ABSTRACT

In the past decade, terrorist attacks in Africa have increased in frequency and lethality. Cutting off funding to terrorist groups is one important way to reduce these attacks. This research focuses on Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. A historical overview of terrorist financing and a current outlook of the methods used by both groups are followed by a review of the literature on countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). This provides a lens through which specific government responses to financing terrorism in Nigeria and Somalia are examined. The research found that although Nigeria has made strides toward targeting terrorist funding, it is still far from cutting Boko Haram’s revenue streams. In Somalia, a ‘failed state’, until an effective government can be put in place it seems that al-Shabaab will operate relatively unaffected. The study concludes with recommendations to improve current CFT measures in Nigeria and Somalia.

摘要

在过去十年中，非洲的恐怖袭击频率和致死率都有所增加。切断对恐怖组织的资助是减少这些袭击的重要途径之一。这项研究的重点是尼日利亚的博科圣地和索马里的青年党。对恐怖主义融资的历史概述和两个团体使用的方法的当前展望之后，回顾了有关打击恐怖主义融资 (CFT) 的文献。这提供了一个视角，通过它可以检查尼日利亚和索马里政府对资助恐怖主义的具体反应。研究发现，尽管尼日利亚在打击恐怖主义资金方面取得了长足的进步，但距离切断博科圣地的收入来源还很远。在索马里，一个“失败的国家”，在建立一个有效的政府之前，青年党的运作似乎不会受到影响。该研究最后提出了改进尼日利亚和索马里当前 CFT 措施的建议。