Please click here to access the event From the Team Download PDF here The singular purpose of the Engaging Borders Africa project, which we are launching today (02/12/2022), is to mainstream a “soft” approach to preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) in the Sahel and Africa as a whole by energizing creative writers and journalists …
By Adejumo Kabir Seeing the neglect prisoners and ex-inmates suffer from the society and their families, a non-governmental organisation is out to change the narrative. Read more here
The Crisis Room: Episode 26 A few days ago, the Government of Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s northwest, published official data on security incidents and attacks that took place between January to December 2021. The report shows that there is an increase in the violence communities in the state experience. How do the residents cope …
[HumAng] What’s Happening In Nigeria’s Northwest Kaduna State? Read More »
he Nigerien government has just inaugurated an investigation center for the fight against terrorism and transnational crime in Agadez (north of the country). This center is funded by the European Union in the face of growing insecurity characterized by the persistence of attacks by jihadist organizations and other armed groups. For years, the country has faced …
[ndarason] Niger: A counter-terrorism investigation center inaugurated Read More »
The Lake Chad Basin area in general and the Logone Valley are plagued by violence linked to the scarcity of resources. The latest inter-community conflicts in the department of Logone and Chari constitute one of the disastrous situations experienced by these areas. In the quest for lasting solutions to these crises of another kind, the Minister of …
[ndarason] Cameroon and Chad engage their young people for peace in the Logone Valley Read More »
By Zubaida Baba Ibrahim Softer approaches like generating organic counter-narratives can be essential to preventing radicalisation and violent extremism more than using kinetic forces of the police and the military, a security expert has said. “This approach of deploying security operatives to confront criminal actors is usually the approach by state actors but there are …
By Siobhan O’Grady and Danielle Paquette Read more here
By Kemo Cham West African leaders on Thursday ordered the military leaders in Burkina Faso to produce a clear roadmap for a transition to civilian rule within the “shortest time.” Read more here:
West Africa’s regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Thursday it will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilise the country following a failed coup early this week. The 15-nation regional bloc, which made the decision following a summit in Ghana’s capital Accra on Thursday, did not give details on …
[Reuters] West Africa bloc to deploy stabilizing force to Bissau after coup attempt Read More »
By DENG MACHOL As South Sudan struggles for peace, it’s still cleaning up the deadly threat posed by thousands of land mines from previous conflict decades ago. Cattle herders. Charcoal collectors. Children. All have been victims of long-forgotten mines that continue to make South Sudan one of the world’s most dangerous countries for unexploded ordnance. …
[AP] South Sudan’s legacy of land mines hurts recovery from war Read More »
