Introduction

UNDP’s 2017 report, Journey to Extremism in Africa: Drivers, Incentives and the Tipping Point for Recruitment, shined a revealing new light on the phenomenon of violent extremism in Africa and advocated for a radical change in approaches to preventing it. At the time, the quadrupling of terrorist attacks globally between 2011 and 2016 called for an urgent response to address the unprecedented increase in attacks and fatalities by VE groups in Africa. This, in turn, required a robust evidence base to ensure that responses to violent extremism were informed by a comprehensive empirical analysis of its causes and consequences.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions