1st Edition
Routledge Handbook of Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
This book illustrates how Africa’s defence and security domains have been radically altered by drastic changes in world politics and local ramifications.
First, the contributions of numerous authors highlight the transnational dimensions of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency in Africa and reveal the roles played by African states and regional organisations in the global war on terror. Second, the volume critically evaluates the emerging regional architectures of countering terrorism, insurgency, and organised violence on the continent through the African Union Counterterrorism Framework (AU-CTF) and Regional Security Complexes (RSC). Third, the book sheds light on the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency (CT-COIN) structures and mechanisms established by specific African 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 highlights the entry of non-state actors – such as civil society, volunteer groups, private security companies, and defence contractors – into the theatre of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency 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, and to practitioners of development, defence, security, and strategy.
Part 1: Conceptual Perspectives
- Introduction: The Frontiers of Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Africa
- Exploring the Concept Terrorism: The Morphology of Organised Violence
- Mapping the Contours of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Africa
- Counter-Terrorism and Postcolonial Crisis in Africa
- Global Roots of Local Problems: Globalisation, Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Africa
- Saudi Wahhabis and Jihadi Terrorism in Africa: Between Fairy Tales and Conspiracy Theories
- The Global War on Terror and its African Front
- Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation in Africa
- Laws of Armed Conflicts, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency: Emerging Conceptual and Empirical Contours in the Battle Space
- Information and Communication Technology, Cybersecurity and Counterterrorism in Africa
- Participatory Security in Africa
- UN Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Operations in Africa: Paradigm Shifts and Emerging Structures
- European Union Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Strategy in Africa
- NATO's Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Strategy in Africa
- Afro-European Partnership for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgeny
- United States' Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Strategy in Africa
- United Kingdom's Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Policy in Africa
- France's Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Strategy in Africa
- China's Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Strategy in Africa
- Africa Union: Emerging Architecture for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
- ECOWAS: Emerging Regional Architecture for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in West Africa
- IGAD: Emerging Regional Architecture for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in the Horn of Africa
- Southern Africa: Regional Architecture for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency
- Gulf of Guinea: Regional Architecture for Anti-Piracy and Maritime Security
- Lake Chad Basin: Emerging Regional Architecture for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency
- Nigeria: The State and the Fight against Boko Haram Insurgency
- Uganda: The State and the Struggle against the Lord’s Resistance Army
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab, Counterterroris and Counterinsurgency in a Recovering Failed State
- Egypt: Transnational Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency
- Libya: Rethinking International Intervention and the Dilemmas of Counterinsurgency in Africa
- Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Tanzania
- Algeria: The Struggle against Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb
- Sierra Leone: Warlordism, Complex Emergency and Counterinsurgency
- Ethiopia: Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa’s Volatile Horn
- Civil Society, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
- Humanitarian aid and Terrorism in the Sahel: Preventing or Fuelling Conflicts?
- Civil-Military Cooperation: Joint Military-Civilian Operations in Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in North-Eastern Nigeria
- Violent Non-State Actors: The Challenges of Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
- Defence Contractors, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
- Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and National Security in Africa
- Civilians in the Frontline of Counterinsurgency Operations: The Civilian Joint Task Force in the War against the Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria
- Child Soldiers, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
- Gender, Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in North-East Nigeria
Usman A. Tar
Kenneth C. Omeje
Eugene Eji
Ubong Essien Umoh
Abba Gana Shettima
Marc-Antoine Perouse de Montclos
Omon Merry Osiki
Freedom C. Onuoha & Chikodiri Nwangwu
Chukwuma CC Osakwe
Francisca Ogwueleka
Abdulmalik Auwal
Part 2 : Transnational Perspectives
Lucky Imade
Gerald Ezirim
Celestine Uchechukwu Udeogu
Ajiola Felix Oludare & Olawale Taofeeq Lawal
Yusuf Abdullahi Manu
Idamwenhor Napoleon Enayaba
Gani Joses Yoroms
Usman A. Tar & Sulaiman S. Abubakar
Part 3: Regional Perspectives
Usman A. Tar & Anne Uchenna Ibobo-Eze
Sharkdam Wapmuk
Mesfin Gebremichael
Pamela Machakanja & Chupicai Shollah Manuel
C. Nna-Emeka Okereke
Usman A. Tar & Bashir Bala
Part 4: National Perspectives
Kyari Mohammed
Omona Andrew David & Samuel Baba Ayegba
Mala Mustapha
Audu Nanven Gambo
Dauda Abubakar
Mnyero Janja Ibn Sheikh Gunda & Gambo Maimuna Hammawa
Rasheed Oyewole Olaniyi
Sharkdam Wapmuk
Roy Love
Part 5: Alternative Perspectives
Ben U. Nwosu
Marc-Antoine Perouse de Montclos
Usman A. Tar & Bashir Bala
Caroline Varin
Jonathan S. Maiangwa
Bashir Bala & Usman A. Tar
Hussaini Jibrin
Usman A. Tar, Al-Hassan Conteh & Emmanuel Ukhami
Nachana’a A David & Muhammad Sanusi Lawal
Biography
Usman A. Tar is Distinguished Endowed Professor of Defence and Security Studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy, and Director of the Academy's flagship Centre for Defence Studies and Documentation (CDSD).