed Iranian informants in its secret war with Tehran

Profile of a spymaster: Mikk Marran, (departing) Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service chief

Germany cybersecurity chief faces sacking over alleged contacts with individuals connected to Russia's spy agency.

Corporate espionage operation: a deep dive

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 22 – October 6, 2022)

Meet the men who could replace Putin

Uganda: opposition leader Besigye says President Museveni is behind his General son's threat to invade Kenya, "that's why he the one who apologised on his behalf"

South Africa: ex-President Jacob Zuma set free after prison term ends

Profile of a spymaster: Hakan Fidan, Turkey's intelligence agency MIT chief

Somalia: 'Ma'awisley' militias mobilizing against al-Shabaab as terror group co-founder killed in US attack

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 24-30

Profiles in Intelligence: an Interview With Professor Loch K Johnson

Burkina Faso: Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind latest coup?

Research paper: “Communication in a World of Pervasive Surveillance: Sources and methods: Counter-strategies against pervasive surveillance architecture”

Burkina Faso: Deposed leader asks coup plotters to 'come to their senses to avoid war'

Brazilians Prepare to Vote in High-Stakes Election Marked by Political Violence

Burkina Faso: Coup leader Damiba removed...in another coup 8 months later

MI5, MI6 and GCHQ recruit Russian-speaking spies in wake of Putin's war with Ukraine

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Normandy Index 2022: Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 17-23, 2022

Profiles in intelligence: an interview with Tony Comer

Puntland: President Said Abdullahi Deni appoints Brig Gen Jamal Arab Yusuph as new spy chief

Uganda: Ebola death toll jumps to 11

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 21-15 , 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Surveillance spy skills: top tips from the CIA, MI6, and more

Kagame, Tshisekedi met with Macron to discuss solutions to the security situation in eastern DRC

Tanzania, Mozambique pen deals to fight terrorism

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 10-16, 2022

England: Riot squads sent to Leicester after trouble between Hindus and Muslims

Nigeria: opinion poll shows Peter Obi leading, opponents says he can only win on social media

Decades of planning helped to ensure security at Queen’s funeral, says expert

Nigeria: Islamic Court orders arrest of local celebrities for “immoral conduct” on social media

Ma'wisley, Somalia government-allied militia: indigenous heroes determined to eradicate al-Shabaab or mere vigilantes with ulterior motives?

Denmark spy chief charged with leaking state secrets

Tanzania: army, police detonate bomb in bank

Tribal spies in Syria help U.S. win drone war against Islamic State

Kidnapping: the industry bringing Nigeria to its knees

Something for your weekend: recommended intelligence-related video to watch

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 8-14, 2022)

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 3-9, 2022

Kenya: new President Ruto tweets about not recognising Sahrawi as republic...then deletes the tweet after it drew mixed reactions from Kenyans

Honeypot aka honey trap: the art of seduction in espionage

Burundi: as his sacking marked purging of ex-President Nkurunziza's people, fired PM Bunyoni could be seeking asylum in Tanzania

The many roots of Mozambique’s deadly insurgency

Kenya: EAC presidents among 20 others to attend Ruto's inauguration today as his rival Raila says he won't be available

Meeting between Syrian and Turkish intelligence chiefs yields unsatisfactory results

First woman to head an Australian intelligence agency said a spy chief she had been asked to bring men coffee.

Remembering 9/11 attacks in the US: More than two decades on, the threat posed by jihadist terrorism is greater than ever

Burundi: how sacked PM Bunyoni's coup plans were being monitored - report

Mozambique: at least 6 people beheaded, Italian nun shot dead by Islamic State-linked terrorists

Queen Elizabeth II's death sparks mixed feelings across Africa

Burundi: President Ndayishimiye sacks his PM Bunyoni and top aide after warning of a “coup” plot against him.

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 27-September 2, 2022

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (September 1 – 7, 2022)

Something for your weekend: Obituary: The life of Queen Elizabeth II who passed away yesterday.

Algeria appoints new director of foreign spy agency. This is the second change in Algeria's intelligence service in less than two months

CFR: What Next for Kenya?

Now ranked 2nd most terrorised country in the world after Iraq, Nigeria vows to end terrorism by December

Unsung heroes of Kenyan spy agency: had NIS been politicised as most African intelligence services are, 'dark arts' would have made Uhuru's pick Raila a victor

Everything you wanted to know about Britain's incoming PM Liz Truss

Kenya: supreme court upholds William Ruto’s win in presidential election, as his opponent Raila Odinga's fifth attempt at becoming the head of state shattered

Czech Republic: Head of foreign intelligence agency resigns as government faces vote of confidence

Today: Britain to learn name of new Prime Minister, Supreme Court in Kenya to rule on disputed presidential election

WANTED: 25 men to guard the Pope. Must be Catholic. Must be Swiss

SOCMINT: What is Social Media Intelligence?

