Terrorism, Agenda 2063 and the challenges of development in Africa

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Title:	Terrorism, Agenda 2063 and the challenges of development in Africa
Author:	Ogbonnaya, Ufiem Maurice
Year:	2016
Periodical:	South African Journal of International Affairs (ISSN 1938-0275)
Volume:	23
Issue:	2
Pages:	185-199
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Africa
Subjects:	African Union terrorism international relations
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2016.1208114
Abstract:	The nobility of the objectives and aspiration of the African Union's Agenda 2063 towards the developmental needs of the African people are laudable, as are the attempts being made to ensure collective action, despite the 'shield of sovereignty behind which too many corrupt leaders have hidden'. However, these noble objectives and aspirations may be undermined and threatened by the upsurge in militant Islamism and the spread of terrorism within and outside Africa, a fact not being addressed by Agenda 2063. Yet while Agenda 2063 does not seek to address the challenges posed by terrorist networks within the continent, which are threatening human security as well as the sovereignty, territoriality, legitimacy and stability of political regimes, these issues are at the core of the agenda. This article argues for Agenda 2063 to step up its efforts to combat both the roots of terrorism and the threat to development that terrorism itself poses. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]