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Improving Counterterrorism Cooperation and Capacity in East Africa

 

The Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and working closely with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and its Capacity Building Programme Against Terrorism (ICPAT), is launching two new projects aimed at preventing terrorism and building related capacities in East Africa.

The first will seek to improve legal cooperation against terrorism in the region through the development of a network of law enforcement officials in IGAD states. This network will undergo intensive training on counterterrorism issues such as witness protection, community engagement, terrorist financing, and open source analysis. The project will engage closely with relevant authorities in the various IGAD states (and IGAD itself) to foster the development of sustainable habits and arrangements for continuing this cooperation.

The second project aims to strengthen the capacity of countries in the region to counter terrorist financing through targeted processes of cooperation and technical assistance. The project will bring together key national, regional, and international stakeholders to support efforts to strengthen national anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) arrangements. In parallel, the Center will undertake extensive research into specific terrorist financing risks in the region, e.g., within the Somali remittance sector, and options for managing those risks.

Click here to read more about the project.

Strengthening Counterterrorism Cooperation in East Africa and the Horn

Since 2008 the Center has worked closely with the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Capacity Building Programme Against Terrorism (ICPAT) to strengthen partnerships against terrorism in East Africa and the Horn. The project is generously supported by the Royal Danish Government. This video contains a series of testimonials in which governmental and civil society participants in training and policy seminars convened by the Center and ICPAT in East Africa and the Horn describe the impact of the project on their counterterrorism efforts.

Strengthening Counterterrorism Cooperation in East Africa and the Horn from CGCC on Vimeo.

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