AFRICA AND TERRORISM IN A WORLD OF CHANGE

Peter Okey Ejikeme

Abstract


This paper noted that Terrorism in Africa is surprisingly alarming. This is
because Africa as a continent is known for a modest approach to life, informed by
cultural and peculiar ontological patterns. But in the last 10 years, Terrorism
seems to be pushing its luck successfully on the continent, unleashing
ruthlessness that has made Africa an island of blood and want. Employing the
methods of analysis and phenomenology, the paper noted that the psychological
basis of Terrorism is to destabilize Government and impose an extreme ideology
not compatible with the idea of development and progress. The paper concluded
using Ruchita Beri's expertise idea on tackling Terrorism. We must collectively
nip Terrorism in the bud by fighting the root causes of it, otherwise, it would
ravage us as a continent.

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