omali group Al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda, has spent at least three years in the shadow of Nigeria’s Boko Haram as Africa’s deadliest militant group. But new figures suggest that trend is changing. Al-Shabab was responsible for 4,281 casualties in 2016 compared to 3,499 by Boko Haram according to data collected by the Armed … Continue reading HOW AL-SHABAB OVERTOOK BOKO HARAM TO BECOME AFRICA’S DEADLIEST MILITANTS