Routledge handbook of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency in Africa / edited by Usman A. Tar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tar, Usman A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internal security--Africa--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Internal security.

Counterinsurgency--Africa--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Counterinsurgency.

Terrorism--Prevention--Africa--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Taylor & Francis Group, [2021]

Summary:

"This book will illuminate how Africa's defence and security environments have been radically altered by dramatic changes in world politics and local ramifications. The contributions will critically highlight the transnational dimensions of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency in Africa, and reveal the roles played by African states and regional organisations in the global war on terror. Secondly, the volume will critically evaluate the emerging regional architectures of countering terrorism and insurgency and organised violence on the continent through the African Union Counter-Terrorism Framework (AU-CTF) and Regional Security Complexes (RSC). Thirdly, the volume will illuminate in bold relief the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency (CT-COIN) structures and mechanisms established by specific Africa states to contain, degrade and eliminate terrorism, insurgency and organised violence on the continent, particularly, the successes, constraints and challenges of the emerging CT-COIN mechanisms. Finally, the volume will highlight the entry of non-state actors - such as civil society, volunteer groups, private security companies and defence contractors - into the theatre of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency in Africa through volunteerism, community support for state-led CT-COIN Operations, and civil-military cooperation (CIMIC). This book will be of use to students and scholars of security studies, African studies, international relations and terrorism studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Frontiers of Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Usman A Tar

Exploring the Concept Terrorism: The Morphology of Organised Violence /

Kenneth C. Omeje

Mapping the Contours of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Africa / Eugene Eji

Counter-Terrorism and Post-Colonial Crisis in Africa / Ubong Essien Umoh

Global Roots of Local Problems: Globalisation, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Africa / Abba Gana Shettima

Saudi Wahhabis and Jihadi Terrorism in Africa: Between Fairy Tales and Conspiracy Theories / Marc-Antoine Perouse de Montclos

The Global War on Terror and its African Front / Omon Merry Osiki

Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and Deradicalisation in Africa / Freedom Onuoha & Chikodiri Nwangwu

Laws of Armed Conflicts, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency: Emerging Conceptual and Empirical Contours in the Battle Space / Chukwuma CC Osakwe

Information and Communication Technology, Cyber-Security and Counter-Terrorism in Africa / Francisca Ogwueleka

Participatory Security in Africa / Abdulmalik Auwal

United Nations: Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa / Lucky Imade

European Union Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Gerald Ezirim

NATO, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Celestine Udeogu

Euro-African Partnership for Countering Insurgency and Terrorism in Africa /

Ajiola Felix Oludare & Olawale Taofeeq Lawal

United States, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Yusuf Abdullahi Manu

United Kingdom, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Idamwenhor Napoleon Enayaba

France, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-insurgency in Africa / Gani Joses Yoroms

China, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Usman A Tar & Sulaiman S. Abubakar

Africa Union: Emerging Architecture for Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Usman A Tar & Anne Uchenna Ibobo-Eze

ECOWAS: Emerging Regional Architecture for Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in West Africa / Sharkdam Wapmuk

IGAD: Emerging Regional Architecture for Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in the Horn of Africa / Mesfin Gebremichael

Southern Africa: Regional Architecture for Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency / Pamela Machakanja & Shollah Manuel

Gulf of Guinea: Regional Architecture for Anti-Piracy and Maritime Security /

C. Nna-Emeka Okereke

Lake Chad Basin: Emerging Regional Architecture for Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency / Usman A Tar & Bashir Bala

Nigeria: The State and the Fight against Boko Haram Insurgency / Kyari Mohammed

Uganda: The State and the Struggle against Lord's Resistance Army / Andrew David Omona & Samuel Baba Ayegba

Somalia: Al-Shabaab and CT-COIN in a Recovering Failed State / Mala Mustapha

Egypt: Transnational Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency /

Nanven Audu Gambo

Libya: Rethinking International Intervention and the Dilemmas of Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Dauda Abubakar

Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Tanzania / Mnyero Janja Ibn Sheikh Gunda & Gambo Maimuna Hammawa

Algeria: The Struggle against Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb / Rasheed O. Olaniyi

Sierra Leone: Warlordism, Complex Emergency and CT-COIN / Sharkdam Wapmuk

Ethiopia: Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa's Volatile Horn / Roy Love

Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Ben U Nwosu

Humanitarian aid and Terrorism in the Sahel: Preventing or Fuelling Conflict? / Marc-Antoine Perouse de Montclos

Civil-Military Cooperation: Joint Military/Civilian Operations in CT-COIN in Northeastern Nigeria / Usman A. Tar & Bashir Bala

Violent Non-State Actors: The Challenges of Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa / Caroline Varin

Defence Contractors, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa /

Jonathan S. Maiangwa

Private Security Companies and National Security in Africa / Bashir Bala & Usman A Tar

Civilians in the Frontline of Counter-Insurgency Operations: The Civilian Joint Task Force in the War against the Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria / Hussaini Jibrin

Child Soldiers and Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa / Usman A. Tar, Al-Hassan Conteh & Emmanuel Ukhami

Gender, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Northeast Nigeria /

Nachana'a A David & Muhammad Sanusi Lawal.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-27192-X

1-351-27191-1

9781351271929

OCLC:

1191456262