ANALYSIS: Time to re-assess terrorism prevention in Nigeria, other African countries


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This year’s Global Terrorism Index reveals that 60 per cent of deaths attributed to violent extremist groups in 2022 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. Intercommunal violence and lack of social cohesion contribute to recruitment by groups on the continent, and despite many prevention efforts, the threat of terrorism persists.

Is it time to reassess what needs to go into preventing violent extremism and specifically, recruitment into terror groups in Africa?

The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) recent Journey to Extremism in Africa report outlines two types of factors behind voluntary…

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