Government Instability and Terrorism in Africa
Arms, Banditry, and Human Security
Government Instability and Terrorism in Africa
Arms, Banditry, and Human Security
Description
Using African case studies, this volume examines how the threat of terrorism has been exacerbated by governance deficits like corruption and weak institutional frameworks that undermine the government's ability to manage security in Africa.
Situated at the crossroads of security studies, political science and development, this book seamlessly shows the nexus connecting the dynamics of arms proliferation, weak institutional frameworks, and violent non-state actors as catalysts of violence in Africa's ungoverned spaces. It offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary perspective on triggers of terrorism such as proliferation of small arms and light weapons, the spread of violent extremist ideologies, poverty, unemployment, and other social conflict-drivers like illiteracy and corruption. The book argues that governance deficits create security vacuums that contribute to terrorism and regional conflict.
The volume begins by providing context-specific analysis on contemporary realities of terrorism and their impacts on the continent. It further examines specific case studies in West Africa and the Sahel with particular emphasis on Boko Haram. Later chapters interrogate banditry, the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, which many of the works argue is fundamental to driving the violence in the African region, and counterterrorism efforts across the region. The book culminates its argument by unpacking the relationship between governance and terrorism, offering a comprehensive analysis of the problems and potential solutions.
Table of Contents
Bhekithemba Mngomezulu (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)
Part I: Understanding Terrorism in Africa
1. Terrorism as Modern Warfare: Interrogating the Conceptual and Motivational Issues
Caleb Ayuba (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) and Stanley Osezua Ehiane (University of Botswana, Botswana)
2. Enmeshed In Africa's Poverty? Terrorism As a Threat to Economic Development and Social Cleavages
Chukwuemeka Nwosu
3. The Rise of Modern Extremism and Terrorism in Africa: Reflecting on “Sayyid Qutb” and Boko Haram Ideology
Hassan Attahiru Gwandu
Part II: Impact of Terrorism in Africa
4. Terrorism and Its Incessant Impact in The COMESA Region
Oita Etyang and Lweendo Kambela
5. The Siege of Boko Haram Insurgency in Northeast Nigeria: Implications for National Security in Nigeria
Goddy Uwa Osimen and Basil Osayin Daudu
Part iii: Arms, Banditry and Human Security in Africa
6. Analysis on the use of Arms and orchestrated Violence in Northern Nigeria's Conflict
Stanley Osezua Ehiane, Caleb Ayuba, and Ayoola Abuloye
7. Arms Proliferation and Terrorism in Africa
Oluchukwu Ignatus Nianwa
8. Rural Banditry as Terrorism in Northern Nigeria and Its Implications in Human Security
Ismailia A. Danjuma and Caleb Ayuba
9. The Failings of National Militaries and the Terror War in Nigeria
Caleb Ayuba, Stanley Osezua Ehiane, and Ayoola Abuloye
Part IV: Case Studies of Terrorism in Africa
10. Insurgency in a fragile state: Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
Joseph Rudigi Rukema and Soomaya Khan
11. Insecurity of the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the Wake of the Extremist Group Boko Haram in Nigeria
Stanley Osezua Ehiane
Part V: Counter-Terrorism in Africa
12. Beyond Gun Barrels to Good Governance: Exploring Non-Kinetic Approaches in Countering Terrorism in Northern Nigeria
Dhikyilnan Mathew Bewul and Gulleng Daskyes Yohanna
13. Examining Collective Security and Counter-Terrorism Operations in Africa
Maxwell Acheampong
14. The Role of Multinational Joint-Task Forces in Counterterrorism: A Comparison of the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin and Cabo Delgado Experiences
Mumo Nzau
Conclusion
Bhekithemba Mngomezulu (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)
Product details
| Published | 28 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9798216277934 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 6 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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