Ventures Africa: An Unholy alliance: Illicit Trade in East Africa is Funding Terrorists and Warlords

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"East Africa, a key security partner in the war on terror and a principal engine of economic development on the African continent, is being critically undermined by illicit trade, according to the new report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) titled An Unholy Alliance: Links Between Extremism and Illicit Trade in East Africa."

Date
April 1, 2021
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Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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