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Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024

CEP Webinar: Violent Extremism And Terrorism In The Sahel | Riza Kumar

Riza Kumar
Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

On February 28, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to highlight the decade-long insurgency across the Sahel and the factors that have contributed to the resiliency of violent extremism across the region. Experts outlined and analyzed the factors that contribute to instability across the Sahel and the long-term impact of counterterrorism practices across the region.

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Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024

CEP Webinar: Violent Extremism And Terrorism In The Sahel | Anna Wasserfall

Anna Wasserfall
Policy Advisor for West Africa at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

On February 28, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to highlight the decade-long insurgency across the Sahel and the factors that have contributed to the resiliency of violent extremism across the region. Experts outlined and analyzed the factors that contribute to instability across the Sahel and the long-term impact of counterterrorism practices across the region. 

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Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024

CEP Webinar: Violent Extremism And Terrorism In The Sahel | Delina Goxho

Delina Goxho
Associate Fellow at EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations

On February 28, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to highlight the decade-long insurgency across the Sahel and the factors that have contributed to the resiliency of violent extremism across the region. Experts outlined and analyzed the factors that contribute to instability across the Sahel and the long-term impact of counterterrorism practices across the region. 

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"The Counter Extremism Project’s Riza Kumar warned: 'Wagner’s violent activities are increasing ammunition for violent extremist groups in their recruiting efforts across the Sahel. Whether or not Wagner establishes formal ties with Burkina Faso and Niger, the PMC’s impact is being felt across the region.

'As violent extremist groups expand their geographical scope, they have the potential to influence the communities on the border areas and potentially persuade them to see Wagner as predatorial rather than protective.'"

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January 10, 2024
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Unfortunately, this is just the latest incident in a region that is really now a belt of insecurity stretching from the West African coast all the way to the East African coast. And Burkina Faso is unfortunately by now one of the hotspots of this region, which large-scale networks both of al-Qaeda as well as the Islamic operate. Now in Burkina Faso, the main operating network and very likely candidate responsible for this attack is JNIM, the coalition that al-Qaeda built of regional affiliates in 2017, which now controls large parts of the country."

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October 27, 2022
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CEP Tweet linking to "Syria: Extremism and Terrorism" report quoted: "With Wagner Group’s presence in #Mali, #Russia has continued to make inroads across the Sahel, particularly in Mali’s southwestern neighbor Burkina Faso. The Wagner Group has been accused of indiscriminate killings in Mali. More on Russia’s interventions"

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October 24, 2022
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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