Argentina: VP Cristina Kirchner survives assasination attempt because handgun failed to fire at point-blank range.

Analysis of the ISIS-DR Congo's prison break

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 25-31, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Canadian spy smuggled 3 UK teenegers into Syria to join ISIS

A group of 700 Muslim Imams in Burkina Faso denounce religious and ethnic intolerance

Brotherly, pan-African spirit: Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) donate to orphanage in Tanzania

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 20-26, 2022

Mozambique: President Nyusi alleges existence of gas station owners of Tanzanian origin who use the business to launder money and finance terrorism in Cabo Delgado

How Ghana went from hero to zero for investors

Al-Shabab terrorists issue new threats against Kenya

As US extracted top spy from Russia following concern Trump mishandled classified intelligence, some CIA informants were being captured, killed

LOVEINT: Cyber-Stalking by Spies

French espionage in Africa

Female Russian spy who 'lured NATO staff into honeytraps' is revealed by Bellingcat investigation

Botswana: ex- president Ian Khama says his life is still in danger in that country but insists that he will be going back.

Angola: main opposition party rejects the results of the elections

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 18-25, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy series to watch

Kenya: 'Unwanted choice of spy chief'?-Ruto will have to work with spymaster Philip Kameru, who was among top security bosses President-elect allies accused of plot to rig poll in favour of opponent Raila

Somalia: Al-Shabaab hotel attack demonstrates continued resilience

Tanzania begins weeklong population census

Changing intelligence dynamics in Africa [PDF]

What you need to know about today's general election in Angola

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 13-19, 2022

Kenya: Raila Odinga's Supreme Court petition [PDF]

The morality of espionage

Kenya: 'Hustler Nation Intelligence Bureau' as President-elect Ruto's secret weapon

Uganda: President Museveni makes major reshuffle in UPDF

Israel: Mossad appoints two women for first time to top spy roles

Profile of a spymaster: Colonel Bartosz Jarmuszkiewicz new head of Poland’s foreign intelligence agency AW

Ethiopia, South Sudan spy chiefs sign security cooperation agreements

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 11-17, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Profile of a spymaster: Themistocles Demiris, Greek spy agency EYP new chief

Terrorists spread from the Sahel to coastal West Africa

Taking stock of the Kenyan election

What’s behind terrorist attacks on churches in Nigeria

#KenyaDecides2022: Key faces behind William Ruto’s victory

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update, August 6 - 12, 2022

#KenyaDecides2022: President-elect Ruto to start receiving intelligence briefings after election victory

Women march in a rare protest in Kabul's streets — and face violence from the Taliban

Intelligence: success and failure

DR Congo 'determined' to become a failed state: ADF/MTM terrorists raid Kakwangura prison, free over 800 inmates

#KenyaDecides2022: nation on edge as electoral body fails real-time results test

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (August 4-10, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Kim Jong Un 'seriously ill' in North Korea COVID surge, says his sister

Ethiopia deploys new troops into neighboring Somalia

UN warned: ISIS threat growing by the day in Africa, and the continent could be the future of the caliphate

#KenyaDecides2022: Raila slightly ahead of Ruto (updated at 0230GMT)

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 30-August 5, 2022

Al Shabaab’s area of operations

#KenyaDecides2020: anatomy of today's election

#KenyaDecides2022: today's election is clash of personalities between 2 familiar faces - Raila and Ruto

Somalia appoints al Shabaab co-founder as religion minister

The ‘deep state’ conspiracy theory tainting Kenya’s elections

After the killing of al-Zawahri, here is the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists

Infographic: all you need to know about the Kenya's elections

Spyware allegations claim another European spymaster's job: Greek intelligence chief Panagiotis Kontoleon quits amid wiretapping accusations, follows May resignation of Spain's spy boss Paz Esteban

The threat al-Shabaab posed to Kenya’s election in 2017 is still well and alive in 2022

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (July 28 - August 3, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie resembling the CIA killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri

Kenya’s Paradoxical Elections

How the CIA identified and killed Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri

Why (and how) intelligence f*ck ups occur

Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda leader and Osama bin Laden successor

Experts react: Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is dead. What’s next for US counterterrorism?

Egyptian ex-army officer, Saif al-Adel, a founding member of al-Qaeda, is poised to take over after Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Afghanistan

Ayman al-Zawahiri's last speech released last month before he was killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan.

