Tag: Violent Extremism
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Reason for violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa revealed
The United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP) has disclosed that lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nigeria has emerged stronger in face of fierce extremism– Counter terrorism chief
Commodore Yemi Musa, Coordinator, Counter-Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser, said Nigeria has emerged stronger in the face of fierce extremism that ravaged the Northeast part of the country for several years. Musa stated this during the unveiling Nigeria’s Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE)…
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube form grand alliance
A host of Internet tech giants have teamed up to form a grand alliance known as Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism with the aim to help make their hosted consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists. The spread of terrorism and violent extremism has become a pressing global problem and a critical challenge…