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Center Co-Director briefs EU Council on counterterrorism strategies for East Africa

26 January 2012 | Brussel, Belgium

On 26 January 2012, at the invitation of the Danish Foreign Ministry, the Center's Co-Director James Cockayne briefed the European Union Council's counterterrorism configuration on possible counterterrorism strategies for East Africa. Cockayne highlighted the work of the IGAD Security Sector Program, and the Center's collaborations with IGAD on the ground over the last four years. With the region going through a period of sustained but fragile growth, Cockayne emphasized the need for a coordinated strategy amongst donors, linking counterterrorism efforts to regional growth and development based on the rule of law. Programming, he argued, should focus on confidence building, institutional strengthening of police, FIU arrangements and human rights protections, and long-term, mutually accountable partnerships between donors and local actors guided by the OECD's Paris Principles. With numerous external actors engaged in the region, and new ones (such as the Global Counterterrorism Forum) arriving, strategic coordination amongst donors will be key.

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