ICCT's work focuses on themes at the intersection of countering violent extremism and
criminal justice sector responses, as well as human rights-related aspects of counter …

ABSTRACT Since 2015, Al-Shabaab and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) have
been locked in a violent, protracted stalemate. There is little momentum to pursue a political …

In the last two decades, Africa has experienced a significant increase in the emergence and
activities of violent extremist groups. Groups such as Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin …

Weak governance exacerbates radicalisation to violent extremism and affects the
implementation of counter-radicalisation policies in fragile states. This chapter reviews the …

This book analyses the deradicalisation and peacebuilding programme undertaken in north-
east Nigeria, following the Boko Haram insurgency in the region. The intensity of the …

The article will discuss the patterns that jihadism has followed when spreading throughout
sub-Saharan Africa, addressing the major scholarly debates but also to bring forward the …

This article focusses on how traditional authorities (TAs) are involved in deradicalization
practices as part of the counterinsurgency campaign in Somalia. Through a lens of hybridity …

This article explores how European Union (EU) peacebuilding is being reconfigured.
Whereas the EU was once a bulwark of liberal peacebuilding, promoting a rule of law …

This study explores community perceptions of reintegration of returning foreign terrorist
fighters (FTFs) from Al-Shabaab in coastal Kenya. Drawing from fieldwork accounts …

This paper explores community perceptions about traditional authorities' roles during the
disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants. We have …