ABSTRACT

Over the last two decades, South Africa has experienced isolated terrorist attacks and at times served as a hub for international terrorist activity, particularly as a conduit for illicit financial transactions and a place of transit and hiding. However, since 2015, the country has seen an increase in terrorist activity locally. Moreover, the escalating insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, led by Islamist organisation Ahlu-Sunnah Wa-Jama (ASWJ) with increasing links to Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP), further raises the threat of terrorism in South Africa by potentially inciting terrorist activity locally and increasing the regional flow of militant actors. To ensure these security challenges can be met, it is important that policymakers understand the changing nature of international terrorism, how it manifests in South Africa, the current counter-terrorism capacity of the state, and what regional strategies must be strengthened or developed to address the transnational nature of terrorist networks today.

摘要

在过去的二十年里，南非经历了孤立的恐怖袭击，有时还充当国际恐怖活动的中心，特别是作为非法金融交易的渠道以及过境和藏身之地。然而，自 2015 年以来，该国在当地的恐怖活动有所增加。此外，莫桑比克德尔加杜角的叛乱不断升级，由伊斯兰组织 Ahlu-Sunnah Wa-Jama (ASWJ) 领导，与伊斯兰国中非省 (ISCAP) 的联系日益密切，通过可能煽动恐怖分子，进一步加剧了南非的恐怖主义威胁。当地活动并增加好战行动者的区域流动。为确保应对这些安全挑战，决策者必须了解国际恐怖主义不断变化的性质，以及它如何在南非、