Jihad Security/Challenge Afric

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Jihadism and Security Challenges in Africa: The significant rise of jihadist networks has seriously upended the inchoate and precarious security architecture of Africa and turned it into a new global hotspot for jihadist activities. As a result, the continent has increasingly faced unprecedented human security challenges (violent extremism, terrorism, organized crime, rural exodus, IDPs, and migration).This course will offer an overview of the complex taxonomy of Jihadist movements, their origins and patterns, Salafi ideologies, and their socio-political impact on dramatically affected states in North Africa, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa. Careful attention will be given to the structural drivers and factors fuelling violence, as well as the existing strategies for countering violent extremism (CVE) across Africa.