List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsPrefacePART I BACKGROUNDChapter 1 Introduction: The African Landscape, Insurgency, and TerrorismGeorge Klay Kieh Jr.Kelechi A. KaluChapter 2 Explaining Insurgency and TerrorismKelechi A. KaluPART II CASE STUDIESChapter 3 Al Shabab's Insurgency in SomaliaMohamed Haji IngiriisChapter 4 Boko Haram Insurgency in NigeriaSylvester Odion AkhaineChapter 5 Al-QaedaAl Chukwuma OkoliChapter 6 The Rise and Influence of ISIS in Sub-Saharan AfricaAngela Ajodo-AdehanjokoPART III COUNTERTERRORISMChapter 7 Assessing the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Counterterrorism StrategyClayton Hazvinei VhumbunuChapter 8 The US Counterterrorism Regime in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh Jr.PART IV LESSONS AND INSIGHTChapter 9 Toward Addressing the Scourge of Insurgency and Terrorism in AfricaGeorge Klay Kieh Jr.Kelechi A. KaluIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors