This workshop focusses on the phenomenon of extremism and especially online extremism in the context of sub-Saharan Africa. This workshop brought together academics researching extremism and Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) interventions in sub-Saharan Africa where both Islamist militant groups and far-right and alt-right groups operate. The workshop explored how extremist groups and individuals use the internet in the region, how counterterrorism/P/CVE strategies are designed to address this problem and the challenges of implementing these strategies bearing in mind global and local politics and the local governance systems in place.
Chair: Miraji H. Mohamed, Swansea University.
Panellists:
1. Prof Christi van der Westhuizen, Nelson Mandela University.
2. Prof Freedom C. Onuoha, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
3. Dr Halkano Abdi Wario, Egerton University.
4. Dr Christopher Anzalone, Marine Corps University (The views expressed here do not represent those of the U.S. Marine Corps, Department of Defense, or any part of the U.S. government)