Terrorists use food as a weapon: how Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab exploit hunger

Women receive food aid in Somalia. Terrorism creates food disruptions, undermining production systems and supply routes. Tobin Jones/Wikimedia Commons Simone Papale, University of Parma and Emanuele Castelli, University of Parma Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has