The shadowy economics of ISIS resurgence in Syria

New Wikipedia page for Namibia’s intelligence agency NCIS

Rights group claims Burundi has been sending troops and civilians into DR Congo to fight Burundian opposition armed groups in secret mission

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed admitted in hospital in UAE- sources

Hunting down ISIS fighters in Europe

Somalia: Spy agency NISA chief Mahad Salad raises salaries of staff in bid to boost morale and attract recruits.

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center'S Spotlight on Global Jihad (July 21-27, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended espionage-related video to watch

Intelligence insights: challenges and potentials for Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's security sector reform ambitions

Terrorist attack in Burkina Faso spills over into Ghana, security officers flee

Why did al-Shabab attack inside Ethiopia?

Nigeria: the bandit warlords of Zamfara

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 16-22, 2022

Survaillance: you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you

Explainer: What’s Behind the Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC?

South Korea's spy chief Kim Kyou-hyun makes unannounced trip to Washington

Somalia’s spy chief Mahad Salad and his Kenyan counterpart Philip Wachira Kameru met to discuss fight against al-Shabaab

Nigeria is the world’s 17th least peaceful nation as it deteriorates into a perilously insecure state

Africa: the new ground zero for jihadi terror groups?

ISIS is moving funds through South Africa to its African affiliates - UN report.

Militant Wire: The Islamic State Mozambique Threat to Tanzania's Border Security

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch (FULL MOVIE)

Tanzania: EAC Heads of State Summit held in Arusha, Rwanda's Kagame, DRC's Tshisekedi, S/Sudan's Kiir absent

South Korea: massive reshuffling in spy agency NIS

Is South Africa’s Ramaphosa Headed the Same Way as UK’s Johnson?

Tanzania gets new police chief, (correctly foreseen by this blog). It's Camillus Wambura whose predecessor Simon Sirro appointed envoy to Zimbabwe

Ukraine: Zelenskiy fires spy chief and top state prosecutor

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 9-15, 2022

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: Nigeria's Kuje Prison break as another ISIS activity to liberate prisoners

Congolese intelligence agents detain US journalist

Nigeria: tension among security agencies as terrorists plan another prison attack

Profile of a spymaster: Gen Abbas Kamel, chief of Egpytian General Intelligence Service a.k.a the Mukhabarat

Exploring ISIS’s Ties with Boko Haram

Former Russian spy living in exile in the UK while on Vladimir Putin's death list fears it is only a matter of time before he is killed.

Gambia: former spy chief Yankuba Badjie sentenced to death for 2016 murder of an important opposition figure.

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (July 7-13, 2022)

Nigeria: banditry, kidnapping, insurgency, terrorism, and all sorts of social crimes spreading as security situation worsens

'World’s most successful spy’ who helped Putin seize power & fed US secrets to Russia for 10 YEARS

Nigeria: How did ISWAP terrorists manage to raid and free prisoners at Kuje jail which was guarded by soldiers, police, Civil Defence Corps, the State Security Service and the prison’s armed squad?

ISIS leader in Syria killed in U.S. drone strike

Unit 29155: a top-secret elite unit inside Russia’s GRU intelligence agency linked to coup plots, poison, hacking, sabotage

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 2-8, 2022

Germany’s Iranian-born deputy chief of internal intelligence agency BfV traveled to Iran raising all sort of questions

Kenya: longest serving spymaster, James Kanyotu, who was secretive even in death

Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) published a document discussing how foreign intelligence services conduct espionage activities inside Germany, specifically focusing in Human Intelligence (HUMINT) methods.

How does a terrorist organisation's intelligence apparatus work? ISIS spy agency 'Emni' and al-Shabaab's 'Amniyat' as case studies

Oversight and governance of the Danish intelligence community

Biden marks CIA's 75 years as Polish spy agency AW celebrates 20th anniversary

Britain: PM Boris Johnson resigns but who will replace him?

