TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN WEST AFRICA: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

About the Book

While it could be arguably stated that West Africa has achieved remarkable and sustainable progress in the areas of democratic governance and economic growth, the sub-region, over the past few years, has been challenged by terrorism and other transnational security threats. Innocent civilians are continuously killed; security operatives and providers of humanitarian assistance targeted; properties and infrastructure wantonly destroyed; thus culminating in significant displacement of people and acute poverty. If these developments are not carefully and timeously addressed, they are capable of eroding progress so far recorded. It is against this background, that this Thesis undertakes a study of the different manifestations of terrorism and related transnational security challenges in West Africa, to explore the internal and external sources and drivers of instability; establish the linkages between terrorism and transnational threats; examine the various steps taken in recent time to strengthen the sub-region’s capacity to prevent and address the menace of terrorism and other security challenges, and make necessary policy recommendations based on comprehensive best practices.

About the Author

Dr. Adebayo E. Adeyemi is a senior counsellor with the Nigerian Foreign Service.He completed his PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy in the graduate program of the Ecole des Hautes Études Internationales in Paris where he was mentored by Professor Musa. He has co-authored several papers on terrorism and political violence in West Africa in peer-referred academic journals. Professor Mahmoud N. Musa earned two doctorate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was (full) professor at Loyola University of Chicago and other universities in the United States. He is now with the graduate program of the Ecole des Hautes Études Internationales. He has authored or co-authored six books and over sixty articles in peer- referred academic journals.