An Approach to Regional Counterterrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa

                @article{CRSIJ26000385,
                  author = {Emerem Jennifer Obidiebube , Jude Chidi Ozumba, Azowue Emmanuel},
                  title = {An Approach to Regional Counterterrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa },
                  journal = {Cosmo Research and Science International Journal},
                  year = {2026},
                  volume = {2},
                  number = {2},
                  pages = {584-596},
                  issn = {3108-1584},
                  url = {https://cosmorsij.com/published/CRSIJ26000385.pdf},
                  abstract = {Terrorist attacks have increased in frequency in recent years; in 2015, almost 80% of attacks occurred in Africa. The nations of Somalia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya are among the "hot spots" of international terrorism. This is because terrorist organisations have ties to one or more of these nations, even if they are not headquartered in Africa. Since 2002, an Action Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism in Africa has been carried out by the African Union. This action plan was designed to show how committed African leaders are to stopping and eliminating terrorism on the continent. However, incidents and deaths linked to terrorism have continued across Africa. While some academics have questioned the political will of African leaders, others blame the continent's rising terrorism on problems like poverty, poor governance, violations of human rights, underdevelopment, and low levels of democratic involvement. This essay shows that a thorough counterterrorism framework already exists by analysing the African Union's Counterterrorism Plan of Action. But in order to retain the regional collaboration required to fight terrorism on the continent, the AU has failed to maintain the political unity and cohesion required. With major ramifications for the execution of the counterterrorism framework, it argues that the difficulties of regional cooperation in the economic, political, and security spheres have hindered the AU's attempts to fight terrorism across the continent.},
                  keywords = {African Union, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Regional Cooperation and Constructivism},
                  month = {September}
        }