About the Author Abbreviations Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter One Introduction Declaration of the Global War on Terror and Its Ramifications to the World Terrorism is Real However Complex and Controversial It Is Chapter Two Is it the GWOT or the GWOTA? Chapter Three Terrorism, the Concept sans Definition The Dawn of Terrorism in the World Chapter Four Causes of Terrorism Chapter Five Types of Terrorists Terrorist Groups Vigilantism State Terrorism Guerrilla Movements Chapter Six Genesis of Terrorism in Africa Chapter Seven Is There Security or Insecurity Global War on Terror Guarantees? Chapter Eight Is it the GWOT or Ruse to Military Occupation? Chapter Nine Call it Gimmicks for Western Occupying Troops (GWOT II)? Chapter Ten Terrorist Attacks on East Africa Some Terrorist Groups Operating in Africa Al Shabaab Lord Resistance Army (LRA) or Lord Resistance Movement (RLM) Boko Haram Chapter Eleven Kenya's Counterterrorism Response (Case Study) When Global War on Terror Revolves Around Us Vs Them GWOT as Tool for More Divisions Identity crisis as an impetus for terrorism The Role of Media as Weapons Chapter Twelve Africa's Viable Ways of Fighting Terrorism The Role of Education Mandatory Cultural Education Required Economic Strategies Required Political Strategies Chapter Thirteen The Roles of Islamic Clerics and Scholars Chapter Fourteen Conclusion References