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (June 30 – July 6, 2022)

FBI, MI5 warn Western business leaders about Chinese espionage

Nigeria: Buhari says he's disappointed with intelligence after prison attack which saw 100s of inmates freed, ISWAP claims responsibility

India: foreign spy agency RAW chief Samant Goel get another extension as domestic Intelligence Bureau gets new head Tapan Deka

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 25-30

Annual report 2021 of the Norwegian Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Intelligence & Security Services

Kagame fires back at Tshisekedi: accuses DRC of backing FDLR militia, says he hopes for the best but also ready for the worst

South Sudan: Spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc accused of intentionally derailing peace process

Spy chiefs warn Botswana’s ex-president of attempts on his life

Iran: Revolutionary Guard chief warns of spy war as new intel head takes over

Bulgaria Expels 70 Russian Diplomatic Staff Over Espionage Concerns

Twitter hires ‘alarming number’ of former spies: report

New British Army chief warns UK must be ready for WAR with Russia

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (June 23-29, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy documentary to watch

Tanzania: As Maasai protesters in court over death of policeman, footage shows their community being forcefully evicted from their lands

Russia 'has spy in UK's intelligence, cyber and security agency GCHQ', says ex-KGB defector

Intelligence brief: Tanzanian President Hassan appoints Gen Mkunda new CDF, Lt Gen Othman takes over CoS post from Lt Gen Mkingule who has been 'demoted' to ambassador

Tanzania: ISIS-affiliated terrorists attacked Michenjele on June 19 killing 4 and burned houses, also number of casualties reported in June 22 attack at Chiumo

'Uganda’s armed forces were put on standby after security received wrong intelligence information'-report

Sudan launches assault on Ethiopia after alleged executions

'I'm the f***ing President': Trump tried to GRAB The Beast's steering wheel and LUNGED at Secret Service agent's throat in bid to drive to Capitol on January 6, aide Cassidy Hutchinson testifies

Russians exploiting Geneva as espionage ‘hotspot,’ Swiss spy agency FIS chief says

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 18 - 24, 2022

Concerning Espionage and Social Courtesy (CIA Historical Review Program released as sanitized)

Gambia: spy agency SIS training academy will be a centre of excellence in security studies in Africa, says spymaster Ousman Sowe

Nigeria: Christian Opposition to APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket Gains Traction

Suspected Russian spy was well-liked by classmates, but something just seemed a little off

Iran appoints new IRGC spy chief as Israel tensions rise

New UN Group of Experts report on security situation in DR Congo

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad, June 16-22, 2022

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Tanzania charges 20 Maasai with murder after police officer dies during protests

Human Intelligence (HUMINT) insight: the curious case of a Russian spy who planned to infiltrate the Hague-based International Criminal Court

The 2021 transformation of the Islamic State’s Congolese branch

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 11-June 17, 2022

Kenya: The men vying to become next president

Over 130 civilians killed by suspected terrorists in central Mali

Intel insights: Curious case of Tanzania virtually shunning the 3rd EAC Heads of State Conclave on Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Nairobi, represented by 'low level' delegation.

Turkey among 4 main countries engaged in espionage activities in Germany in 2021: BfV report

Gambia: State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief, Ousman Sowe, says cyberspace continues to pose a security challenge as reported cases of cyber bullying and hate speech rise.

Congo’s M23 Rebels Plan to Take Trading Hub Goma, President Tshisekedi says they are a "cover" for Rwanda

Amnesty International condemns violence against Maasai people in Tanzania

ISIS-K threatens of terror attacks against India to avenge the insult of Prophet Muhammad.

DR Congo: Uganda now says 'Operation Shujaa' has not been halted

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Something for your weekend: recommended spy series to watch

Dutch spy agency AIVD disrupts activities of Russian intelligence officer targeting the International Criminal Court

DR Congo's top military official, Gen Ekenge: Rwanda will have war if it wants war

Inside al-Shabaab: the extremist group trying to seize Somalia

Arrest of Iranian spy in Indonesia last year prompts Thailand to be on alert for more spies from Tehran

Spymaster vs spymaster: Somalia’s former spy chief Fahad Yasin has launched a stinging attack on his successor Mahad Salad, accuses him of being member of terror group al-Shabaab

DRC: M23 rebels kill top Congolese army major as they capture key border town of Bunagana

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 4-June 10, 2022

Zimbabwe: intelligence agency CIO's disgruntled officers reveal “massive looting”

Tanzania: tension in Loliondo area as troops move in to evict about 70k Maasai pastoralists to make room for trophy hunting and elite tourism

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad - June 2 -8, 2022

Nigeria: spy agency NIA at 36: challenges confronting intelligence gathering in the Third World, using Nigeria as point of departure.

Somalia: President Mohamud pledges reconciliation as leaders witness his inauguration

DR Congo and Rwanda accuse each other of firing rockets across their shared border on Friday

South Africa: Reverend Frank Chikane has been nominated for the position of inspector-general of intelligence (IGI).

Something for your weekend: recommended spy docuseries to watch

DR Congo: 3 Tanzania United Nations peacekeepers injured when M23 militia attacked a UN base in Rutshuru

Ramaphosa farm robbery: could ex-spymaster Fraser bring the South African president down?

