Terrorist Groups & Armed Actors in Africa: Present & Future

On October 22, 2015, the Wilson Center Africa Program, in partnership with the African Peacebuilding Network (APN), hosted a two-panel discussion on present and future trajectories of terrorist groups and armed non-state actors (NSAs) in Africa. With terrorism in Africa on the rise, and 84 attacks on the continent already this year, the conversation was particularly timely. The panelists – a range of academics, advocates, and policymakers from Africa and the U.S. – discussed causes of the recent proliferation of violent extremism on the continent, the most critical factors that stimulate radicalization, and how international and African governments can most effectively respond to the transnational and domestic threats of terrorist groups and armed NSAs. - See more at: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/present-future-trajectories-terrorist-groups-and-armed-non-state-actors-africa#sthash.sFufFei6.dpuf