Abstract: There is numerous research conducted on the issue of terrorism in Africa and across the globe. A lot of the research has been centered on the root causes of terrorism with minimal attention given to ways of how to curb the menace of terrorism. East Africa has been a victim or terror attack, with Kenya and Somalia being the most affected. The increase of militia groups who base their ideologies on extremist perception, have threatened the stability of the East African Community. In addition, terrorism has rendered East African citizens a target of terror groups, who wish to instill fear and instability. In the continuing search for an effective way for countering terrorism, there is a need to heed to the call of applying a comprehensive approach and analysis to include; how East African countries can fight terrorism effectively. In this light, this paper looks at terrorism in East Africa and the strategies put in place to fight terrorism by covering the following issues: How terrorism is defined; what drives terrorist ambitions; The East African situation; Challenges in counter terrorism efforts; and lastly we give our recommendations on the way forward.
Keywords: terrorism, terror attack, East African citizens, terror groups, East African countries.
Title: THE EMERGENCE OF TERRORISM IN EAST AFRICA “Why East Africa has failed in the fight against terrorism”
Author: Anyango Shillah, Mutuku Elizabeth K, Wilson Shadrack
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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