A 3-way conflict between Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Islamic State Greater Sahara (ISGS) threatens to crumble fragile Mali

DR Congo: President Tshisekedi insists Rwanda backing M23 rebels

Mozambique: ISIS terrorists behead person and set fire to homes amid fears of growing uprising

Boko Haram: video announcement of Abu Umaimata as new leader

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 28-June 3, 2022

Intel brief: Tanzania's CDF Gen Mabeyo to retire end of this month, CoS Lt Gen Mkingule likely successor, spy chief Diwani and police head Sirro said to be on way out too

Botswana: Spy agency DIS, anti-corruption body DCEC tiff gets nastier

Nigeria: Buhari shamelessly hosts his ruling party APC Caucus to diner barely hours after over 50 feared dead in a church attack

Killing in the name of God: fanatics burn a man to death in Nigeria over 'blasphemy'.

Mozambique: Bernardo Lidimba appointed spy agency SISE new chief, with Joia Haquirene his deputy

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 21-27, 2022

Anti-Rwanda protests hit cities in DR Congo as tensions rise

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (May 26 – June 1, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Ministry of Defense (MD) of Brazil welcomes delegation from the National Defense College of Tanzania

Trouble Ahead in Zimbabwe

Easing the Turmoil in the Eastern DR Congo and Great Lakes

"The US is heading for a civil war: today, the US is much closer to the conditions that led to its Civil War in 1861 than most Americans would dare admit."

Rwanda says 'will not sit idly by' if attacked in dispute with Congo

Tanzania recommends 3 ways to address terror challenge in Africa

Kagame Calls Tshisekedi: Rwanda has the Right to Fight Back

Video: Israeli undercover Direct Action (DA) operation at the Al-Ahli hospital in Palestine (2015)

Somalia’s new president Hassan Sheikh: his strengths and weaknesses

Somalia: how will spy agency NISA operate under new intelligence chief Mahad Salad?

Rwanda accuses DR Congo of attacking its borders and kidnapping 2 soldiers

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad, (May 19-25, 2022)

DRCongo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebel group, which the latter denies as the Congolese army clashed with the militia in the east of the country.

Something for your weekend: recommended spy video to watch

Somalia: Mahad Salad approved as new director of country’s spy agency NISA. He is one of President Mohamud’s closest allies.

Intelligence Brief: Turkey arresting new ISIS leader amid its stiff opposition against Sweden, Finland joining NATO citing "sheltering terrorist"- coincidence or connection?

Turkey has captured Islamic State’s new leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi

Law on way for split of South African spy agency SSA into foreign and domestic branches of intelligence

Are spy agencies ready for open-source intelligence?

Rwanda: US Embassy in Kigali issues security alert advising personnel to avoid travel to Kinigi and Nyange areas until May 31

Iran: Revolutionary Guard officer assassinated in Tehran, accusation leveled at Israeli and American intelligence.

2 CIA officers killed in the line of duty

A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the "bloody, witless" war "unleashed by Putin against Ukraine".

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 14-20, 2022

Dutch journalist accused of espionage in Benin

British domestic spy agency MI5 chief Ken McCallum helps launch 'Think Before You Link' app which is aimed at social media users detect fake profiles

Germany's domestic intelligence service BfV chief Thomas Haldenwang says espionage high as during Cold War, or even higher

Killing in the name of God: Brutal murder of a college student Deborah Yakub for "blasphemy" brings Nigeria's long-running ethno-religious divide into sharp focus

The UK's cybersecurity and intelligence agency GCHQ is on a mission: to shift its public image away from secretive agency

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad, May 12 - 18, 2022

Two US Secret Service agents sent home after off-duty incident in Seoul

Zimbabwe: some ruling party ZANU-PF functionaries question President Mnangagwa's chance in next year's elections

Something for your weekend: recommended spy documentary to watch

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi, touted for presidency, may face stiff opposition from opponents determined to prevent a family dynasty

The Brilliant MI6 Spy Who Perfected the Art of the ‘Honey Trap’

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 7-13, 2022

Somalia: with new President Mohamud's long-standing ties with Ethiopian rebels, power play shifts expected in Horn of Africa

Profiles of female spy duo: two women who jointly lead a vital counter-terrorism mission at the British intelligence, security and cyber agency GCHQ

First of its kind: (Russian-speaking) ransomware gang threaten to overthrow Costa Rica government

Joke of the year? Amid worsening security situation threatening existence of Nigeria, Buhari promises to help South Sudan fight terrorism

Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president

Dutch counterintelligence agency (AIVD) covert surveillance footage showing a Russian foreign spy service (SVR) officer on clandestine meeting with agent in the Hague

