Human Security Research Centre Ghana (HSRCGh)
Keep a watch on Madrassas! A purported video of a boy chanting slogans against Hindu and Christian communities during ‘Save the Republic’ rally conducted by Popular Front of India (PFI) on May 21, 2022, that went viral is disturbing but not shocking. Indoctrinating children to hate non-Islamic followers is the cornerstone in the spreading of …
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The Togo looks like West Africa’s new frontier of violent extremism The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times. Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province have been active in the Lake Chad Basin region. Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin , the Islamic State …
Twisted diary of alleged Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron reveals his online radicalization The avowed white supremacist who allegedly killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket first became radicalized during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic by scouring extremist internet messaging boards, according to his twisted online diary.
African countries loses $500m annually over Gulf of Guinea Attacks, Nigeria’s NIMASA pledges logistics support, policies to fight piracy Abuja, May 10, 2022 Piracy costs African countries in the Gulf of Guinea over $500 million annually, Naija247News reportsNigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday pledged to provide logistics and formulate policies that would …
‘Take threats of terrorism seriously, young people are now tired of voting and not getting solutions ’ – Bombande to government Senior United Nations (UN) Mediation Advisor, Emmanuel Bombande is worried Ghana is becoming more susceptibility to threats of terrorism.
Enablers of political extremism: a checklist for West African countries The Sahel – the region just south of the Sahara – is home to the world’s fastest growing extremist group, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin or JNIM, and the most deadly group, Islamic State in West Africa, according to the 2022 Global Terrorism Index. Nigeria’s …
Nigeria: UN Secretary General warns terror threat requires proper investment in jobs, food, security UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has toured three West African countries, wrapping up his trip with a first-time visit to Nigeria where he said he would become the voice the country needs as it seeks funding to build back better after a …