Africa in 2014 faced intensified terrorism in Nigeria, increased attacks by al-Shabab in Kenya, and civil war in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, among other violent events. However, despite the perception that war and violence are increasing across the continent, Africa is actually addressing its security issues more successfully than it has in the past. Regional organizations are stepping up to intervene in disputes in their neighborhoods, and the African Union has had particular success in curbing violence in Somalia.
In their brief, Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon and Research Assistant Amy Copley argue that, in order to successfully engage the continent to end terrorism and civil war, the West needs to understand that the violence is not purely the result of extremism, but rather of complex economic and historical relationships. Rarely are there wholly "good guys" and "bad guys."
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