Kenyan elections 2022: DP Ruto picks Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate

Terrorism in Africa: a growing threat especially in the Sahel

Spies, informants and new enemies- today’s intelligence agencies

CIA's Studies in Intelligence Vol. 66, No. 1 (March 2022)

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (May 5-11, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Putin sacked the FSB and put the secretive GRU spy agency in charge of Ukraine intelligence after a string of failures, top Russian journalists say

In rare speech, Australian intelligence chief stresses urgent need to recruit more spies

Tanzania among top African countries to receive military loans from China, USD285 million in past 20 years

Spain's spy chief, Paz Esteban, sacked over phone hacking scandal

Intelligence brief: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan meets previously jailed opposition leader Freeman Mbowe for 2nd time

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 30-May 6, 2022

How local dialogues with jihadists took root in Mali

Moroccan intelligence services suspected to be behind Spanish PM phone hacking

Power dam delays Tanzania electric train launch: sabotage, white elephant or 'normal' problems?

Rwanda: Kagame places Youth Minister Bamporiki under house arrest

Uganda, Tanzania sign MoU on security for oil pipeline project

ISWAP's unprecedented expansion in Nigeria

Spain spy chief Paz Esteban, first woman to head CNI intelligence agency, in hot seat over phone hacking scandal

Election influencers for hire: Kenya's disinformation factories

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

‘Back online’: Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan rights decesead predecessor John Magufuli's wrongs

CIA invites ‘concerned Russians’ to get in touch via darknet

Only Vladimir Putin's death will end war, Ukraine top spy chief says amid health rumours

Al-Shabaab says it killed 170 African Union soldiers in attack, no independent confirmation yet

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 23-29, 2022

Putin to undergo cancer surgery, transfer power to ex-FSB chief: report

Russia Deploys Military Dolphins to Thwart Ukrainian Underwater Attack

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (April 14-27, 2022)

Uganda ups military expenditure in arms race to catch up with Kenya

Rwanda's Kagame reboots frozen relations with Uganda, says the difficulties the two countries suffered were temporary.

Darfur: Why are Sudan's Janjaweed on the attack again?

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Vicious Blame Game Erupts Among Putin’s Security Forces

How one US intelligence agency is supporting Ukraine

The EAC’s Challenges in Eastern Congo

Uganda, Tanzania military intelligence chiefs meet to discuss fight against terrorism

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 16-22, 2022

Jama’atu Nusratul Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), Al-Qaida-Linked Group in Mali, Says It Has Captured Russians

Intelligence chiefs from more than 20 — mostly Western — countries and their allies to attend a conference in India organised by RAW spy agency

The phones of Ukrainian president Zelensky

Mali: French army claims to have filmed Russian mercenaries burying bodies

The Congo branch of the Islamic State in Central Africa Province (ISCAP) steps up attacks in did to decome its own province

Russian spies ‘have infiltrated US intelligence’, former CIA officers and FBI agents claim

Something for the weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Botswana Charges Ex-Leader Khama With Illegal Weapons Possession

Are Nigeria’s bandits a new Boko Haram cell or rival ‘terrorists’?

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 9–15, 2022

East African military intelligence agencies vow to work towards peaceful, secure Africa

Toxic mix of bandits, arms, drugs and terrorism is alarming Nigerians: what now?

How the Russian Invasion Is Helping the U.S. Recruit Spies

Spy games: expulsion of diplomats -probably the largest in history - shines light on Russian espionage

Setting a new course: Tanzania's first female President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Happy Easter: 17 Bible verses about SPIES.

Happy Easter: the earliest recorded espionage operation was conducted by the Biblical Moses. He picked 12 prominent men... to be his SPIES and sent them to the "Promised Land" to scout it out.

Somali politicians use nationalism to evade political pressure that seeks to create a more accountable and effective state.

When do individuals radicalise?

UK asylum plan: “We’d prefer not to receive people from neighbouring countries…like DRC, Burundi, Uganda or Tanzania,” says Rwanda's FM

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

ISIS 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Anonymous: How hackers are trying to undermine Putin

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 2–8, 2022

Over 400 Russian 'diplomats' (read: spies) have been expelled around the world, but why hasn't UK kicked out any? Three hypotheses

Profile of a spymaster: Esmail Khatib, Iranian intelligence chief

The future of classified intelligence may be sharing it

Nigeria now country with highest number of Islamic State attacks

Terrorists vs terrorists: Boko Haram executes 10 ISWAP commanders in Nigeria, latest in renewed war of supremacy between the deadly sects.

Pakistan's Imran Khan removed as prime minister after no-confidence vote

France votes today as Macron faces stiffest test

Spy vs Spy: Inside the Complex Web of Russia's Warring Intelligence Agencies

Profile of a spymaster: from knitting to code breaking - the life and career of Australia’s first female intelligence agency boss, Rachel Noble

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (March 31 – April 6, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

Denmark expels 15 Russian intelligence officers, as Germany, Italy, Norway, Estonia, Spain, Ireland kick our Soviet 'diplomats'

Zimbabwe: spy agency CIO operatives dismissed from work for reporting bosses’ corruption

Somalia: spy agency NISA warns al-Shabaab plans to assassinate President Farmaajo and PM Roble

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 26–April 1, 2022

Why Nigeria Could be the Next Afghanistan

Swedish Security Service. Säkerhetspolisen (SÄPO) intensifies work to disrupt Russian espionage

"To compensate for its possible isolation by the West, Russia could turn its attention to Africa, making the continent the next center stage for imperialist struggles."

French, UK embassies in Kenya urge vigilance during Ramadan, Easter citing increased terror risk

Al-Shabaab Surge in Somalia’s Suicide Attacks 'Change of Tactics,' Experts Say

Sudan: Gen Burhan expressed concern his deputy Gen Dagalo could be planning to overthrow him

Nigerian Democracy in Peril as Country Descends Into Lawlessness

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Netherlands expels 17 Russian diplomats accused of espionage

The Landscape of Armed Groups in Eastern Congo: Missed Opportunities, Protracted Insecurity and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Ukrainian intelligence releases a list of 620 Russian FSB spies operating in Europe

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 19–25, 2022

DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc: Who gains?

Ethiopia, Tanzania Sign Military Cooperation Agreement

Assassination as a Tool of Foreign Policy

In Mozambique’s war, allies Rwanda and Tanzania face some tricky odds

Intelligence and the War in Ukraine: The Limited Power of Public Disclosure

Why U.S. intelligence misjudged how long Ukraine would defend itself

Don't underestimate the bear: Russia is one of the world's most effective modern counterinsurgents

Botswana’s Intelligence Agency Hangs Over Presidential Rivalry

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Something for your weekend: recommended spy film to watch

Somalia continues to deteriorate as al-Shabaab gains ground

The rise of the Twitter spies

Want to talk? FBI trolls Russian Embassy for disgruntled would-be spies

Novichok: The Chemical Weapon Russia Used To Kill Its Enemies

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 12–18, 2022

The renaissance of U.S. intelligence power

Profile of a spymaster: Nigeria's National Intelligence Agency (NIA) DG Ahmed Rufai Abubakar

Nigeria: Leader of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Sani Shuwaram repotedly killed

#OSINT (Open-source intelligence): how digital spies are making their mark on the Ukraine war

Exclusive: Secret CIA training program in Ukraine helped Kyiv prepare for Russian invasion

Biden’s approach to intelligence and how it impacts US policies on Ukraine

Profile of a spy agency: Kenya's National Intelligence Service (NIS)

Fearing Poisoning, Vladimir Putin Replaces 1,000 of His Personal Staff

Something for your weekend: recommended spy documentary to watch (full video)

DR Congo: ADF terrorists kill more than 60 people over 5 days of attacks on at least 5 villages

More than 10 Kenyan soldiers have been killed by a roadside explosive in southern Somalia, according to the family of one of those who died.

Uganda's First Son Gen Muhoozi's diplomatic charm offensive towards Rwanda: Kigali says "there is still need to pay attention to underlying unresolved issues"

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 5–11

Analyzing the Russia-Ukraine Conflict from an African Standpoint

Russian spies in spotlight over Ukraine shortcomings

Real name of ISIS new leader is Juma Awad al-Badri, he is brother of slain former caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Appointment of new ISIS leader: fighters declare allegiance; Al-Qaeda question identity of new Caliph

Former CIA spy who spent significant time in Russia says Putin's inner circle could turn on him

Trajectories of Violence Against Civilians by Africa’s Militant Islamist Groups

Putin is reportedly angry at spy agency FSB for botched Russia’s Ukraine preparations

ISIS names its new leader and confirms death of former terror chief al-Qurash

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (March 3-9, 2022)

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

U.S. intelligence agencies: Putin is frustrated by his military struggles in Ukraine, he is likely to double down

Uganda: First Son Gen Muhoozi's army 'retirement' announcement draws mixed reactions

Translation of the analysis of the current situation in Russia by an active FSB analyst.

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 26–March 4, 2022

How Deep Has Chinese Intelligence Penetrated Israel?

