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Schieten in je eigen voet. Kenia's aanpak van de 'war on terror'

October 2014

DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.30310.86087

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Stefan Deconinck

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Dit artikel belicht een aantal aspecten van de conflicten waarin de Kenianen momenteel zijn verwikkeld: de Keniaanse interventie in Somalië, de 'oorlog tegen terrorisme' tegen de militante islamistische groepering Al Shabaab en de gevolgen ervan voor de relaties tussen de Keniaanse overheid en de moslimbevolking.

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