Seeking Security

When al-Qaeda attacked the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, it launched a new, so-called “war on terror” across the world.  But 20 years later, the threat of terrorism lives on, and in Africa, the problem has gotten worse.Related: How will the Taliban interact with other terrorist groups in Afghanistan?“Unfortunately, while in much of the world, 9/11 is viewed as in the past, in Africa, the legacy of those attacks lives on."Murithi Mutiga, project director forHorn of Africa, International Crisis Group“Unfortunately, while in much of the world 9/11 is viewed as in the past, in Africa, the legacy of those attacks lives on,” said Murithi Mutiga, project director for the Horn of Africa at the International Crisis Group.“Today, there are more jihadis operating on the continent than there were 20 years ago,” he continued.Indeed, in recent decades, terrorism has become a shared burden between African countries and the United States. Related: ISIS-linked port seizure signals growing terrorism threat in MozambiqueIn 199