Russia’s secret documents: war in Ukraine was to last 15 days

Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats for spying

A Tanzanian fighter among the 16 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists killed by the Ugandan and Congolese forces this past Sunday.

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update February 19 to February 25, 2022

Ukraine: How might the war end? Five scenarios

Something for your weekend: a recommended spy movie to watch

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Breaking news: US points out a South Africa-based Tanzanian Peter Charles Mbaga as financial facilitator of violent extremism in Mozambique

Five Reasons Why Russian Forces Are Struggling in Ukraine

SADC sets up counter-terrorism centre in Tanzania

"Arbitrary arrests of Rwandans in Uganda by security agencies appear to have slowed down" but "Kampala is yet address all of Kigali’s grievances."

As Tanks Rolled Into Ukraine, So Did Malware. Then Microsoft Entered the War.

Ukraine Through Russia’s Eyes

Would Putin use his nukes? Yes, says veteran Russia watcher

Can intelligence tell how far Putin could go?

"Putin is right on Ukraine", says Uganda's Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, first senior army officer in Africa to publicly show support for Russia

Latest UK intelligence suggests no big changes in the battlefield after four days of war

Analysis: Putin's end-game? Split Ukraine and install 'tame' leadership, analysts say

Russian offensive campaign in Ukraine assessment February 26, 2022

Russian offensive campaign in Ukraine assessment February 25, 2022

Head of German foreign spy service BND, Bruno Kahl, was trapped in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, special team was sent in to extract him.

Something for your weekend: recommended spy movie to watch

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Principal Observations

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (February 17-23, 2022)

How electronic warfare could factor into the Russia-Ukraine crisis

Russia Launches ‘Full-Scale Invasion’ of Ukraine, ‘Hundreds’ of Initial Causalities Reported Nationwide

Kenya: Five Reasons Why Lamu County is a Constant Target of Al-Shabaab Terrorists

Profile of a Spymaster: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Chief, Sergey Naryshkin

Africa in 2022: Another Year of Living Dangerously

'Siloviki' (Securocrats): the Russian Security Men who Surround Putin, Many of whom Served in the KGB and Have Maintained Conservative, often Conspiratorial Political Views

Mozambique: Meet Bonomade Machude Omar, Elusive Leader of the Cabo Delgado Insurgency

ISIS Attacks Worldwide Declined Since 2019, But African Provinces Show Increase

Emmanuel Macron Refused COVID Test Before Putin Meeting 'to Stop Russia Getting his DNA'

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad

Something for Your Weekend: a Recommended Spy Film to Watch

Who will be Islamic State's New Leader?

"Most of the Group’s Leaders were Tanzanians...There are Also Some Arabs…They Speak Swahili" - Madi Mohamed Sadi, Captured Member of Terrorist Lot in Mozambique

Uganda: President Museveni Reverses Gen Kandiho’s Transfer to South Sudan, Appoints Him Police CoS. Intel Insights on Possible Implications on Slightly Improved Kampala-Kigali Relations

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 29–February 4

Inside the Secret World of U.S. Intelligence

DR Congo: Three Tanzanian Members of ADF Terrorist Group Arrested in Beni

Profile of a Spymaster: Jean-Hervé Mbelu Biosha, a University Professor Head of DR Congo Intelligence Service ANR

Israel's Mossad suspected of High-Level Iran Penetration

DR Congo Coup Plot: Spy Agency ANR Arrested "Mister Intelligence" François Beya, a Man Who Has Been in the Intelligence Services for 40 Years, Worked Under Presidents Mobutu, Kabila Sr, Kabila Jr and now Tshisekedi.

A Death In Idlib: The Killing of the Top ISIS Leader and Its Impact

Inside Story: Why Rwandan President Kagame Agreed to Reopen Border with Uganda- ChimpReports

US Intelligence Agencies Now Have a Tool That Allows English-Speaking Users to Search Through Swahili Text and Speech for Information Without Learning the Language

Something for Your Weekend: a Recommended Spy Film to Watch

5 Takeaways From U.S. Raid That Killed the Islamic State’s Leader. Will Qurayshi's Death Have Any Impact on The Terror Group's Expansion in Africa?

How Islamic State's Leader al-Qurash was Killed Following Raid by 24 US Commandos

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 27 – February 2, 2022)

Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi Killed in Syria, US says

Uganda: How President Museveni Planned his Succession

CFR's Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 22–27, 2022

Uganda on High Alert over Terror Threats in Kenya

Mozambican President Nyusi: The Problem Facing Northern Province of Cabo Delgado has Expanded into Tanzania "where Terror Merchants now Operate Freely"