31. Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) in West Africa: Lessons from Ghana
- Author:
- Titilope F. Ajayi
- Publication Date:
- 09-2023
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Social Science Research Council
- Abstract:
- This briefing note draws on discussions and recommendations from a policy dialogue co-organized in Accra by the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) on June 25 and 26, 2023. In the past decade, West Africa’s vulnerability to violent extremism and terrorism has intensified as attacks have spread across the region, exacerbating existing multi-layered crises, and raising critical questions about the effectiveness of existing responses. Recent extremist incursions into Coastal West Africa are of special concern. As the only coastal state that has not experienced extremist or terrorist violence, Ghana offers an interesting case study into strategies and frameworks for preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) in Africa.
- Topic:
- Security, Countering Violent Extremism, and Peacebuilding
- Political Geography:
- Africa, West Africa, and Ghana