Navigating African Solution to Africa’s Terrorism: The African Union Experience
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2017
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HUMASS: McU Journal of Humanities, Management, Applied and Social Sciences
Abstract
This article examines the efforts made by the African Union, a regional actor, to counter terrorism
in Africa. In recent times, there has been the vulnerability of African region to increasing terrorist
activities, including those perpetrated by Boko Haram group in Nigeria and al-Shabaab group in
Somalia; the consequences of such attacks on the affected countries and neighbouring countries;
and the weak capacities of countries to respond to the violent attacks. Owing to the dictum that
‘Africa’s problems should be resolved by Africa’, it has become pertinent to explore the reactions of
the African Union to terrorism and the impact of its efforts in developing counter-terrorism
strategy