HIST 377 - Terrorism in Contemporary Africa

FDR: HU
Credits: 3

In the heightened age of globalization, Africa is becoming more integral to the U.S. war on terror. The 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the 2013 deadly terrorist mall attack in Kenya and recent attacks in Nigeria by Boko Haram have brought Africa into the mainstream discussion on global terrorism. In this course, we will examine the period from 1940, when discourse about terrorism in Africa began to appear in western media to the present. Utilizing primary and secondary sources, we will address questions such as, what factors give rise to terrorism in Africa? Ballah.