Hello, all. I am a neophyte in the world of security, but I do have 17 years of experience living on the continent of Africa (Zambia and Kenya). Currently, I am a graduate student studying international security.

This fall, I am taking a class on general security studies and I am looking for some good books about current security issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. They can be either very specific (i.e. the experience of the US in Somalia in 1993) or very general. My own personal interests tend toward East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania coastal areas) and the potential for/existence of terrorist cells in that area, rather than conflict zones in the rest of the continent.

I thought I would ask members of this forum as you seem exceptionally well-read and knowledgeable of Africa whereas my prof is not exactly an expert on the continent... Thanks for your help.