Africa: Terrorists Use Food As a Weapon - How Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab Exploit Hunger

Africa: Terrorists Use Food As a Weapon - How Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab Exploit Hunger

Analysis - Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has seen an increase in jihadist terrorism in several regions.

Terrorists Use Food As A Weapon: How Boko Haram And Al-Shabaab Exploit Hunger - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Simone Papale & Emanuele Castelli Terror groups use food as a tool to fight, govern and survive Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has seen an increase in jihadist terrorism in several regions. Violence, like that exercised by terrorist organisations, is linked with food security conditions, causing a vicious circle of hunger and conflict. Te…

Food Jihad: Terrorists Use Hunger As A Weapon

Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has seen an increase in jihadist terrorism in several regions. Violence, like that exercised by terrorist organisations, is linked with food security conditions, causing a vicious circle of hunger and conflict. Terrorism generates food disruptions. It undermines production systems and supply routes.