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NCCE calls for youth and security collaboration against violent extremism The Jirapa Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called for effective collaboration between the youth and the security agencies in the Municipality to help fight violent extremism. Can radicalisation be defeated? Yes, if we understand that it happens when people’s …
ICYMI: What Comes After The Taliban’s Latest Takeover Of Afghanistan (New York, N.Y.) — Last Thursday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal warning against the United Nations recognizing the Taliban formally as the government of Afghanistan. Schindler asserted that doing so would open the …
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Nigeria has a plan to de-radicalise and reintegrate ex-terrorists. But it’s flawed and needs fixing Studies have shown that terrorism does not end with only a military approach. A coercive counter-terrorism strategy has often produced negative outcomes by promoting more violence and creating humanitarian crisis.
Good governance’s crisis in frustrating sustainable development – Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has re-emphasised the need for Nigeria and other African countries to break away from centralised and personalised system of governance in order to achieve enduring development in the continent.
12 Ghanaian young men recruited by extremists – Anti-terrorism group It is on record that 12 young men from Ghana have been recruited and are involved in violent extremist activities.
State sponsored terrorism, violent extremism lead to discrimination against minorities: India at UN India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti called upon UN bodies to ensure that terrorism is not justified on any ground.
Program to deter students from enlisting in extremist groups unveiled A Pan African Christian organisation has unveiled a peacebuilding programme in universities, to deter students from enlisting with extremist groups.
High youth unemployment in Africa fertile ground for radicalism — Western North NCCE Director The Western North Regional Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Sam Awudu Dramani has cautioned African, and for that matter Ghanaian leaders to educate the youth on the dangers of intolerance and radicalization to prevent them from being misled.
Youth advised to stay away from extremist groups Mr John Yibile, Deputy Upper West Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education has advised the youth to eschew acts that will expose them to violent extremist groups.
Study of convicted extremists shows open social media platforms play an increasing role in radicalisation The internet is playing an increasingly prominent role in radicalisation, with a particular rise in the use of open social media platforms, according to a comprehensive analysis of the online activity of convicted extremists in England and Wales.